Blackstone has paid $ 242bn ($ 2.3 billion) to buy Takeda Consumer Healthcare in what the U.S. private equity group hopes to boost a series of similar asset sales, eventually making it a Japanese national champion in over-the-counter drugs . The acquisition of TCHC will give Blackstone control over the …

Getty Images After the assassination on George Floyd’s Memorial Day, enough people in and around the NFL said just enough about the potential return of quarterback Colin Kaepernick to the NFL to give the impression that Kaepernick would indeed be back. With Labor Day in the fray, that has not …

A Bullish start to the week is underway, fueled by hopes of easing US-China tensions and signals US President Donald Trump will try to track down some coronavirus treatments. Hopes also build that markets will receive supportive remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the central bank in Jackson …

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., is due to appear before a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee in Washington, DC, USA, on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned President Donald Trump at a dinner …

The mail service can be a mess, and I know at least in my neighborhood that we never have an indication these days when the email will appear. Around here, however, the Big Blue View Mailbag is always open on Saturdays. So, let’s do it. Marcus Mewborn asked: I was …