Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, mentioned they have filed a registration statement for a proposed initial public offering of $400 million of its common stock. "The offering is being made through an underwriting group led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. BofA Merrill Lynch and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are also acting as joint book-running... [read news]
After the U.S. District Court in Maryland dismissed in 2010 the last two antitrust claims Novell filed against in Microsoft involving WordPerfect and Quattro Pro, two software products Novell owned between 1994 and 1996, the company stated they would not back down and planned to file an appeal. “’Although the underlying lawsuit involves complex issues of antitrust law, the primary question before us is one of contract interpretation: whether... [read news]
It is well know that in the recent years before his death Osama bin Laden had decided to step down from the actual leadership of Al-Qaeda and chose to act as a symbolic figurehead for the global terrorist movement. Of course, Al-Qaeda backed up his plan and supported Osama bin Laden's apparent gravitas while also depicting him as a saintly, ascetic figure who had renounced all world's concerns in pursuit of his cause. Why did they choose to do... [read news]
According to Reuters many rich countries have missed a U.N. deadline in aiding developing countries combat climate change. Of all countries only Russia and Ukraine sent a letter by 1 May and that was to state they did not agree to send $30 billion in initial "fast-start" climate funds from 2010-12. The lack of response is a set back as the initial deal hoped to raise $200 billion by 2020. "There are too many empty multilateral accounts,"... [read news]
If none of the new smartphones which hit the market recently caught your attention be ready for a new surprise: Sprint and Motorola have announced that they are adding a pair of Android Smartphones of their own to the lineup. That’s right! The Motorola Titanium is the first of the two and it curiously resembles a Blackberry. The Titanium has a QWERTY keyboard on the front and a 3.1” touchscreen. What is curious about this new... [read news]
Katie Couric is thinking about a deal with ABC after CBS gave up on its plans to produce a syndicated talk show for the evening news anchor. According to undisclosed sources CBS decided two weeks ago to take back the offer. "The negotiations just went on way too long," said a person familiar with the situation at CBS. "The deal just kept getting more and more rich, with more and more people involved." The source also mentioned that... [read news]
Bottle feeding past one year of life may increase the risk of childhood obesity by promoting the consumption of calories, suggests a study made by the Center for Research and Education Obesity Temple University and State University Ohio in the United States published in the journal "The Journal of Pediatrics. " Experts agree that obesity prevention should begin before children start school.The study suggests that limiting the prolonged... [read news]
