An acquisition deal for Envision Pharmaceutical Holdings by TPG Capital may be announced as early as today.
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Scale Matters in TV Deals
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S&P Lowers SoftBank's Rating After Winning Sprint Deal
S&P lowered SoftBank's rating after winning the bid on Sprint. According to a statement by Standard & Poor, SoftBank ratings were lowered from BBB to the highest non-investment grade of BB+, with a stable outlook.
Oregon Introduces its “Pay It Forward” Student Loan Program
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The U.S. Treasury is being sued by Perry Capital LLC over its handling of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Real estate investment firm experts Martin Bronstein and Raplh Howard form new company BHW Former founders of Houston based Situs, Martin Bronstein and Ralph Howard announced the formation of BHW, a commercial real estate investment firm.
Douglas J. Dayton, founding president of Target stores died at age 88 after his battle with cancer said wife, Wendy Dayton.
According to a person familiar with the matter, Steven Cohen would remain under investigation even after prosecutors missed a late July deadline for charges labeled as the largest insider trading in history.
Mobileye announced raised US$1.5 billion worth of funds from 5 investors. Mobileye announced that they were able to raise funds from five investors worth US$1.
John Malone, Chairman for Liberty Media was reported to be the most popular media billionaire attending the annual meeting for tech and media moguls.
Investors kept their money in US Treasuries after the steepest two month loss for securities. A total market value of US$317 billion was erased after the steepest two month loss for securities.
According to data shown by the US government, higher jobs were created last June that totaled to 195,000 from the previous forecasted of 165,000 job generation.
The interest rates of US are expected to increase within 14 months that should have the world brace for prolonged dollar surge.
