United States Steel Corp. Big has agreed to acquire the remaining .10.1% stake in Big River Steel LLC for 74 million, giving the steelmaker ownership of one of the country’s newest, most advanced steel mills. Osola, Arch of the Big River. Owned by Mills, US Steel rivals Newcore Corp., one …
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Goldam Sachs Group Inc. China is moving to acquire 100% ownership of its securities joint venture, deepening its investment in the world’s second-largest economy after a 17-year partnership with domestic brokerage. New York-based bank Goldm Sachs is applying to Chinese regulators for full control of the securities and has signed …
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MSNBC named Rashida Jones as the network’s president, a source said, adding that a major upheaval was caused by a news channel that has raised its profile with political coverage, but has struggled to keep up with rivals this year. Ms. Jones, who is currently serving as senior vice president …
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Drug development for sickle-cell disease, largely neglected for decades, is becoming a crowded field: two papers published on Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine give promising results from a study of experimental therapies, including Crisper gene editing for the disease. In addition, Beam Therapeutics Inc. The American Society …
Read More »Barnes and Noble’s new boss Chen tries to save and preserve traditional bookselling
A year ago, there was little control over the choice of book at John Radford’s Idho Funds, Idaho-managed Barnes and Noble stores. New York officials decided which title to carry. The retailer’s 600-plus stores were expected to follow that blueprint. Mr. R. Dford stockpiled dozens of James Patterson and John …
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