After the report of a small bomb explosion, it wasn’t a mistake to tell people in Bangkok to mark themselves as safe, Facebook Inc. said. How much more common the social network’s “safety check” alerts are going to become is… Read More ›
Day: December 29, 2016
World’s Richest Made $237 Billion, As Populists Won 2016 Ballots
The world’s wealthiest people are ending 2016 with $237 billion more than they had at the start in a year when populist voters reshaped power and politics across Europe and the U.S. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the biggest fortunes on… Read More ›
Takata appears eager to settle DoJ probe before Obama leaves office
Takata’s inflator for airbags affect 42 million vehicles in the U.S. alone. This will make it the largest ever recall in U.S. history. Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata whose defective air bags have been linked to 11 deaths in the United… Read More ›
Kate Spade’s looking for a deal: WSJ
Increased competition and its focus on brick-and-mortar stores instead of online shopping models could be some of the reasons for its lackluster performance. Its underpriced shares have attracted sharks, with hedge funds stating that it could make a good acquisition…. Read More ›
Boehringer Ingelheim and Sanofi agrees to divesture proposals to streamline their deal
Without this divesture, there is likely to be reduced competition among vaccine manufacturers in the U.S. and EU. The divesture is key to their $13.5 billion deal. So as to streamline Boehringer Ingelheim acquisition of Sanofi, the German pharmaceutical maker… Read More ›