Valeant Under Investigation by the SEC
BY JAIDEESH REDDY Last Monday, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., has revealed in a statement that it was under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a previously...
View ArticleGE Packs Up in Connecticut and Heads to Boston
BY CHARLIE OLSON “We want to be at the center of an ecosystem that shares our aspirations,” said General Electric (GE) CEO Jeff Immelt as he formally announced that the company would be transferring...
View ArticleApple Versus the FBI
BY JAY GOEL In December 2015, there were shootings in San Bernardino, California which resulted in the death of 14 people. During the investigation of these deaths, the FBI obtained an iPhone 5c used...
View ArticleIs Apple Falling: Apple’s iPhone Sales are Declining
BY MATT ABUD Apple Inc.’s CEO Tim Cook reported last month during an earnings call that the number of iPhones sales are likely to decline for the upcoming March quarter, making it the first time the...
View ArticleHasbro and Mattel Currently Toying With A Merger
BY CHARLIE OLSON It’s no secret that kids all over the world love toys, and it certainly comes as no shock that the US is the largest toy market in the global economy. But of the $19.45 billion in 2015...
View ArticleThe Unexpected Effects of Legalization in Colorado
BY UDISH AGGRAWAL Colorado voters approved Amendment 64 in an election held on November 6, 2012. This was a popular ballot to amend the constitution of Colorado in an effort to adopt a state wide drug...
View ArticleTop Choices Today for Alternative Investments
BY ADAM HAIDERMOTA When people begin investing, they have a vast variety of options to choose from. The options people tend to first think of are stocks, bonds and land. Go a little further and there’s...
View ArticleThe Ends and The Means: Pharma
BY NIDDAL MOMANI Pharmaceutical companies are constantly finding the need to defend themselves and the prices they charge. The United States is continuously being compared to the rest of the world when...
View ArticleChina’s Economic Growth Faces its Downfall
BY ADAM HAIDERMOTA In the third quarter of this year, China’s growth dropped below 7% for the first time since 2009 to 6.9%. A drop of 0.1% may seem trivial but given the immense size of China’s...
View ArticleAnheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller teams up
BY ADAM HAIDERMOTA The largest beer maker in the world Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) has come to an agreement to acquire its closest rival SABMiller, for $104 billion. The combined company which would...
View ArticleQ3 Results: Growth Remains Weak
BY ADAM HAIDERMOTA Last week was an exciting and rather volatile one as companies across the United States reported their earnings. Investors had their anticipation quashed with disappointment, but...
View ArticleFerrari Shifts Into Sixth Gear With Launch of IPO
BY ADAM HAIDERMOTA RACE. The word symbolizes speed, excitement, competition and more; it is also the new ticker symbol for Ferrari NV, as it recently launched the latest phase of its exhilarating...
View ArticleVolkswagen Caught Engaging in Emissions Scandal
BY ADAM HAIDERMOTA The entire world was shocked when reports came out implicating Volkswagen Group in a huge scandal, where they allegedly installed software into their diesel cars to cheat emissions...
View ArticleJanet Yellen’s first congressional testimony as new Fed Chairwoman
By Alex Grotevant On February 11, Janet Yellen, the new chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, appeared before Congress to present the semiannual monetary policy report. Following her testimony, Yellen...
View ArticleWhy January should be renamed the “golden month of stocks”
BY USAMA SALIM Throughout the year, whenever we open the news, at some point or the other, we hear something like “The Yen today went up by six basis points,” or “Microsoft opened at an all-time high...
View ArticleGoogle enters the thermostat market with Nest
By Stephanie Seputra Nest Labs daringly proclaims that an incorrectly programmed thermostat might cost a household around $173 a year. In comparison, a correctly programmed one can save you about 20...
View ArticleAdvent of NFC in the US – Google Wallet and Apple Pay
By Jasper Huang Apple’s recent release of its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, as well as it’s refreshed and revamped operating system iOS 8, introduced a slew of new features
View ArticleAge discrimination in the workplace in South Korea
By Jasper Huang Age in the corporate world is always a sensitive topic, especially when it comes to corporate politics. What happens when a manager is younger than his subordinates?
View ArticleGrooveBoston Cohesion Tour booked for Bentley
By Melisa Kocarlsan After an amazing fall concert with Timeflies, Bentley students can look forward to another great upcoming event. GrooveBoston is coming back to Bentley this year with their
View ArticleThe Jos. A. Bank and Men’s Warehouse drama
By Luke Heaney Going into a new marriage, One can only wonder what is going through the happy couple-to-be’s minds. Will they be able to live together? Will their lives come together as one? How will...
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