Abbott Laboratories has called a halt to its European flu-vaccine sale because of a dissapointing run of initial bids, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Gartmore May Gain Business After Volcker Rule – DealBook Blog …
Gartmore is looking to benefit from the fallout of the “Volcker rule” by hiring proprietary traders to help propel its hedge fund business, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Republicans Block Bill to Aid Small Business – DealBook Blog …
Senate Republicans on Thursday rejected a bill to aid small businesses with expanded loan programs and tax breaks, in a procedural blockade that underscored how fiercely determined the party’s leaders are to deny Democrats any further …
Austin Ventures Backs 'Business Listening' – DealBook Blog …
There’s no shortage of tools for monitoring news and social networking sites, but Austin Ventures is betting on a new one, investing invested $3.5 million in a start-up called Workstreamer that offers “business listening” tools, …
Altman: Obama's Business Plan – DealBook Blog – NYTimes.com
This poisonous dynamic between Washington and business must be fixed — and while both sides should make adjustments, the business community especially needs to make efforts to mend this relationship, Roger C. Altman writes The New York …
Ambiq Micro Wins Another Business Competition – DealBook Blog …
Last week at the 2010 DFJ-Cisco Global Business Plan Competition, Ambiq Micro, a microchip technology start-up, won a $250000 investment from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, the venture capital firm, and Cisco.
Nokia to Exit Wireless Modem Business – DealBook Blog – NYTimes.com
Nokia said Tuesday it would sell its wireless modem business, which has been hurt by Chinese competition, to Renesas Electronics of Japan for $200 million, The New York Times’s Kevin J. O’Brien reports.
Senate Takes Up Small-Business Jobs Bill – DealBook Blog – NYTimes.com
Senate Democratic leaders introduced their long-awaited small-business jobs bill on Tuesday – and in an indication of how urgently legislators viewed the matter, the Senate voted to begin debating the measure even before its details …
Will Obama's Small-Business Plan Survive Congress? – DealBook Blog …
The House and Senate are so far apart on variety of initiatives intended to help small business that it is not clear that they will be able to agree on a bill that contains more than just a few ideas from President Obama’s …
Libertarian Talk, Now on Fox Business Network – DealBook Blog …
The Fox Business Network, which has had trouble finding a loyal audience, is whipping things up with a Tea Party-esque talk show.