MetLife to Buy Versant Health
MetLife has reached an agreement to buy the managed vision-care company Versant Health from a group of investors led by...
Year: 2020
OECD Revises Growth Forecast Upward for 2020
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has raised its forecast for global economic growth in 2020 but cautioned that...
Fraud Prevention Firm’s Ex-CEO Charged With Fraud
The former CEO of fraud prevention startup NS8 has been charged with fraud for fabricating millions of dollars in revenue...
CFOs On the Move: Week Ending September 18
Sean Sullivan Sean Sullivan will become finance chief at SiriusXM on October 26. Sullivan has served as CFO at AMC...
Ericsson Buys Cradlepoint for $1.1B
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has agreed to buy Cradlepoint, a U.S. wireless networking company, for $1.1 billion. Ericsson said the...
Bolivia’s Interim Leader Exits Election Race to Prevent Morales Party Victory
Bolivia’s interim president, Jeanine Áñez, has pulled out of next month’s presidential election amid falling public support, saying she aimed...
Saudi Royal Family Divides Over Potential Embrace of Israel
An argument is raging behind palace doors in Saudi Arabia: Now that the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have forged...
China Flies Warplanes Near Taiwan as Senior U.S. Diplomat Visits
TAIPEI—Beijing flew military aircraft close to Taiwan on a day that a senior American diplomat met with Taiwan’s president as...
Islamic State, Defeated U.S. Foe, Still Brims With Cash, Ambition
Islamic State remains flush with cash despite setbacks in the past year, holding financial reserves and a range of revenue...
Trump Says Kuwait, Other Countries Ready to Join Middle East Deal
WASHINGTON—President Trump met briefly on Friday with the Kuwaiti ruler’s son and afterward said the small Gulf Arab state would soon...
