2015年7月2日 星期四

2015-07-03 U.S. Business


Reuters
   
BP reaches $18.7 billion settlement over deadly 2010 spill   
Reuters
HOUSTON BP Plc will pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and five states to resolve nearly all claims from its deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill five years ago in the largest corporate settlement in U.S. history. The agreement adds ...
BP to pay US $18.7 billion settlement over deadly 2010 oil spill   Firstpost
Gulf Coast States Are Big Winners in BP's $18.7 Billion Accord   Bloomberg
BP reaches £12bn record settlement over Gulf oil spill   BBC News
Washington Post   
Chron.com   
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Wall Street Journal
   
Aetna Said to Be Near Deal to Buy Humana for $34 Billion   
New York Times
Aetna is near an agreement to buy its smaller rival Humana for about $34 billion, people briefed on the matter said on Thursday, in what could be the first in a series of mergers among the country's big health insurers. Under the terms, Aetna would pay ...
US health insurer Aetna nears deal to buy rival Humana for about $34 billion ...   Economic Times
Aetna reportedly nears Humana acquisition   Boston Globe
Aetna nears deal to buy Humana for about $34 billion: sources   Reuters Canada
MarketWatch   
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New York Times
   
US Economy Adds 223000 Jobs; Unemployment at 5.3%   
New York Times
Not too hot, not too cold. But not, alas, just right. The economy added a healthy 223,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Thursday, but with other indicators showing wages flat and many Americans remaining on the sidelines, the overall ...

US unemployment falls to 7-year low, but wages are flat   Fox News
Jobless rate at lowest level since '08   Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
US economy adds 233000 jobs   St. Augustine Record
The Globe and Mail   
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Fox Business
   
Oil Heads for Biggest Weekly Drop Since March as Rig Count Rises   
Bloomberg
Oil headed for the biggest weekly decline since March as a rebound in U.S. drilling added to signs that producers will pump into an oversupplied market. Futures in New York fell for a third day and were down 4.9 percent for the week. The number of ...
Financial Briefs   Wall Street Journal
Oil prices drop on rising US rig count, China stock market probe   Reuters UK

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Los Angeles Times
   
Obamacare cash drives healthcare merger mania   
Los Angeles Times
A gusher of Obamacare money is fueling a merger frenzy in U.S. healthcare. The latest jolt came Thursday when Woodland Hills insurer Health Net Inc. agreed to be bought by Medicaid insurer Centene Corp. for $6.8 billion. And more billion-dollar deals ...
Centene to buy Health Net for $6.3B   Minneapolis Star Tribune
Health Net and BP are big market movers   Salt Lake Tribune
Cognizant reaffirms guidance for FY 2015 after Health Net acquired by Centene   Business Standard
Law360 (subscription)   
Sacramento Business Journal   
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NBC Bay Area
   
Statewide Flex Alert Issued for Tuesday and Wednesday Asks California ...   
NBC Bay Area
A Flex Alert has been issued by the agency managing the bulk of California's energy grid, asking residents to reduce their power use Tuesday and Wednesday as temperatures climb. The California Independent System Operator is asking residents to use less ...


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Reuters
   
Asian stocks slip as China rout intensifies, dollar weak   
Reuters
HONG KONG Asian stocks fell on Friday as China's stocks plunged and growing caution before Greece's weekend referendum prompted investors to cut risky bets, while disappointing U.S. employment data weighed on the dollar. In early trade, stocks in ...

China bourses see few signs of relief from volatility   Financial Times
China stocks dive more than 6% to hit lowest levels since March 30   CNBC
Asia shares subdued as US data disappoints, fret over Greek   Moneycontrol.com
BusinessWorld Online Edition   
Bloomberg   
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New York Times
   
Air Passengers Applaud a Justice Dept. Collusion Case   
New York Times
As the manager of her husband's rock band, Jill Meniketti has booked many flights over the past 12 years. She used to buy tickets for the San Francisco-based band, Y&T, two months in advance; now she makes it three to ensure seats for the eight-member ...

The U.S. is investigating airlines for 'unlawful coordination' to keep airfare ...   Mashable
Airlines' undisciplined talk may have led to antitrust probe: experts   Reuters
Feds investigating airlines for collusion   The Hill
KUSI   
JDJournal.com   
Wall Street Journal (blog)   
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New York Times
   
UPDATE 1-FTC approves Dollar Tree's takeover of Family Dollar   
Reuters
(Adds details, background). July 2 (Reuters) - Dollar Tree Inc was given the go-ahead to buy Family Dollar Stores Inc by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on condition that they sell 330 Family Dollar stores, putting to rest a year-long merger saga.
Dollar Tree and Family Dollar Will Sell 330 Stores to Seal Merger Deal   New York Times
11 Family Dollar stores in Md. to become Dollar Express   Baltimore Sun
Dollar Tree, Family Dollar $9.2B merger approved   The Virginian-Pilot
The Chattanoogan   
WMDT   
Napa Valley Register   
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The Guardian
   
Solar Impulse close to Hawaii after breaking non-stop solo flight record   
The Guardian
A solar-powered plane on the riskiest leg of a round-the-globe bid is closing in on Hawaii after a record-breaking flight which has tested its exhausted pilot to the limit in “difficult” conditions. Veteran Swiss aviator Andre Borschberg, who has spent ...
Solar-powered plane breaks solo flight record across Pacific to Hawaii   Financial Express
UPDATE 1-Solar-powered plane breaks solo flight record across Pacific to Hawaii   Reuters
Solar Impulse breaks record for non-stop solo flight   Telegraph.co.uk
NDTV   
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
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