Derick E. Hingle/Bloomberg News Peter G. Peterson, co-founder of the Blackstone Group. Peter G. Peterson, the billionaire co-founder of the Blackstone Group, was the subject of Deborah Solomon’s “Questions For” column in The New York Times Magazine on Sunday. Ms. Solomon asked Mr. Peterson whether he thought it was fair that his proceeds from Blackstone’s [...]
If you spot copies of an adult magazine being passed around bank offices this month, it may not be what you think. The November issue of Playboy magazine (which DealBook reads, as they say, for the articles) includes a feature titled “How to Destroy a Bank,” which details a financial writer’s plan for protesting the [...]
From Reuters Breakingviews: After a round of golf with his Titleist clubs, a guy pops into the clubhouse for a Maker’s Mark neat before rinsing off under a Moen showerhead. That’s about the closest Fortune Brands comes to synergies. No wonder the conglomerate makes such a tempting target for an activist investor. Shareholders won’t be [...]
Oregon, one of the nation’s most Democratic states, has not elected a Republican governor since Victor Atiyeh won re-election in 1982. But political newcomer and former NBA journeyman Chris Dudley is making a competitive bid to break that losing streak in a close race with Democrat John Kitzhaber, who held the office for two terms [...]
Democrats are trumpeting a record-breaking month of fundraising in September and are hoping it’s a sign that the party base is energizing as Election Day nears. The Democratic National Committee said Monday that it raised over $16 million last month, the most during the 2009-2010 election cycle, according to The Hill. Political parties are required [...]
Some college students have broken up with their former crush, President Barack Obama, and they want their peers to follow suit. That’s the message of a political ad released last week by the College Republican National Committee. The satirical spot called “The Break Up” is running near college campuses in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida and [...]
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