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Report: Bass Pro Partnering with Goldman Sachs on Cabela's Bid
Apr 20, 2016Bass Pro Shop and Goldman Sachs' private equity arm were partnering on a bid for Cabela's, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. On Tuesday, shares of Cabela's rose $3.14, or 6.4 percent, to $52.51 on the news. Goldman will ...
Tags: Bass Pro, Goldman Sachs
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Pershing Square Sells 20 Million Shares In Mondelez
Mar 18, 2016Pershing Square, a hedge fund run by investor Bill Ackman, has sold 20 million shares of US-based confectionery giant Mondelez International. Following the sale, the investor now owns only a 5.6% of the confectionery company. In a ...
Tags: Pershing Square, Bill Ackman, Mondelez
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A Report Looks at The Economic Effects Climate Change Likely to Bring tothe Midwest
Jan 26, 2015A group of bipartisan business and government leaders released a report Friday that looks at the economic effects climate change is likely to bring to the Midwest, including the region’s farmers, and concludes that in some of the ...
Tags: climate, noon webcast, Agriculture
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The Deal Helped Propel The Dow and S&P 500 to Record Highs on November 8
Nov 19, 2014Posted in Medical Device Business by Brian Buntz on November 18, 2014 Irvine, CA–based Allergan has been adamant in fighting off a hostile takeover attempt from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International for the past seven months. But ...
Tags: silicone breast, Botox, Health
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Is The Compensation Really That Great?
Aug 18, 2014Medtech engineering can be a six-figure job, especially if you’re managing people. But is the compensation really that great? Engineering managers in the medical equipment and supplies business earn an average $133,000 a year; ...
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Taiwan Glass Industrial Raised $100 Million on Monday From a Five-Year Convertible Bond
Mar 6, 2014Taiwan Glass Industrial raised $100 million on Monday from a five-year convertible bond, even as European stocks fell 2% amid fears of a conflict between Russia and Ukraine in Crimea. Investors pushed a hard bargain given the uncertain ...
Tags: Modern Commercial Buildings, Glass
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CLG Announces The Closing of a $120 Million Financing with Duer Wagner Oil & Gas III,LP
Dec 19, 2013CLG Energy Finance, LLC, an affiliate of Beal Bank focused on financing opportunities in the energy industry, announces the closing of a $120 million financing with Duer Wagner Oil & Gas III, LP, a Dallas-based E&P company focused ...
Tags: CLG Energy Finance, Duer Wagner Oil&Gas III, oil and gas properties
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Sears Canada's Revenues Decreases 6.4%, But It Distributes C$509 Million Dividend
Nov 29, 2013Eroding sales in two of its critical product segments that include furniture, mattress and major appliances contributed to a weak fiscal third quarter for Sears Canada, even as the multichannel retailer declared a special dividend to ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
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Sony Has Slashed Its Profit Forecast for 2013 by 40 Per Cent
Nov 1, 2013Sony has slashed its profit forecast for 2013 by 40 per cent, meaning the technology giant now expects to make only £190m. The company had originally estimated it would make a profit of 50bn yen (£372.4m), but after its Q3 ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, Sony
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Chinese Regulators Have Approved a Trial Program in Shanghai to Allow Foreign Hedge Funds
Sep 18, 2013Chinese regulators have approved a trial program in Shanghai to allow foreign hedge funds to raise yuan from domestic institutions for foreign investment, The Wall Street Journal reported. Each hedge fund will be allowed to accumulate up to ...
Tags: Foreign Hedge Funds
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Shuanghui International Is Hopeful of Closing The $4.7bn Acquisition of American Pork
Sep 18, 2013Shuanghui International, a Chinese food giant, is hopeful of closing the $4.7bn acquisition of American pork producer Smithfield Foods by 26 September 2013, following the approvals from the latter's stakeholders. The American producer has ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, meat
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It Has Been of Utmost Interest for Buyers and Sellers in The Global Textile Industry
Aug 7, 2013For the last decade, it has been of utmost interest for buyers and sellers in the global textile industry to know where the goods are coming from — that is, where they are produced. The reasons for that are well-known; sustainability ...
Tags: Textile
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The Owner of The Sears Hometown Prosecuted Sears Canada for Profits
Jul 19, 2013The owner of the Sears Hometown store here is spearheading a C$100 million class action lawsuit against Sears Canada and its U.S.-based parent, Sears Holdings, alleging the publicly held retailer "breached its legal obligations by depriving ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
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Sony Has Been Urged to Create an Independent Entertainment Arm by Hedge Fund Third Point
Jun 19, 2013Sony has been urged to create an independent entertainment arm by New York hedge fund Third Point, which has raised its stake in the struggling electronics giant. Third Point has suggested Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai be made chairman of the ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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US Stocks Pushed to Highest Levels as Investors Await Fed Move on Stimulus
Jun 19, 2013US stocks pushed to the highest levels in nearly three weeks as investors await news on whether the Federal Reserve will pull back on its stimulus measures. Small-company stocks were among the best performers in Tuesday's rally, with the ...
