Goldman Banker Diaspora Offers New Hiring Opportunity, Bok Says

Boutique investment banks are finding more opportunities to hire from giant U.S. rivals, said Scott Bok, the chief executive officer of Greenhill & Co. European banks remain “a relatively fertile ground” for recruiting as their leaders work to cut costs amid declining revenue, Bok said Tuesday at a conference held by Credit Suisse Group AG.

What the Net Neutrality Rollback Means for Netflix Users

Under President Donald Trump’s newly-minted chairman, the Federal Communications Commission is quickly working to eliminate regulations created to ensure internet service providers grant equal access to all web content – the rules commonly known as “net neutrality.” The shift is part of an unspooling of FCC policies from the Obama administration.

Moelis Wins Massive Mandate for Saudi Aramco IPO – Report

Moelis , a New York based boutique investment bank, has won the largest-ever equity advisory mandate for Saudi Aramco’s long anticipated initial public offering, The Financial Times reported Tuesday. Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, has been considering Moelis, founded by Ken Moelis during the 2007 financial crisis, among others including Rothschild and Lazard to advise on the complex deal since September, according to reports.

Futures Lower, Asia Mixed as Investors Seek Guidance

Futures for U.S. markets were negative late Tuesday despite an up day on Wall Street, highlighting the schizophrenic trading environment where investors are worried about the current administration but pleased with earnings season so far. The S&P 500 slipped 0.12%, Nasdaq 0.01% and the Dow Jones Industrials Average 0.03% at 9:18 p.m. EST.

ALA denounces recent FCC Lifeline revocations, report retractions

On February 3, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission revoked all of the designations of Lifeline Broadband Providers and ordered the retraction of multiple reports, including the ” E-rate Modernization Progress Report ” and ” Improving the Nation’s Digital Infrastructure .” ALA is dismayed by these actions to reduce digital opportunity and revise the public record.

Snap IPO: Millennials Love It, Should Investors?

Form S-1 is used to register securities with the SEC and provides prospective investors the first glimpse at a company’s financials and other data the company wishes to disclose. Snap’s S-1 has the standard balance sheet and income and cash flow statements, but it includes a lot of juicy details, as well.

Nuance Boosts Bookings on Healthcare, Automotive Demand

Increasingly, Nuance has sought to make many different tasks easier, whether it’s transcribing doctors’ notes into electronic medical records or having automobile entertainment systems understand commands from drivers. Coming into Tuesday’s fiscal first-quarter financial report, Nuance investors were prepared for slight declines in revenue and earnings per share, but the company managed to score a slight sales gain on big gains in new bookings.

Lobbying world

Capitol Counsel hired Stacie Aman as a principal within its healthcare team. Aman comes from Golden Living, a provider of home health, hospice, rehabilitative therapy and assisted-living care services, where she served as the company’s top lobbyist and public affairs strategist.

Gilead’s Biggest Blockbusters Are Fading Fast, Biotech Warns

Gilead Sciences Inc.’s massive hepatitis C franchise is fading, the company warned Tuesday, projecting that sales this year could be just two-thirds of what investors had been expecting. Revenue from the company’s drugs for the viral infection will be $7.5 billion to $9 billion in 2017, Gilead said in a statement.

Overnight Tech: Dems vow to fight for net neutrality | FCC chief…

DEMS DRAW THE LINE ON NET NEUTRALITY: Democrats on Tuesday vowed to stand firm against any efforts by Republicans to roll back the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules. “The big broadband barons and their Republican allies want to turn back the clock and make big cable and big cellphone companies the gatekeepers for internet access,” Sen. Ed Markey said at a press conference in the Capitol.

Orbital ATK sues Pentagon over plans to award a space robots contract to a Canadian-owned firm

Orbital ATK, a Dulles-based aerospace manufacturer, is suing the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency over plans to award a Canadian firm a $15 million contract to build a fleet of space-faring robots capable of repairing government and commercial satellites. Orbital argues the federal program, called the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites, would unfairly compete with its own privately funded effort, a system called the Mission Extension Vehicle 1, backed by at least $200 million from investors.

Iger ‘Open’ to Staying at Disney, Bullish on ESPN Digital Distribution

Disney CEO Bob Iger says he’s “open” to postponing his retirement, while he’s confident new digital pay-TV platforms will help declines in cable-TV subscriptions to the sports network. When asked on the company’s quarterly conference call Tuesday about a recent The Wall Street Journal report that he might extend his contract beyond a previously planned retirement date of June 2018, Iger demurred, and then read a carefully prepared statement.

Why Crisper Therapeutics Tumbled 12.4% in January

However, ongoing uncertainty about who owns the rights to this intellectual property may have contributed to shares slipping12.4% last month,according to S&P Global Market Intelligence . Crisper Therapeutics is one of a small group of new biotech start-ups that are researching CRISPR-Cas9, an approach that could potentially reshape disease caused by genetic mutation.

Twin Cities airport to get automated security lanes

The Metropolitan Airports Commission on Monday approved the purchase of the lanes, which promise to increase the capacity of passenger screening by as much as 40 percent by using automatic bin dispensers and conveyors, Minnesota Public Radio reported . The Transportation Security Administration recommended the new system.

