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New York Plans Bigger Recycling Effort - New York Times (blog)
The city's Department of Sanitation currently sends three million tons of solid waste to landfills annually, administration officials said. “If we're going to be the most innovative city in the world, we also have to be the greenest – because that's ...
Royal Bank of Scotland to Cut 3500 Jobs - New York Times (blog)
The bank has hired the advisory investment bank Lazard to find a new owner for its struggling equities business, according to a person briefed on the matter. On Thursday, RBS said it was in discussions with a number of potential buyers for that ...
Apple Aims to Take On the Textbook Market - New York Times (blog)
The event will showcase a new push by Apple into the digital textbook business, but will not feature any new devices, according to a person close to the company who did not want to be identified talking about it before it occurred. ...
Morning Take-Out - New York Times (blog)
REUTERS Owners of New Republic Seek Sale or New Investors | The New Republic, the nearly century-old magazine that helped define modern American liberalism, has been put up for sale, people briefed on the matter said on Tuesday. ...
NYSE and Deutsche Borse Chiefs to Discuss Plans to Save Merger - New York Times (blog)
... NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse plan to meet on Wednesday to discuss the next steps in the planned merger of their two companies, as European antitrust regulators take steps to block the proposed deal, according to a person briefed on the matter. ...
WebMD Takes Down For-Sale Sign - New York Times (blog)
But that idea never had much basis in reality, and WebMD was not seriously considered to be part of that plan, according to a person briefed on the matter. WebMD plans to remain independent, though its future as a stand-alone business is expected to be ...
Blackmon and Stecklow Join the Exit of Veterans From The Journal - New York Times (blog)
In a hybrid arrangement, according to a colleague of Mr. Blackmon's who did not want to be identified discussing personnel matters, he will be spending much of the coming year covering politics for The Washington Post. Mr. Blackmon declined to comment. ...
Bank of America Lays Off Co-Head of Asia M.&A. - New York Times (blog)
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED The co-head of Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Asia mergers and acquisitions team, Michael Cho, has been laid off, a person briefed on the matter told DealBook on Monday. Mr. Cho was let go as part of what the person said was ...
Morning Take-Out - New York Times (blog)
... a takeover attempt by Carl C. Icahn, is near an agreement to buy Summit Entertainment, the company behind the “Twilight” films, and could pay about $400 million, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. ...
White House to Propose Pay Raise for Federal Workers - New York Times (blog)
By HELENE COOPER The White House will propose a .5 percent pay raise for civilian federal employees in the 2013 budget, an administration official said on Friday. The increase is bound to run into opposition from Republicans in Congress, ...
Brooklyn Girl, 3, Found Fatally Wounded in Apartment - New York Times (blog)
“There's no charges on the mother yet,” said the official, who requested anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. “But we're almost positive she's the reason the child is dead.” It was not immediately clear if other children had been taken from ...
Citigroup's Deal to Sell OneMain Collapses - New York Times (blog)
By BEN PROTESS Citigroup's effort to sell a consumer-lending business has collapsed in recent days, as wobbly markets and a lackluster economy shut down hopes for a deal, a person briefed on the matter said. Last year Citigroup began exclusive talks ...
Morning Take-Out - New York Times (blog)
... investigating the collapse of MF Global have expanded their inquiry to include the actions of the CME Group, the operator of the main exchange where the commodities brokerage firm conducted business, according to people briefed on the matter. ...
MF Global Inquiry Turns to Its Primary Regulator - New York Times (blog)
The results of these cursory reviews, which include divisions at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, are expected to be released in the next few weeks, according to one of the people briefed on the matter. But there are roughly 100 futures brokers, ...
Lawyers Intercede in Rift Between Olbermann and Current - New York Times (blog)
The former staff member, who said he was stunned by Mr. Olbermann's behavior, requested anonymity out of concern for his employment status. Mr. Price said, “Keith has never raised his voice or berated anyone on the 'Countdown' staff. ...
Barnes & Noble Said to Put Publishing House Up for Sale - New York Times (blog)
By JULIE BOSMAN Barnes & Noble has put Sterling Publishing up for sale, nearly a decade after it purchased the publishing house, said a person briefed on the matter. The move is another sign that Barnes & Noble, the nation's largest bookstore chain, ...
Barnes & Noble Said to Put Publishing House Up for Sale - New York Times (blog)
By JULIE BOSMAN Barnes & Noble has put Sterling Publishing up for sale, nearly a decade after it bought the publishing house, a person briefed on the matter said Wednesday. The move was another sign that Barnes & Noble, the nation's largest bookstore ...
With New CEO, Yahoo Charts Independent Course - New York Times (blog)
Those talks are ongoing, although they will take at least six weeks to complete because of the wealth of details that must be negotiated, people briefed on the matter said. Even if a deal is announced, it could take a year to close. ...
McCain to Endorse Romney in New Hampshire - New York Times (blog)
Mr. McCain will travel with Mr. Romney on the candidate's bus in the Granite State and will endorse his one-time rival, according to a person familiar with the campaign's plans. One of the stops for Mr. Romney on the New Hampshire tour Wednesday is at ...
Liquidation Is Expected for Sportcraft - New York Times (blog)
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED Sportcraft, a maker of recreational sports gear like pool tables, air hockey and horseshoe sets, plans to file for liquidation as soon as Friday, a person briefed on the matter has told DealBook. The planned Chapter 7 filing ...
An Election Year Dawns Without Keith Olbermann - New York Times (blog)
The people spoke on condition of anonymity because speaking publicly could jeopardize their jobs. Current's president, David Bohrman, did not respond to requests for comment on Thursday, on what is traditionally a holiday week. ...
'Hand to God' to Return for 8 Weeks, Possibly Longer - New York Times (blog)
The executives, who would speak only on condition of anonymity because the discussions with producers are meant to be private, said that proposals included an Off-Broadway run in 2012 and a possible Broadway production during the 2012-13 season. ...
Chicago Sun Times Said to Be Sold - New York Times (blog)
The person, who declined to be identified because the agreement was not yet final, said the sale price was approximately $20 million with no assumption of debt. That is a low price for a major metropolitan daily, especially given the size of the ...
Yahoo to Consider Sale of Asian Assets - New York Times (blog)
Should the board reject the offer, Alibaba and Softbank are prepared to bid for all of Yahoo in conjunction with private equity partners, the person briefed on the matter said. The deal — officially called a tax-free cash-rich split — would not be ...
Times Co. Negotiating to Sell Regional Newspapers - New York Times (blog)
... at the end of the month after a meeting with the company chairman, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., who raised the issue of new leadership, according to people with knowledge of the meeting who declined to be identified discussing confidential business. ...