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...Amazon is investing $115mn in exchange for a minority stake in the television networks that screen some of America’s biggest sports....
...Although there are no sector-wide figures, some publishers admit most of those that do pay in America and Europe are older, more wealthy and white....
...Brian Moynihan, chief executive of Bank of America, says the $2tn stimulus agreed last week by US lawmakers was of “a substantial size and dimension that most of us think is big enough to help do the trick...
...Causeway Capital Management LLC, the LA hedge fund, has declared 4.88 per cent of Micro Focus....
...(v) Restructuring continues. Of course it does. But what about that Tesla, eh?...
...FT premium subscribers can click here to receive Due Diligence every day by email....
...One of the key complaints of the aggrieved shareholders is that Xerox got no premium for the company....
...It may be fanciful to say so, but if SoftBank is willing to underwrite that vision at a premium valuation, suddenly the prospects for retailers appear less bleak....
...Cost of equity = Beta x Equity Risk Premium + the Risk Free Rate....
...A moderate scenario for the US is a shift to so-called “skinny bundles”, where consumers can select only certain premium channels....
...The new rocket will save money partly by jettisoning its engines back to earth to be captured by helicopters and reused on future flights....
...In the battle between old and new media, Time Warner’s premium cable channel HBO still rakes in more money and global subscribers but television streaming service Netflix is quickly gaining ground, writes...
...With Realogy, a real estate brokerage, Apollo paid $1.3bn, which included an outlay of $423m to purchase debt with a face value of $1.3bn alongside the original equity check, in order to save the company...
...Following the deal, Supervalu will consist of a large wholesale operation, the Save-A-Lot discount grocery chain and regional stores including Cub, Farm Fresh and Shop ‘n Save....
...These second-hand offerings also appeal to consumers looking to avoid paying the premium for brand new products and are happy to settle for a year-old devices at a sharp discount....
...The company claimed the change would save most smartphone customers money, but consumer advocacy groups countered that it represented a retrogressive step underscoring “the lack of meaningful competition...
...An A to V – AppleTV to Vudu – of similar services means ZillionTV has had to be as imaginative with its business model as its hardware in order to stand out from the crowd....
...So FDIC insurance - that’s insuring $5,000bn of deposits on 0.25 per cent of premiums....
...But, in spite of the extraordinary powers Congress has invested in him to save the marketplace, Henry Paulson, US Treasury Secretary, is not able to turn water into wine....
...It controls Future Brands, and owns a quarter of Maxxium, both of which distribute for Fortune and V&S....
...Best regards, Andrew Lahde, CFA Portfolio Manager Lahde Capital Management, LLC...
...If mobile operators offer an inferior service, they ought not to get a premium price for it....
...believe brings little to Conoco, save for scale,” said research analysts at Citigroup....
...Alternative Networks closed at 123.5p, a 23.5 per cent premium to its offer price of 100p after its first day of trading on Aim....
...Lidco rose 13.4 per cent to 27.5p after an independent trial indicated its cardiovascular monitoring technology could save an average of £4,000 per patient, equating to a saving of £500m per year for the...
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