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'Give Me A Break, New York Times,' Says Actor Jim Belushi As He Defends Cannabis, Criticizes Big Pharma, Food Industry
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 1:40pm | 664Read More...Actor and cannabis advocate Jim Belushi took the stage at the recent Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago to share his passionate views on the food and pharmaceutical industries, cannabis' healing potential and his frustration with media narratives around the plant. Belushi, well-known...
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Biden, Putin, A Notorious Russian Terrorist And A Medical Marijuana-Possessing Female Basketball Player: A Drama Update
Friday, July 29, 2022 - 10:14am | 633Read More...Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that he is open to a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss a possible prisoner swap involving American basketball star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whalen, who was convicted of espionage in 2018. ...
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Throwback Thursday: How The Media Covered Wall Street's 'Black Monday' In 1987
Thursday, October 19, 2017 - 3:30pm | 795Read More...The numbers spoke for themselves. 22.6 percent. 508 points. 604 million shares. They told the story of the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSE: DIA) nightmare that shook the markets 30 years ago. Delayed print media and TV news eventually lent context to the “Black Monday”...
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Tullo: Pandora Has 70% Upside
Friday, February 12, 2016 - 10:06am | 342Read More...Albert Fried’s Rich Tullo maintained an Overweight rating for Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P), with a price target of $16. Tullo believes that Pandora offers revenue growth potential. According to the NY Times, Pandora has hired Morgan Stanley to pursue a company sale. Tullo said that the...
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Merck in Talks to Acquire Cubist for ~$100/Share
Saturday, December 6, 2014 - 12:24am | 81Read More...Merck & Co Inc. (NYSE: MRK), is reportedly in talks to acquire Lexington, MA-based Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CBST) for around $7.5 billion, or approximately $100 per share according to the NY Times DealBook. A deal could be announced as early as next week, according to persons...
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UPDATE: EMC, Hewlett-Packard Held Merger Talks
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 6:32am | 72Read More...EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) has held merger talks with with Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), according to the New York Times. The talks have ended, according to sources. A merger of the two equals would create a company with a value of $129 billion. View full article http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09...
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Amgen Close to Buying Onyx Pharmaceuticals for $125/Share -NY TImes
Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 6:16pm | 66Read More...The New York Times is reporting that Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) is close to a deal to acquire Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX) for $125 per share. The deal could be announced on Monday, according to sources. Onyx rejected an offer of $120 per share from Amgen. Onyx Pharmaceuticals closed Friday at $...
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Comcast's NBC to Acquire Stringwire -NYT
Sunday, August 11, 2013 - 9:18pm | 67Read More...The New York Times is reporting that on Monday, Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBC News will announce its acquisition of Stringwire, a personal broadcasting platform for live video. The service will allow the network to view live video from many user sources and select the ones they wish to use for...
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How Will The Senate's Immigration Bill Affect the Technology Industry?
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 3:33pm | 314Read More...A new Senate Bill attempts to change life for several immigrants in the United States, but they will not be the only ones affected. Investors are left wondering how companies feel about this bill. Last Friday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings for a bill it hopes to pass this week....
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On Porous Paywalls
Sunday, August 14, 2011 - 6:54am | 1246Read More...Felix Salmon has a couple great posts on the New York Times' paywall. He notes that it has been successful and explains why. Felix says: Yes, the NYT paywall is porous — but that's a feature, not a bug. It allows anybody, anywhere, to read any NYT article they like. That makes the NYT open and...
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Could Former CNBC’er Be the Cure For Olbermann’s Ratings Plunge?
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 5:22pm | 411Read More...That’s the buzz of the industry as Keith Olbermann’s downward trend in the ratings continues based on the 2Q cable news ratings which are out today. According to Business Insider, Olbermann is down double digits for FIVE consecutive quarters in the advertiser friendly lucrative 25-54 demo that are...
