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
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Financial Daily Dose 8.9.2019 | Top Story: Uber posts massive Q2 losses and slowing growth
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
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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
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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
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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