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Government Investigation Could Lead To Criminal Prosecution Of Company Allegedly Responsible For Santa Barbara Oil Spill
Municipal, state and federal government officials have launched an investigation of the recent California oil spill, which could lead to the criminal prosecution of company officials who are said to be responsible.
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San Francisco City Officials Mull Over Regulations On Short-Term Housing Rental Companies
San Francisco City Hall officials are deliberating on proposed regulations to short-term housing rental companies such as Airbnb.
General Motors' Warren Technical Center Renovation Expected To Generate 2,600 New Salaried Jobs
General Motors officials are planning to spend $1 billion for the rennovation of its aging Warren Technical Center, which is expected to generate 2,600 new salaried jobs, according to the Wall Street Journal.
J.C. Penney To Begin Selling Sephora Products Online Later This Month
J.C. Penney will begin selling Sephora products online by later this month, Reuters reports, adding that the company plans to add more outlets in locations across the country.
Wal-Mart's New Unlimited Shipping Service Delivers Products To Customers Within Three Days
Wal-Mart is in the planning stages of launching an unlimited online shipping service later this summer, which promises to deliver products to customers within three days.
IBM Corp. Expands Ad Campaign Reach With Facebook Partnership
IBM Corp. officials and their counterparts over at Facebook have launched a partnership designed to bring personalized data about customers to the technology and consulting corporation's marketing cloud clients.
Wendy’s Officials Hope To Make Up To $475 Million By Mid-2016 Through The Sale Of Restaurants To Franchisees
Wendy's officials are hoping to raise up to $475 million by mid-year 2016, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing company plans to sell 640 company-owned restaurants to franchisees.
Herbalife Shares Jump After Better-Than-Expected Earnings Announcement
Shares of Herbalife Ltd. increased by as much as 17 percent on Tuesday, despite recent complications with federal investigations and sluggish growth.
Microsoft’s Speculated Salesforce Bid Sparks 6.2 Percent Stock Jump For Enterprise Platform
Microsoft officials are speculated to announce a sales bid for Salesforce.com, an enterprise platform for cloud software, leading to shares of the latter jumping by 6.2 percent on Tuesday.
Netflix Officials Urge FCC To Block AT&T’s DirecTV Purchase
Netflix officials have written a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking them to block AT&T's recent purchase of DirecTV.