The class-action lawsuit had alleged loss of money to investors due to insider trading by Cohen’s hedge fund. Steven A. Cohen, a billionaire who used to formerly run SAC Capital Advisors LP, a hedge fund has now decided to settle… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
VW inches to a final agreement with U.S. regulators and lawyers representing car owners
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer has scheduled the next hearing for Dec 16. The current hearing has been postponed since “may produce a resolution of the outstanding issues.” In a development that could add additional pressure to embattled auto maker… Read More ›
U.S Supermarket chain Albertsons in advanced talks with NY-based Grocery Store Price Chopper
If the deal goes through, Albertsons will significantly boost its presence in the U.S. Northeast where Price Chopper already has market presence. The move could help Albertsons fight off online retail giants such as ALDI Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Wal-Mart… Read More ›
Britain on a charm offensive before it invokes Article 50 of the EU Lisbon Treaty
Theresa May sees a friend in Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo since Poland too has called for reforms within the EU; Poland has ~830,000 citizens living in in Britain who have been harassed following Britain’s historic vote. British Prime Minister… Read More ›
Parliamentary approval must for Brexit – British think-tank
The British government has gone on appeal on a London High court ruling which stated that parliamentary approval will have to be required before she triggers Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. In what can be stated to be the… Read More ›
Samsung Group to decide today whether it will split into two
The proposal had been put forward by Hedge fund activist Elliot Management. Seoul Economic Daily has reported today citing a source that Samsung Electronics will consider splitting into two, as suggested by U.S. activist hedge fund Elliott Management. A split… Read More ›
Johnson & Johnson approaches Actelion for a takeover
Of late Johnson & Johnson has been very active in the M&A sector. A significant portion of its earnings have been derived from acquired products. Bloomberg has reported citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, that Johnson & Johnson… Read More ›
EU-US agree on data sharing deal on security and terrorism
6 years in the making, the deal comes in the wake of mass surveillance by the U.S. in 2013. It now grants EU citizens the same rights as those enjoyed by American citizens. Lawmakers from the European Parliament has backed… Read More ›
Trump casts his shadow over the FCC
Donald Trump’s appointments to his tech policy transition team raise questions over the future of the FCC. With Republican President-elect Donald Trump naming two advisers to his tech policy transition team, there is widespread speculation as to what it would… Read More ›
Hackers gain access to data of 134,386 current and former sailors: U.S. Navy
An investigation by the U.S. Navy is in full swing. It wouldn’t be surprising if the findings of the investigation point a finger at the usual suspects. In a major security breach, hackers managed to gain sensitive information, including Social… Read More ›
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