A bad day for J&J in Oklahoma at the close of the state’s trial against Johnson & Johnson means that the company’s on the hook for upwards of $572 million for its role in the opioid crisis that’s decimated swaths of the state. The trial was the first against an opioid manufacturer and bodes ill … Continue reading
Uber went big on Thursday. Unfortunately, for everyone (including fans of cinnamon gum and oversized gingers) it was Big Red, as the ride-hailing company posted a $5.2 billion loss for Q2—its largest ever since it began disclosing financials in 2017 – NYTimes and WSJ and Bloomberg and MarketWatch Tech behemoths weren’t the only ones having … Continue reading
GE—still in streamlining mode—agreed yesterday to sell its biopharma business to Danaher (current CEO Larry’s Culp’s former company, btw) for a reported $21.4 billion in the form of $21 billion in cash and $400 million in assumed pension liabilities – NYTimes and WSJ and Bloomberg and MarketWatch Oh, to be Elon and just feel the … Continue reading
Kraft Heinz dropped a double-whammy on investors on Thursday, announcing a $15 billion charge against its Kraft and Oscar Mayer brands and revealing news of an SEC subpoena related to the company’s accounting practices – NYTimes and WSJ and Bloomberg and MarketWatch and Law360 Ford has reportedly hired a law firm to investigate whether it … Continue reading
Just one day? True. But a 400-point increase for the Dow was welcome news to start this particular Wall Street week – WSJ and Bloomberg Dealbook’s White Collar Watch considers what the Fed’s dropped hammer on Wells Fargo means for the rest of corporate America – NYTimes The post 3G Capital Kraft Heinz runs like … Continue reading
