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"Cable cowboy" John Malone goes on empire-building spree again- report
Billionaire John Malone is building a cable empire once more as the firms he is backing have announced or are cooking up acquisitions amounting to more than $80 billion, Bloomberg reported.
BlackBerry hires former Sony Ericsson executive as head for loss-making devices business
Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. has hired Ron Louks as head of its loss-making devices business. Louks had served as chief executive officer at OpenNMS Group and as head of technology at Sony Ericsson.
Clinton endorses controversial private equity-backed for-profit higher education chain- report
Former President of the United States Bill Clinton is the Honorary Chancellor of a controversial private equity-backed Laureate Education Inc, a for-profit company, Bloomberg reported.
Merrill Lynch & Co's Cash Management Account creator Thomas Chrystie passes away
The creator of the Cash Management Account which drove Merrill Lynch & Co to become a full-service financial provider passed away after years of battling Alzheimer's disease.