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Merck in talks to acquire Cubist Pharmaceuticals for more than $7 billion - NYT
2014-12-06 06:44:09| Biotech - Topix.net
Merck & Co Inc is in talks to acquire Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc for more than $7 billion in a deal that could be announced as early as next week, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people briefed on the matter. Merck will likely pay roughly $100 a share for Cubist, valuing the company that makes drugs to fight superbugs, in the range of $7.5 billion, the people said.
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New Subprime Auto Loan Boom Gets Tarnished in NYT Article
2014-07-28 19:23:04| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
The Situation: Last Sundays issue of the New York Times, had a front page article about how subprime lenders may be overcharging credit impaired consumer for auto loans. The article continued on two full newspaper pages with photos of beleaguered borrowers with stories of repossessions and misleading lending practices. The ominous title of the article was Easy Credit, Hard to Repay and the subhead read Exorbitant Rates in Subprime Boom for Used Cars The Significance: Here is a listing of some of the red flagging content in the article: The surge in subprime auto lending & lack of caution resembles the subprime mortgage market of years past. Subprime auto loans have increased 130 % in last five years Investors are pouring tons of money into the subprime market Loans are then bundled as bonds & securities for sale to insurance companies and mutual funds The NYT article cited several loan cases where interest rates exceeded 23% In spite of warnings, subprime loan volume was up 15% to $146 B in 1st Qtr. See just how damaging this article may be to the subprime lenders and dealers ______________________________________________________ The Article New Subprime Auto Loan Boom Gets Tarnished in NYT Article appeared first on Automotive Digest.
NYT Launches Standalone Opinion App
2014-06-04 23:38:02| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The new subscription plan will cost $6 every four weeks, and provide access to all the paper's opinion content.
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NYT Adding 2 New Digital Subscription Plans
2014-03-26 21:34:54| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
NYT Now and Times Premier are scheduled to launch April 2.
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Ap, Nyt Awol on FCC's Newsroom Snooping Proposal
2014-02-22 18:09:21| Telecom - Topix.net
On Thursday, Kyle Drennen at NewsBusters noted that none of the three broadcast networks had covered the intent of the Federal Communications Commission, in the words of Byron York at the Washington Examiner , to "send government contractors into the nation's newsrooms to determine whether journalists are producing articles, television reports, ... (more)
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