by Matt Sussis | Mar 21, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON—Vertical mergers—or combinations of companies which are not direct competitors—usually face relatively little regulatory scrutiny and rarely go to court. But legal experts say the high-stakes trial over the potential $85 billion merger between Time Warner...
by Matt Sussis | Feb 28, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON—After a social media post by a well-known public figure caused shares of a public company to plummet in value last week, some legal analysts considered the question: Can celebrities trade on tweets? “Sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or...
by Joey Mendolia | Feb 9, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Philip Mezey, president and CEO of Liberty Lake-based energy and resource management giant Itron, spoke before a full Senate committee hearing on energy infrastructure Thursday. Held by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and headed by...
by Matt Sussis | Feb 8, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON—Wall Street traders and cyber hackers are working hand-in-glove to exploit and profit off companies’ cyber vulnerabilities, posing new challenges for regulators, according to a new research paper out of Columbia Law School. In effect, traders and companies...
by Matt Sussis | Feb 6, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON—The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its largest single-day points decline in trading Monday, but the decline paled in comparison to past selloffs in terms of percent — and the market was able to rebound in trading Tuesday. The Dow closed up 567...
by Jasmine Khayami | Feb 2, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – While Apple reported record-high revenue above consensus expectations in its first quarter earnings Thursday, weaker iPhone units confirmed some investors’ fears. Apple shipped 77.3 million iPhones during the quarter, below analyst expectations, and...
