Israel ‘investigating soldier’ in journalist Abu Akleh’s killing Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday during a military raid in the West Bank town of Jenin. Al Jazeera · May 13, 2022
Morning Brief: Top Financial Stories Dominating on Thursday, May 12 CNBC Instacart Confidentially Files For US IPO Benzinga · May 12, 2022
US Army, Airbus Battery Supplier Turns To SPAC Deal For Public Debut: WSJ Amprius Technologies Inc has agreed to merge with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC)that values the company at about $1.3 billion and would take it public, Wall Street Journal reported. Amprius makes batteries that it says are more powerful than conventional lithium-ion cells because they use energy-dense silicon in the battery’s anode instead… Benzinga · May 12, 2022
Kanye West tells Kim Kardashian her career is 'over' after Marge Simpson 'dress fail' Kim Kardashian has revealed estranged husband Kanye West called her to compare the outfit she wore to the Wall Street Journal Innovator Awards to a dress Marge Simpson wore Daily Mirror · May 12, 2022
Prologis Proposes Almost $24B Acquisition Deal For Duke Realty Prologis Inc (NYSE:PLD) proposed to acquire Duke Realty Corporation (NYSE:DRE) in an all-stock transaction valued at $61.68 per Duke Realty share. Under the terms of the proposal, each Duke Realty share would receive 0.466 shares of Prologis common stock, equivalent to a deal value of $23.7 billion. Prologis' proposal represents a premium of 29%… Benzinga · May 11, 2022
Facebook whistleblower works to pass new internet laws Frances Haugen was cooking dinner one Friday evening when her phone rang. On the other end of the line was the White House. Los Angeles Times · May 11, 2022
Economy and Society: ESG Task Force issues first enforcement action Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Ballotpedia · May 10, 2022
Stuff-up or conspiracy? Whistleblowers claim Facebook deliberately let important non-news pages go down in news blackout On Friday, the Wall Street Journal published information from Facebook whistleblowers, alleging Facebook (which is owned by Meta) deliberately caused havoc in Australia last year to influence the News Media Bargaining Code before it was passed as law. The Conversation · May 10, 2022
Lenovo, Xiaomi, Other Chinese Tech Giants Pull Back From Russia Chinese tech companies, including PC giant Lenovo Group Ltd (OTC:LNVGY) and smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp (OTC:XIACY), quietly pulled back from Russia under pressure from U.S. sanctions and suppliers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Consumer drone giant SZ DJI Technology Co suspended its business in Russia and Ukraine pending a compliance review. The companies pulled back amid Beijing… Benzinga · May 9, 2022
Supreme Court leak came from the right Jonathan Chait theorizes that someone who wants the decision banning abortion to stand is responsible for the leak Salon · May 9, 2022
Pro-Choice Activists Protest Outside Homes of John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh Plus: Elon Musk's plans for Twitter, officials want to tax NFTs, and more... Reason · May 9, 2022
Morning Brief: Top Financial Stories Dominating on Monday, May 9 CNBC Ford Motor Selling 8M Shares Of Rivian Automotive Benzinga · May 9, 2022
AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, Others Join Government's Low-Income Broadband Plan Twenty internet providers agreed to help offer high-speed internet to millions of unconnected households through the bipartisan infrastructure law, the Wall Street Journal reports. The companies included AT&T Inc (NYSE:T), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ), Cox Communications Inc, Charter Communications, Inc (NASDAQ: CHTR), Frontier Communications Parent, Inc (NASDAQ: FYBR) and regional providers like Jackson Energy Authority in Tennessee, Comporium Inc. in… Benzinga · May 9, 2022
Leaks Suggest Zuck Was Fully Aware He Was Zucking Us By Blocking Emergency FB Pages Last Year At the time, Facebook claimed that blocking emergency pages was "inadvertent". Pedestrian.tv · May 8, 2022
Input · May 6, 2022 Facebook keeps finding new ways to be utterly evil Documents and emails leaked to 'The Wall Street Journal' suggest Facebook intentionally disrupted the flow of information in Australia to influence legislation.
Benzinga · May 6, 2022 Morning Brief: Top Financial Stories Dominating on Friday, May 6 Reuters IHG Hotels & Resorts On Way To Recovery As Travel Booms
Benzinga · May 6, 2022 Closely Watched Bausch + Lomb IPO Priced Below Expectations Bausch + Lomb Corp (NASDAQ:BLCO) has priced its initial public offering at $18/share, falling short of expectations as it became the first big company in months to try going public in a turbulent stock market, writes Wall Street Journal. Bausch Health Companies Inc (NYSE:BHC), the parent company, raised $630 million in the offering. According to…
Chicago Sun-Times · May 5, 2022 Boeing HQ departing Chicago for Washington The airplane manufacturer, which moved here in 2001, is moving its headquarters to Arlington, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., to be closer to key government officials.
The Independent UK · May 5, 2022 Do you need a grad degree to compete right now? Probably not Graduate degrees, once touted as the new bachelor’s degrees, are becoming less crucial to get jobs
Axios · May 4, 2022 Telehealth startup Cerebral will stop prescribing Adderall for new ADHD patients The company says it will continue to prescribe controlled substances for other conditions.
Benzinga · May 4, 2022 Here's Why Roku Collaborated With Apollo Roku, Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU) has collaborated with private-equity firm Apollo Global Management, Inc (NYSE:APO) to bid for a minority stake in the pay-TV and streaming service Starz, the Wall Street Journal reports. Roku and Apollo could acquire up to a 20% stake in Starz. Still, the partners are yet to agree on a valuation with…
Benzinga · May 4, 2022 Welltower Made All-Cash $5B Bid For Healthcare Realty Trust: WSJ Welltower Inc (NYSE:WELL), a healthcare-focused real estate investment trust, has reportedly made a nearly $5 billion all-cash bid for Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR), according to people familiar with the matter. Welltower, with a market value of roughly $41 billion, has a portfolio of senior housing, rehabilitation centers, and medical offices. Healthcare Realty deal would…
Benzinga · May 2, 2022 User Location Data For Gay-Dating App Grindr Was Commercially Available: Report Location data related to users of the gay-dating app Grindr has been commercially available without the knowledge of users, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.
InsideEVs · Apr 29, 2022 Is Giga Berlin Tesla's Ticket To Taking Back EV Market Share In Europe? As EVs take hold of the larger auto market, Tesla trails in sales across Europe by a somewhat narrow margin. However, Giga Berlin may give Tesla an advantage.