Thomas H. Lee, pioneer of leveraged buyouts, is dead at 78
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Thomas H. Lee, a private equity financier who pioneered the use of leveraged buyouts that helped to reshape corporate…
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Russian agency also appeals in Valieva Olympic doping case
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Russian anti-doping agency has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the case of Kamila Valieva. The…
Continue ReadingNew ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie series in the works at Warner Bros.
By Issy Ronald, CNN It is one of the most beloved movie series of all time, but Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy…
Continue ReadingE.W. Scripps: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
CINCINNATI — E.W. Scripps: Q4 Earnings…
Continue ReadingJapan, other G-7 leaders step up Russia sanctions
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other Group of Seven leaders have adopted a set of…
Continue ReadingNigerian lawmaker arrested with nearly $500K ahead of vote
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities say a Nigerian federal lawmaker has been arrested after being caught illegally…
Continue ReadingA generation of high-profile women tech leaders have stepped aside. What’s next?
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN When Susan Wojcicki was named CEO of YouTube in 2014, she was in relatively good company as a woman leader in Silicon…
Continue ReadingWhy today’s inflation report is so important
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Federal Reserve policy is based on trust. The central bank’s ability to maintain stable prices depends on the…
Continue ReadingConsumers keep spending. That might not be good news for them or the Fed
CNN By Alicia Wallace, CNN US consumers kept spending last year despite historically high inflation, not only shelling out for necessities but also…
Continue ReadingMolson Coors’ funny ad went too far, regulator says
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Beer ads try to be funny, but a regulatory group has determined that Molson Coors went too far with a recent ad that…
Continue ReadingEvergy: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Evergy: Q4 Earnings…
Continue ReadingPeople across the world gather to mark war anniversary
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — World landmarks lit up in the colors of Ukraine’s national flag as people across the…
Continue ReadingPeople across the world gather to mark war anniversary
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — World landmarks lit up in the colors of Ukraine’s national flag as people across the…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa: Fallout over power utility CEO’s graft claims
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s troubled state-owned power utility Eskom has appointed an interim chief…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa: Fallout over power utility CEO’s graft claims
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s troubled state-owned power utility Eskom has appointed an interim chief…
Continue ReadingFrontier Communications: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
NORWALK, Conn. — Frontier Communications: Q4 Earnings…
Continue ReadingShe’s the only woman living on an island of convicted criminals
Silvia Marchetti, CNN When Giulia Manca traveled to Pianosa, a former Italian prison island, back in 2011, she was looking forward to a relaxing…
Continue ReadingBlachem: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
MONTVALE, N.J. — Blachem: Q4 Earnings…
Continue ReadingRegal Cinemas owner Cineworld says shareholders will be wiped out
By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, said Friday that it expected…
Continue ReadingSurprising ‘forbidden planet’ discovered outside our solar system
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have found an unusually large planet orbiting a small star, located about 280 light-years from Earth. The…
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