Seattle to cut ties with Wells Fargo over oil pipeline

Paul Cheoketen, of the Wagner Saanich First Nations tribe, raises his arms as he ends his comments in favor of divestiture before a Seattle City Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Seattle. The City Council is scheduled to vote on whether to … divest $3 billion in city funds from Wells Fargo over its funding of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Panera Bread Rises Higher on Solid Growth, Optimistic Outlook

At the same time that it has sought to use ingredients in its menu items that consumers can trust, Panera has also worked hard to keep up with changes in the marketplace that have changed the way customers want to place orders and have items ready for them when they arrive. Coming into Tuesday’s fourth-quarter financial report, Panera investors had high hopes that the fast-casual company would be able to keep its sales and income growing at a steady pace.

How FireEye Inc. Burned to the Ground

FireEye’s revenue stayed roughly flat year-over-year at $184.7 million, but that represented a big slowdown from its double-digit growth in previous quarters and missed forecasts by $6.3 million. Billings fell 14% annually to $221.8 million, which missed the company’s prior forecast of $230 million to $250 million.

Arkansas House passes bill aimed at collecting Amazon taxes

Amazon would be required to tell Arkansas customers they owe the state sales tax under a bill approved by the House Tuesday, one of two efforts by lawmakers to recover millions in tax revenue from the e-commerce giant. The bill approved by the House on a 54-46 vote would also require Amazon and other out-of-state companies without a physical presence in Arkansas to provide a list to finance officials of purchases made by state residents.

4 Key Quotes From Amd Ceo Lisa Su

Ryzen, the company’s new CPU, aims to go toe-to-toe with Intel AMD reported its fourth-quarter results in January, concluding its fifth consecutive year of losses. The situation could improve dramatically this year if Ryzen and Vega drive market share gains, something the market is already pricing in.

Report card

Sweden has been experimenting with six-hour days, with workers getting the chance to work fewer hours on full pay, but now the most high-profile two-year trial has ended – has it all been too good to be true? Assistant nurse Emilie Telander, 26, cheers as one of the day patients at Svartedalen’s elderly care home in Gothenburg manages to roll a six in a game of Ludo. But her smile fades as she describes her own luck running out at the end of the year, when after 23 months of six-hour shifts, she was told to go back to eight-hour days.

PaycomVoice: 5 Ways To Stand Out To Secure That Next Promotion

Have you ever been passed over for a promotion and wondered what you could have done differently? Or what your recently promoted colleague had that you didn’t? The answer very well may be that he or she exceeded expectations on a daily basis and always gave a little extra. If you continually show commitment to go above and beyond your job description, the impact could be significant.

PaycomVoice: An Open Letter To HR

We know you are juggling the challenges of managing benefits, payroll, hiring and onboarding. The struggle is real, right? We understand these tasks are crucial to the success of the organization, but we need information.

Who made my car?

They have been making trucks at the factory, outside Detroit, since 1938, and you don’t get much more American than the chunky, no-nonsense, big-tyred Dodge Ram 1500s that roll out from the 87-acre site every day. The Kogod School of Business at American University in Washington DC compiles an annual index of the cars Americans drive – and where they are made.

Dems come out swinging on net neutrality

Democrats on Tuesday vowed to stand firm against any efforts by Republicans to roll back the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules. “The big broadband barons and their Republican allies want to turn back the clock and make big cable and big cellphone companies the gatekeepers for internet access,” Sen. Ed Markey Dems come out swinging on net neutrality Senators introduce resolution in support of Australia after Trump call Dem senator: Trump ‘trying to rig’ Supreme Court MORE Supporters of the internet rules, which require broadband providers to treat all traffic the same, are worried net neutrality could be on the chopping block under a GOP-controlled Congress and FCC.

Democratic senators push to save net neutrality rules under Trump

Democratic senators have promised to fight any move by President Donald Trump’s administration to gut the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules. Any moves by Trump or the Republican-controlled FCC to roll back the 2015 regulations will meet stiff resistance from Democratic lawmakers and digital rights groups, the five senators said during a press conference Tuesday.

This activist group is trying to oust Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook’s chairman

Mark Zuckerberg should give up some of his control over Facebook by relinquishing his position as chairman of the board, according to a new proposal by a consumer watchdog group and a few shareholders. The proposal , led by SumOfUs, claims that Facebook’s future success requires “a balance of power between the CEO and the board,” and that without a chairman who is independent of the company, Facebook could act without repercussions against investors.

How Ajit Pai could impact your Netflix stream

Under President Donald Trump’s newly-minted chairman, the Federal Communications Commission is quickly working to eliminate regulations created to ensure internet service providers grant equal access to all web content – the rules commonly known as “net neutrality.” The shift is part of an unspooling of FCC policies from the Obama administration.

Airline Industry Executives Will Meet With Trump on Thursday, Sources Say

Leaders from the U.S. airline industry are scheduled to attend a morning meeting with President Trump on Thursday, sources said. It’s not clear exactly who from the airline industry will attend the meeting, but CEOs from some carriers, some airport executives, and Nick Calio, president of Airline for America, the industry trade group, are expected, the sources said Tuesday.