Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Mars and Warren Buffet recently announced their plans to buy Wrigley, the company behind Wrigley Gum.
According to reports, Mars and Mr. Buffet have offered $80.00 a share to stockholders in the Wrigley Corporation.
This would bring two of the largest candy makers together as separate stand alone subsidiary with ...
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
The credit crunch and other factors are making things a little uneasy if you have a job on Wall Street.
James Brown, a labor market analyst with New York state's labor department says that as many as 36,000 jobs on Wall Street could be lost due to the credit crunch and ...
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Marsh & McClennan recently announced that they've named Brian Duperreault as their CEO. Marsh & McClennan is the world's largest insurance brokerage. The company is trying to restore profit after a bid rigging scandal took place in 2004.
Mr. Duperreault replaces Michael Cherkasky.
While in office, Brian Duperreault says he wants to ...
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Debora Spar has been hired to be president of Barnard College. She previously was a professor at Harvard Business School and is the author of several books on reproductive technology.
Ms. Spar, 44, is also senior associate dean for faculty research and development at Harvard Business School. The announcement concludes ...
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