On two occasions during the 2016 president ial campaign. Was he there as a campaigner or a senator. That is the big question. There are growing calls from both democrats and some republicans for session to recuse himself from the russia probe. He himself said he will if it comes down to that, if the fbi does refer a case to the Justice Department, sessions has said he will recuse himself. So that he is already said but he has got a lot more to say, and he will say it at a News Conference any moment now. We will bring that you. Well bring it to you what what it begins. The big story, market story, the Parent Company of snapchat, disappearing messaging app. The first hightech ipo we had this year. Im watching the screen with you, david. Seen underlying optimism. All that worried. Little bit of profittaking. Talk about the headliner today. That is the debut of snapchat, pricing at 11 a share. Opening a little later this morning at 20 a share. Trading high as 26. 05 a share. Still a 44 gai
Different alarm. Often a critic, Rupert Murdoch takes a shot. Google with harsh tweets about privacy. Family dollar at center of a bidding war. Dollar general announcing an offer to buy rival discount retailer for 78. 50 a share in cash, total transaction valued 9. 7 billion, counters dollar trees 74. 50 a share, cash and stock bid. So much, jim for not everybody working in late august in the summer. Somebodys working here. This is interesting. This was what we first thought would happen. Exactly. Surprised that dollar wasnt involved because its a better fit. You can tell from the stocks reaction, people agree. I like allcash bid. Lots of overlap in the two, youll be able to take out more cost. Thats what we like about takeovers, consolidation and cost taken out. Even icahn in Family Dollar and precipitated all of this at least public conversation we know discussions with Family Dollar and dollar tree had been going on for some time before icahns involvement. He himself thought that Do
Good morning and welcome to march. Stocks try to finish the week with a climbing to record highs after, oh, a brief weakness yesterday into the close. The sequester deadline finally arrives with no compromise in sight. Plus, in Corporate News, groupon out. Its ceo and in an unusual cliff, wait until you hear the email that andrew mason sent to employees announcing his own firing. Ill ask ben white if politico got this email, too. Its friday, march 1st, 2013. Squawk box begins right now. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to squawk box here on cnbc. Im becky quick along with joe kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Our guest host this hour is zach carabell. Also ben white who is politico chief economic correspondent. Gentlemen, welcome to both of you. Thank you for getting up early. It is a grait great day to have you both with us. Were talking about the wall street situation and washington. We have stocks and the sequester, the s p coming off its fourth straight month of gains. If you take a l
The Mahoning Valley is in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we must take advantage of it. That effort starts with the Lake to River Economic
Port authority gives $100K to Lake to River | News, Sports, Jobs tribtoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribtoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.