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DoJ Antitrust Chief Plans to Leave This Year - Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Brent Kendall and Gina Chon Sharis Pozen, the Justice Department's chief antitrust enforcer, is preparing to leave her post, likely as soon as this spring, according to people familiar with the matter. Pozen, who has served as the acting head of the ...
Australia's Universal Coal Seeks Partner In South Africa - Wall Street Journal (blog)
By David Winning ASX-listed Universal Coal has begun talks with Chinese and Indian groups following approaches to invest in its Berenice-Cygnus coking coal project close to South Africa's border with Mozambique, a person familiar with the matter told ...
In Teacher-Evaluation Fight, One Deal Won't Be Enough - Wall Street Journal (blog)
The details were not disclosed, but a person familiar with the matter said formal talks had resumed. In his speech, the governor threatened to write his own outline for a system to measure teachers' job performance if a deal was not reached by Feb. 16. ...
Grim Comp Day at Goldman Sachs - Wall Street Journal (blog)
JP Morgan Chase employees and top executives began receiving bonus information this week, said a person close to the situation. The majority will know the amounts by the end of this week. The bonuses are expected to be close to amounts doled out last ...
SOPA Who? FBI Charges Seven with Online Piracy - Wall Street Journal (blog)
... website megaupload.com a day after Washington lawmakers were besieged by complaints about legislation designed to crack down on the online sharing of pirated copies of music, movies and other material, people familiar with the matter said. ...
TD, BB&T Bid for BankUnited - Wall Street Journal (blog)
The company put itself up for sale last week and has a stock-market value of about $2.5 billion. BankUnited's board of directors is expected to consider the offers and decide on a next step within a few days, said a person familiar with the matter.
New Player Enters for Grubb & Ellis - Wall Street Journal (blog)
... on Monday signed a two-week exclusivity agreement with Grubb & Ellis to potentially purchase or recapitalize the struggling Los Angeles-based company, according to a Grubb & Ellis securities filing and a person familiar with the matter. ...
ShopKeep Raises $2.2 Million for Web-based iPad Cash Register - Wall Street Journal (blog)
The funding values the small company at slightly more than $10 million, said a person familiar with the matter. ShopKeep was co-founded in January 2010 by Jason Richelson, co-owner of the Greene Grape, a wine and gourmet food retailer in the New York ...
MF Global Workers Bash Jon Corzine in Paper Mache - Wall Street Journal (blog)
One former employee in New York attempted to organize a similar event through an e-mail chain, a person familiar with the matter said. Once the party was suggested, at least 10 people responded with: “Is Jon Corzine going to pay for it?
Crisis Live Blog: S&P to Cut France One Notch - Wall Street Journal (blog)
S&P has also notified other European governments of looming ratings downgrades, according to people familiar with the matter. One of these people said an S&P notice is being circulated among euro-zone governments and that an announcement “could be ...
Why It's Tough to Sell the Boston Globe - Wall Street Journal (blog)
(The leading bids at the time were for about $35 million in cash and the assumption of roughly $60 million in liabilities, according to people familiar with the matter. Times Co. paid $1.1 billion for the paper in 1993.) Since then, the Globe has ...
MKZ Concept: A New Lease for Lincoln? - Wall Street Journal (blog)
The long-term future of Lincoln, however, remains unclear, according to people familiar with the matter, including Lincoln dealers who were briefed by Ford this week at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. ...
Politics Journal: The Revolt in Punjab's Political Ranks - Wall Street Journal (blog)
Asked why, in that case, Amarinder was not being projected as a chief ministerial candidate by the Congress, the loyalist who refused to be named told IRT: “This is the way in which Delhi functions. No Congress leader in Punjab is allowed to make more ...
QBE Among Insurers Probed On Forced Home Insurance Policies - Wall Street Journal (blog)
... of Financial Services has been probing banks and insurance companies for allegedly obtaining excessive profits on homeowners' policies that they force borrowers to pay for when their insurance lapses, said people familiar with the matter. ...
Will Casino Plan End Aqueduct Horse Racing? - Wall Street Journal (blog)
But it opted to first negotiate with the state a deal on the project, in part to drive public support, people familiar with the matter said. Closing the Aqueduct racetrack, adjacent to Genting's existing slot machine center, would open significantly ...
Slovak Digital Pay-Wall Company Expands to Slovenia - Wall Street Journal (blog)
According to a person familiar with the company's operations, who asked to remain anonymous as the data is confidential, Piano Media has tens of thousands of paying subscribers in Slovakia, a country with a population of five million. ...
Exxaro Poised To Acquire African Iron - Wall Street Journal (blog)
By David Winning Exxaro Resources is in advanced talks to buy African Iron Ltd in a deal that could value the Republic of Congo-focused iron ore miner at more than A$300 million, two people familiar with the matter said Monday. ...
Catalyst's Aperio Sale Could Complete By February - Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Gillian Tan Private equity player Catalyst Investment Managers could complete an exit of its packaging business Aperio Group within the next month, a person familiar with the matter told Deal Journal Australia. Pact Group has submitted a bid in the ...
India Cabinet Defers Decision on Alternative Ways to Sell Stake in State-Run Firms - Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Mukesh Jagota of Dow Jones Newswires NEW DELHI -India's federal cabinet Wednesday deferred a decision on finalizing alternative ways to sell stakes in state-run companies aimed at pushing forward its asset-sale plan, a government official said. ...
Live Blogging the Iowa Caucuses - Wall Street Journal (blog)
... the promises he has kept—ending the war in Iraq, cutting taxes for the middle class, reducing dependence on foreign oil and passing a health-care overhaul that makes insurance more available and affordable, a senior administration official said. ...
France: We're Not Downgraded Yet! - Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Geraldine Amiel AP France has not been notified of any pending change to its cherished triple-A credit rating, a senior government official said Tuesday, indicating Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is continuing to review the country's ranking. ...
JBM Group Buys Italian Engineering Services Company Tesco Go - Wall Street Journal (blog)
The person, who declined to be named, said JBM is likely to announce details of the deal at a press conference scheduled for 1100 GMT. JBM group owns several auto parts companies, including JBM Auto Ltd. and Jay Bharat Maruti Ltd. Calls made to Tesco ...
Wipro Names Pinaki Kar As New US Unit Head – Report - Wall Street Journal (blog)
... Jones Newswires MUMBAI – Wipro Ltd. has named Pinaki Kar as the chief executive of US unit Infocrossing Inc. to succeed Martha Helena Bejar, who has quit, the Economic Times reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter it didn't name. ...
Top Stories From The Wall Street Journal - Wall Street Journal (blog)
... Buy Eenadu Assets: Indian television and Internet conglomerate Network18 Group is expected Tuesday to announce a fund-raising plan and the purchase of assets of Eenadu, a regional media company, said a person familiar with the matter. ...
Network18 to Raise Funds, Buy Eenadu Assets - Wall Street Journal (blog)
Mr. Ambani has a financial interest in Eenadu, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal with Eenadu would give Network 18 access to a huge regional market. A Reliance company spokesman declined to comment. Neither Eenadu nor Network 18 ...