Week in Review: Canada’s Recession, Global Economy Slowdown, Uber Hit by Big Lawsuit, Low-Income Pay Slides
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By Peter Ward September 4, 2015
Canada officially slipped into recession in the second quarter; California Uber drivers got class action for their lawsuit; IMF warns of global slowdown; low-income pay has suffered even in the recovery.
Week in Review: Fund Valuation Fracas, Tech Startup Fears, Warner Bros. Eyes China, China’s Fake Goldman Sachs
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By Peter Ward August 28, 2015
A computer glitch at BNY Mellon this week upset valuations of billions of dollars of mutual fund assets; as global markets falter, some fear private tech startup giants may be due for a correction of their own; Despite weakness in China’s economy, its movie business is booming.
Week in Review: Interest Rate Hike on Hold? Oil Tumbles, Walmart Disappoints, Airbus Inks Record Deal
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By Peter Ward August 21, 2015
The Federal Reserve this week suggested September might be too soon for a rate hike; Oil prices slid to new lows; Walmart turned in weak earnings due to investments in customer service; Airbus sold a lot of airplanes.
Week in Review: Google Makeover, China Devalues, Greece Grows, Berkshire Hathaway Inks Historic Deal
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By Peter Ward August 14, 2015
Google created a new parent company Alphabet; China yuan fell 4.4%, its largest drop in two decades; Greece grew in the 2nd quarter, shocking everyone; Berkshire Hathaway just made its biggest purchase ever.
Week in Review: Libor Rigger Gets Jail, Puerto Rico Defaults, ESPN Trips Up Disney, New CEO Pay Rules
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By Peter Ward August 7, 2015
A former trader at UBS was the first to stand trial in the Libor rigging case; Puerto Rico calls for debt restructuring; Disney shares slide on ESPN worries; SEC issues new rules requiring public companies to disclose CEO-employee pay ratios.
Week in Review: Rate Hike on Horizon, China Topsy Turvy Again, Twitter Bashes Itself, Goldman Hearts Tech
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By Peter Ward July 31, 2015
Fed officials hinted that a rate hike may come as soon as September; after a reprieve, China’s stock market hit more turbulence this week; Twitter stock tanked after CEO’s frank comments.
Week in Review: Nikkei Nabs Financial Times, Lockheed Buys Sikorski, McDonald’s Slump, Imploding China Interactive
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By Peter Ward July 24, 2015
Japanese media company buys The Financial Times Group; Lockheed Martin purchases the maker of Black Hawk helicopters; McDonald’s can’t stem sales slump; Is China’s trouble more like the Great Depression or Japan’s 1989 crash?
Week in Review: Grexit Averted, Iran Nuclear Sanctions Lifted, Amazon Turns 20, 50 Cent Bankruptcy
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By Peter Ward July 17, 2015
Greece agreed to an aggressive bailout deal; Iran agreed to suspend its nuclear program; Amazon celebrated its 20th anniversary; Rapper 50 Cent filed for Chapter 11.
Week In Review: Greece Defaults, Puerto Rico’s Debt Woes Mount, Export-Import Bank Expires, Ace Buys Chubb
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By Jackie Faye July 3, 2015
Greece defaults on its IMF loans; Puerto Rico says its debt is not repayable; Fallout continues for Donald Trump; Ace-Chubb hookup is biggest insurance deal ever.
Week In Review: Obamacare Wins, Retailers Drop Confederate Flag, Down to the Wire in Greek Bailout, Ikea Raises Wages
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By Jackie Faye June 26, 2015
Obamacare is upheld in the Supreme Court for the second time in three years; Retailing giants withdraw products featuring Confederate flag; Ikea raises minimum wage; Greek bailout talks down to the wire ahead of June 30 deadline; WSJ maps CEO pay and shareholder value.
Week in Review: Airbag Recall, Banks’ Currency Scheme, YouTube Kids Controversy, L.A. Hikes Min. Wage
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By Alexis Fitts May 22, 2015
Takata issues massive recall of defective airbags; Los Angeles raises its minimum wage to $15; YouTube Kids faces FTC claims; banks plead guilty to felony criminal charges of manipulating foreign exchange markets.
Week in Review: Crumbling American Rail, Verizon Buys AOL, Facebook Goes for $15, WalMart Guzzles California’s Water
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By Alexis Fitts May 15, 2015
Facebook raises minimum wages to $15; Wal-Mart sources bottled water from drought-stricken Sacramento; Verizon buys AOL for $4.4 billion; Texas ice cream maker Blue Bell struggles following bacterial outbreak.
