Published Stories: BER 19 Summer Internships
BER students worked at internships during their Summer 2018 semester. These internships are required for the BER curriculum. Below is a sampling of their bylines; articles without links reside behind a pay wall.
CHIBUIKE OGUH
Bloomberg
Oil Drillers Cut U.S. Rig Fleet in Aftermath of OPEC Moves
June 29, 2018
In Big Jump, Half of Oil Chiefs Pay Get Tied to Investor Returns
July 3, 2018
Oil Explorers in U.S. Heartland Need $69 Crude to Boost Drilling
June 13, 2018
Steel Tariff Add $40 Million ‘Tax’ to Pipeline Project, Executive Tells Congress
July 24 2018
U.S. Oil Rigs Reach New High as Drillers Chase Price Surge
August 10, 2018
SARAH HANSEN
Forbes
Overstock Blockchain Subsidiary tZero Raises $134 Million In ICO
August 9, 2018
11 Companies Join ‘Agreements Network’ To Develop Ethereum Platform For Lawyers
July 26, 2018
Crypto Asset Manager Bitwise Files For Cryptocurrency ETF
July 24, 2018
Winklevoss Brothers Hire Former NYSE Exec To Help Run Gemini Cryptocurrency Exchange
July 6, 2018
Guide To Top Cryptocurrency Exchanges
June 20, 2018
DAVID PAN
USA Today (Los Angeles)
Chinese tariffs muck up market for U.S. pig parts and hog farmers
August 1, 2018
With losses mounting, here’s why Trump is appealing to farmers angry about Chinese tariffs
July 26, 2018
Used-car prices hit a 13-year high as more late-model car come off lease
June 15, 2018
As stigma lifts, more men opt for plastic surgery — from ‘torso tucks’ to Botox
June 13, 2018
Home prices outpace income, inflation
June 6, 2018
AARTHI SWAMINATHAN
Yahoo Finance
‘The last of the 100-year breed’: Here’s what’s left of GE
July 20, 2018
The highest-paid CEOs in the U.S. banking industry
July 21, 2018
Iceland may be looking at its ‘next bubble’
August 5, 2018
Singapore Airlines VP discusses the longest flight in the world
August 4, 2018
The American guitar industry is making a serious comeback
August 14, 2018
ARIEL SHAPIRO
CNBC.COM
Features
Trump’s SCOTUS nominee thinks that ISPs have First Amendment rights, which could spell bad news for your privacy
July 13,2018
Why the DOJ keeps going after the AT&T-Time Warner deal
August 6, 2018
How independent audio companies lure in customers to battle against Apple, Amazon and other tech giants
July 28, 2018
Breaking
New York City just voted to cap Uber and Lyft vehicles, and that could make rides more expensive
August 8, 2018
Fitbit jumps after earnings beat
August 1, 2018
Democratic Sen. Warner has a new policy paper with proposals to regulate Big Tech companies
July 30, 2018
ALEXANDRA GARFINKLE
The Deal
Penn and Vici Off to Margaritaville
June 20, 2018
Casino operator Penn National Gaming and gaming REIT VICI Properties partnered to acquire the Louisiana casino resort for a total of $376 million.
Amag Passes Off Blood Cord Registry
June 15, 2018
Amag Pharmaceuticals bought Cord Blood Registry in 2015 for a hefty $700 million. Less than three years later, they sold it for $530 million.
Mystery QCP Bidder May Be Private Equity Firm
June 13, 2018
Analysts say the mystery bidder that swept in to challenge healthcare REIT Welltower’s agreed-upon acquisition of Quality Care Properties is most likely a private equity giant.
Pantry Remains Full of Packaged Foods Targets
June 28, 2018
Campbell Soup, Post, B&G Foods and Hain Celestial are among the next potential deals in the food space, analysts say.
“Millennials, Mascara and M&A: Cosmetics Deals Sparkle”
July 16, 2018
Private equity firms and beauty giants alike have inked deals in the pursuit of the millennial market and that trend is expected to continue
MENG (MADELINE) SHI
Coindesk.com
As No-Deal Brexit Looms, UK Blockchain Startups Are Weighing Options
August 19, 2018
You Can’t Ban Math: Crypto Unites to Call Out Congressman
July 19, 2018
Walmart Looks to Blockchain for Better Package Tracking
July 9, 2018
US Senators Discuss Crypto Threat to Domestic Elections
June 26, 2018
First Crypto Firm IPO on London Stock Exchange Raises $32.5 Million
August 8, 2018
YASEMIN ESMEN
Source Media (Benefits News)
‘Ghosting’ hits the workplace as latest headache for HR managers
July 23 2018
Smiley face and thumbs up? Texting, emojis enter the job interview
August 8, 2018
With little saved, employers and aging employees share same fear: Can retirement happen?
July 11, 2018
Student loans or retirement? Abbott’s new benefit helps workers tackle both
July 5, 2018
The gig economy grows but employees’ benefits lag
June 19, 2018
YUANQING SUN
Debtwire
Puerto Rico’s GO Group defends holdings disclosures after UCC requests stricter rules
July 12, 2018
Puerto Rico bankruptcy advisors seek USD 65.8m in third interim compensation applications
July 19, 2018
Puerto Rico bondholder groups’ Title III 2019 analyses alongside insurer exposure
July 27, 2018
COFINA Senior Bondholders’ Coalition boosts holdings with commonwealth bonds and COFINA debt
August 16, 2018
Green bond issuers slash volume after refunding spree, expect to pick up in late 2018, 2019
August 21, 2018