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CBS prepares for Viacom merger talks

Bloomberg When CBS Corp board members go to Los Angeles for their January 31 meeting, they’ll have more on the agenda than just a tour of the local TV studios. The 11-member panel is expected to discuss both the hunt for a permanent chief executive officer and the possibility of a merger with Viacom Inc, according to people familiar with ...

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Amsterdam’s house prices set to hit record

Bloomberg Amsterdam’s homes are going for record prices as more expats move into the city. House prices in the Amsterdam region rose 8 percent in the fourth quarter compared to the year earlier, statistics from realtors association NVM sho-wed. The median transaction price was 448,000 euros ($517,000), a new record. Although the pace of the rise was the slowest in ...

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PG&E faces confidence crisis from Wall Street to San Francisco

Bloomberg PG&E Corp’s financial woes have spiralled into a crisis of confidence on Wall Street and beyond after fallout from deadly wildfires hobbled the company’s credit rating and eviscerated more than $16 billion of market value. The embattled California power giant’s bonds were among the biggest decliners in the high-yield market. Protesters interrupted a California Public Utilities Commission meeting in ...

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