No, Bloomberg Doesn't Want To Buy The Mets
NEW YORK — As a billionaire, Mayor Michael Bloomberg could afford to buy the Mets. But that's one job that he's not looking to step into after h...
NEW YORK — As a billionaire, Mayor Michael Bloomberg could afford to buy the Mets. But that's one job that he's not looking to step into after h...
Posted 02.08.2012 | New York
It's another round for Bloomberg versus the teachers union and it's looking like the latter has won the approval of New York City voters. A new po...
The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.09.2012 | Business
Though many think of Johnny Depp when pirating comes up, avoiding the real-life bandits of the seas is a multi-billion dollar problem for the shipping...
Yvette Kantrow | Posted 02.06.2012 | Media
As of now, it's not clear if Reuters magazine is just a one-off or not, though Impoco in Capital New York called it a "proof-of-concept exercise" to see if Reuters can "do a print product as part of our consumer-facing push." Consumer-facing? At Davos?
Reuters | Posted 02.03.2012 | New York
(Adds comment from Bloomberg, city officials, details) By Joan Gralla Feb 2 (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Blo...
The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.25.2012 | Business
German Chancellor Angela Merkel kicked off the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort town of Davos Wednesday with a keynote address that aimed to r...
The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.24.2012 | Business
The jobs crisis is an oft-discussed topic on the campaign trail, and it is likely to come up tonight in President Obama's State of the Union address, ...
AP | CHRIS HAWLEY | Posted 01.24.2012 | New York
NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that New York police used "terrible judgment" in showing counterterrorism trainees a documentary...
AP | By CHRIS HAWLEY | Posted 01.24.2012 | New York
NEW YORK -- An 80-story skyscraper under construction at ground zero will have to stop at seven stories unless the developer can line up more tenants,...
Posted 01.23.2012 | New York
As his third-term inches towards the end, Mayor Bloomberg is dishing out on who he thinks will succeed him in City Hall. In an interview with The ...
Reuters | Posted 01.14.2012 | Business
* Gordian Sword: "We just might do a good thing for America" * Jan. letter says success of firm rests on "secret formula" ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 01.13.2012 | Media
NEW YORK -- Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is a candidate to buy the New Republic, according to sources familiar with the matter. A deal has not yet...
Reuters | Posted 01.13.2012 | New York
(Corrects paragraph 4 to read "1.1 million students," not "teachers") By Joan Gralla Jan 12 (Reuters) - New York City t...
HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 01.11.2012 | Media
NEW YORK -- The New Republic is on the market once again. But so far, its unclear if any media companies are interested in buying the influential, alb...
Posted 12.27.2011 | New York
Mayor Bloomberg announced in a press conference on Tuesday that the life expectancy for New Yorkers has reached an all-time high, with babies born in...
Posted 12.21.2011 | Food
An article in Bloomberg today argues that restaurant stocks, which have seen some steep declines in recent months, may be the "canary in the coal mine...
The Gloss | Posted 12.16.2011 | Women
Which makes it feel less lacy and more awful, doesn't it? To be fair, we don't know exactly where you buy your underwear, but if it's Victoria's Se...
Posted 12.14.2011 | New York
According to a new survey released on Wednesday, New Yorkers approve of Mayor Bloomberg's overall job performance, despite disapproving of his handlin...
Preeti Vissa | Posted 02.07.2012 | Business
The work of financial reform is far from done. Knowing now what they should have known a couple of years ago, Congress should revisit major structural reforms like restoring Glass-Steagall.
Carol Pierson Holding | Posted 01.22.2012 | Business
The financial industry could greatly improve its reputation if its members actively supported laws to fix income inequities. This would be CSR in its ultimate incarnation, doing well by doing the right thing. Actions like these would show true leadership.
The Daily Beast | Posted 01.21.2012 | Media
With an army of reporters and wonky information services, the media company is expanding from Wall Street to Washington, Where it hopes to control--ev...
Robin Koerner | Posted 01.18.2012 | Politics
Here is the critical strategic lesson for the "Ron Paul nation." If they want to make things tip in their favor sooner rather than later, they need to decide now -- and let it be widely known -- that they will vote for Ron Paul.
HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 11.16.2011 | New York
In the wake of yesterday's evictions, hundreds of protestors stood outside Zuccotti Park waiting for word from the court on whether they would be allo...
Posted 11.16.2011 | Comedy
When Occupy Wall Street first started, the protesters knew two things: They were in this for the long haul, and they could probably expect to clash wi...
Richard Schiffman | Posted 01.12.2012 | New York
The mood has changed in the OWS encampment from early euphoria to one of hunkering down for the long siege. It is getting cold, people are falling sick, squabbling over space, stuff is being stolen, nerves are fraying.
AP | Posted 02.09.2012 | New York