Week in Review: Fast-Track Drugs, Tesla’s Blockbuster Battery, Whole Foods for Millennials, Shameful Nail Salons
By Alexis Fitts May 8, 2015
Johnson & Johnson will fast-track unapproved drugs for the dying; Alibaba hires a new CEO from the inside; Whole Foods is creating a line of stores for younger shoppers; Tesla’s new solar batteries take off; Working conditions at New York City’s nail salons are abysmal.
Week in Review: U.S. Economy Stalls, ‘Secret’ Shuttered, Slow Oil Profits, Priced out of Parenthood
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By Alexis Fitts May 1, 2015
U.S. GDP slows in the first quarter; ‘Secret’ Chat App fails to take off despite big investments; Oil profits stagnate on falling prices; Parenthood is now pricier than real estate; Ferguson demographics mapped.
Week in Review: Facebook’s Growing Pains, Cybersecurity Bill, California on Equal Pay, Education Payout
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By Alexis Fitts April 24, 2015
Facebook falls short on profit; Google’s newest venture is wireless; the U.S. House takes on cybersecurity; California attempts to close wage gap for women; pay levels are plunging for less educated workers.
Week in Review: Google’s Antitrust Trouble, Etsy’s Crafty IPO, “Fight for $15,” A New Magic Kingdom
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By Alexis Fitts April 17, 2015
Google faces antitrust allegations in Europe; Etsy’s craftiness was valued at $3.5 billion in IPO; the “Fight for $15” minimum wage protest hit 230 cities; Goldman Sachs’ earnings wowed; ushering in a new Magic Kingdom.
Week in Review: YouTube takes on Netflix, Shell Acquires BG Group, Greece Pays Up, Mapping California’s Water
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By Alexis Fitts April 10, 2015
YouTube is planning to launch a video subscription service; Greece made a $450 million euro loan repayment; Royal Dutch Shell bought BG Group for $70 billion, the biggest energy merger in a decade; the New York Times maps where California’s water goes.
Week In Review: McDonald’s Wage Hike, WalMart Backs Gay Rights, Pao Loses to Silicon Valley, Weak March for Jobs
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By Jackie Faye April 3, 2015
McDonald’s the latest to hike minimum pay; WalMart defends LGBT rights in Arkansas; Ellen Pao loses to Silicon Valley; jobs data shows weakness in March.
Week in Review: Facebook’s New Offerings, Kraft + Heinz, China Buying Italy, New York’s Grossest Groceries
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By Alex Plough March 27, 2015
Facebook this week announced a series of new features; Private equity firm 3G backed a merger of Kraft and Heinz; China National Chemical bought Italy’s Pirelli tire maker; journalists investigate the freshness of New York produce.
Week in Review: Eyeing Rate Hikes, China Rival to World Bank, Frankfurt Protests Violent, Apple TV Launch
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By Alex Plough March 20, 2015
US Federal Reserve slowly losing its patience; China launches development bank to rival IMF and World Bank; Anti-austerity protests in Frankfurt turn injure police and protestors; Apple launches TV streaming service; Bloomberg tracks NCAA college basketball picks and money trails.
Week in Review: Stress Test Failures, IMF Props Up Ukraine, Apple Watch Launches, Australia’s Jails Inc.
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By Alex Plough March 13, 2015
Two European banks fail the stress test; IMF drops Ukraine a life line; Apple Watch inspires admiration, fear and trembling; Australia profits from imprisoning asylum seekers.
Week in Review: Silicon Valley Harassment on Trial, Citigroup Exits Subprime, Alibaba Uncut, Corporate Tax Avoiders
By Alex Plough March 6, 2015
Silicon Valley gender discrimination on trial; Citigroup sells its subprime business OneMain Finacial; Damaging disclosures hurt Alibaba stock; Data interactive on corporate tax avoiders shows cost to the U.S.
Week in Review: Walmart Wage Hike, Google’s Mobile Wallet, Cuba-Us Biz, Social Mobility Interactive
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By Alex Plough February 27, 2015
Walmart will raise it’s minimum wage to $10 an hour by next February; Google is rolling out a mobile wallet to compete with Apple Pay; businesses are preparing to take advantage of thawing relations between Cuba and the U.S.
Week in Review: Grexit Menace, More HSBC Dirt, Oscar Math, Apple’s Electric Minivan?
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By Alex Plough February 20, 2015
Negotiations between Greece and the Eurozone collapse; Swiss authorities raid HSBC’s Geneva headquarters as scandal grows; More fodder for Apple electric car rumor mill; calling the Oscars.