Business

“Hertz loses another $200 million from its EVs”

“Car rental operator Hertz (HTZ) reported it lost another $200 million due to its EV gamble… The company previously said it would sell off 20,000 EVs from its fleet, meaning it will now dispose of 30,000 EVs in its fleet… Continue Reading…

Business

“Americans Throw Away Up to $68 Million in Coins a Year. Here Is Where It All Ends Up.”

“…Americans toss as much as $68 million worth of change each year, according to Reworld. The sustainable-waste processing company is on a treasure-hunt to find it. The company says that in the seven years since it started the effort, it… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Alpine Immune Sciences for $4.9 Billion”

“Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX -0.02%decrease; red down pointing triangle has agreed to acquire Alpine Immune Sciences ALPN -0.01%decrease; red down pointing triangle for $4.9 billion in cash, bolstering its portfolio on kidney diseases as deals in biotechnology continue to heat up. The companies said Wednesday that Vertex would… Continue Reading…

Business

“Israel’s Cyera triples valuation to $1.4 bln in funding led by U.S. investment firm”

“April 9 (Reuters) – Israel’s data security firm Cyera has tripled its valuation to $1.4 billion in less than a year as it raised fresh capital in a series C funding led by U.S. tech-focused fund Coatue Management… The rapid… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Six-Month Federal Budget Deficit: $1.1 Trillion”

“Washington continues to spend like deficits and debt don’t matter, and the politicians would rather you don’t know. For the record, the Congressional Budget Office reported Monday that the federal budget deficit for the first six months of fiscal 2024,… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Private equity firm Silver Lake to take entertainment company Endeavor private at $27.50 a share”

“Private equity firm Silver Lake announced Tuesday that it’s acquiring entertainment company Endeavor Group Holdings for $27.50 a share. Endeavor’s stock rose more than 2% Tuesday afternoon after a brief halt ahead of the announcement. It was trading just under $26 per share. Silver… Continue Reading…

Business

“Japan approves additional $3.9 billion in subsidies for chip firm Rapidus to meet semiconductor goals”

“Japan said Tuesday it has approved up to 590 billion yen ($3.89 billion) in additional subsidies for chipmaker Rapidus Corporation, as the country plays catch up with other nations on semiconductor manufacturing. The latest round of support will include up to… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Credit card debt hits a ‘staggering’ $1.13 trillion…”

“Americans now owe a collective $1.13 trillion on their credit cards, according to a new report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit card balances increased by $50 billion, or roughly 5%, in the fourth quarter of 2023,… Continue Reading…

Business

“Novo Nordisk parent to buy Catalent for $16.5 billion to expand Wegovy supply”

“Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s parent company, Novo Holdings, on Monday said it will acquire drug manufacturer Catalent in a $16.5 billion deal that could help boost the supply of the highly popular weight loss injection Wegovy and diabetes shot Ozempic… Novo Nordisk will then buy three of Catalent’s manufacturing… Continue Reading…

Business

[Splunk] “…just sold for $28 billion”

“Michael Baum’s cybersecurity software company, Splunk, just sold to Cisco for $28 billion. It might have never even existed if Steve Jobs didn’t visit Drexel University in 1983…” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/23/splunk-sold-for-28-billion-steve-jobs-inspired-co-founder-in-college.html Most of the article was not about the business itself so I… Continue Reading…