Mar 5th, 2010 · Lonnie Bunch, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, has been traveling the country — and the globe — and gathering new acquisitions for the museum, which is slated to open in Washington, DC in 2015. New pieces include Michael Jackson's fedora and a pair of middle passage shackles.
Feb 4th, 2010 · Kenneth D. Lewis, former Bank of America chief executive, was sued Thursday for fraud by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo who charged bank officials with knowingly keeping shareholders in the dark about huge losses at Merrill Lynch in order to smooth the way for the bank's acquisition of the large stock broker.
Jan 10th, 2010 · This past week, Apple bought ad company Quattro Wireless for nearly $300 million, just on the heels of Google's November acquisition of AdMob for $750 million. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Gene Munster, a research analyst for the investment firm Piper-Jaffray, about the war for ads on mobile devices that's taking shape between Apple and Google.
Dec 21st, 2009 · French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis said it would pay $1.9 billion for Chattem, a specialist in over-the-counter remedies. The acquisition headlines a busy day of wheeling and dealing in the drug industry.
Nov 3rd, 2009 · The $34 billion deal would be the biggest acquisition ever for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Oct 22nd, 2009 · The Treasury and Federal Reserve both announced new rules Thursday that would curb pay at U.S. financial institutions. Andrew Ross Sorkin, chief mergers and acquisitions reporter for The New York Times, discusses what effect the cuts are likely to have on Wall Street.
Oct 12th, 2009 · Ohio's attorney general is suing Bank of America on behalf of shareholders in some of the state's pension plans. He says the bank misled shareholders during its acquisition of Merrill Lynch, a move that cost the pension plans tens of millions of dollars. Business experts are watching this lawsuit carefully because, if the state wins, it could open the floodgates for other shareholders to file similar litigation.
Oct 1st, 2009 · Bank of America says its embattled Chief Executive Ken Lewis will step down at the end of the year. Lewis is one of the most powerful and influential figures in the banking business. But he has spent the past year taking heat for his bank's controversial acquisition of Merrill Lynch.