Just 7 months after spinning off from its parent company, Motorola Mobility will be purchased by Google, Inc. for $12.5... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Capital One opens its wallet for HSBC, Congress
Bloomberg reported yesterday that U.S. based bank Capital One will purchase UK-based HSBC’s U.S. credit card arm for a reported... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Kraft splits like an Oreo – which side will the cream stick to?
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, Kraft is splitting into two publicly-traded companies – one that... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Aim for the stars, and you may just land… huge government contracts
When the final mission of the space shuttle Atlantis completed last Thursday, a new era of U.S. spaceflight began. The... View Article
Continue readingMurdoch’s influence extends to U.S., global politics
The phone hacking scandal currently plaguing News Corp owner Rupert Murdoch began in London, and because of rumors that his... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Companies behind Harry Potter cast a spell on U.S. politics
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 has obliviated all previous box-office records in its opening weekend, grossing $168... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Credit ratings agencies score the U.S. government, and lobby it, too
The ongoing negotiations in Congress over raising the U.S. debt ceiling have prompted Moody’s Corp, a bond rating agency, to... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Union Politics in Connecticut
The Hartford Courant published a story today profiling the spokesmen for the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition in Connecticut. SEBAC... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: The organizations behind silicone implants
The Los Angeles Times published an article in its Science and Environment section today that outlined the politics behind the... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Corporations lobby for tax breaks
An article on the front page of the New York Times yesterday reported on the pressure some major corporations—such as Microsoft—... View Article
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