Staples Up On Possible Buyout Talk
NEW YORK Office-supplies chain Staples Inc. jumped 5.5% on Friday after Fortune reported that several private equity firms, including Bain Capital, are eyeing the company for a possible buyout....
View ArticleH-P Cut To Sell; Analyst Says Possible Mobile Push
SAN FRANCISCO Shares of Hewlett-Packard were down more than 2% in pre-open trades on Thursday after Jefferies downgraded the stock to underperform, or the equivalent of sell, from hold on concerns that...
View ArticleExclusive: Best Buy founder presses forward on possible $11 billion buyout plan
NEW YORK Best Buy Co Inc founder Richard Schulze and at least four private equity firms have started examining the books of the world's largest consumer electronics chain, early steps toward what could...
View ArticleUS Authorities Eye Retirement Accounts as Possible Tax Dodges
The U.S. Treasury Department is examining individual retirement accounts as vehicles for potential tax avoidance, a top tax official said in a letter to Democratic lawmakers released on Wednesday....
View ArticleJA Solar faces possible delisting from Nasdaq
Debt-laden JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd said it received a warning from the Nasdaq that it could be delisted, making it the second solar company in less than a month to be put on notice by an exchange for...
View ArticleSt Jude sees possible FDA warning letter, shares tumble
St. Jude Medical Inc warned Wall Street that U.S. health regulators might issue a warning letter about one of its manufacturing facilities in California as it reported another weak quarterly...
View ArticleUBS says under investigation in Singapore over possible rate manipulation
SINGAPORE UBS is under investigation in Singapore along with other banks for possible manipulation of Libor and other benchmark rates, the Swiss bank said on Tuesday. In notes to its third quarter...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Windows unit head, once a possible CEO, exits
SEATTLE The executive most widely tipped to be the next chief executive of Microsoft Corp has left the world's largest software maker barely two weeks after launching the flagship Windows 8, as CEO...
View ArticleSAC Capital notified of possible SEC enforcement action
NEW YORK Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors has received a Wells notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, suggesting the regulator may bring civil charges of insider trading against...
View ArticleGermany says breakthrough possible in EU banking talks
BERLIN Euro zone finance ministers may achieve a "breakthrough" on Wednesday in their talks in Brussels on reforming supervision of Europe's banks, a German government official said. Germany and France...
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