LaSalle Hotel Properties, the target of a $3.6 billion takeover offer from Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, has attracted interest from other potential buyers, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Blackstone Group LP, Starwood Capital Group, Brookfield Property Partners LP and publicly traded real
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The new owners of 2GO Group Inc. did not mince words on what they believed was the root cause of an accounting controversy that emerged when they assumed control of the logistics giant last year and hired a new independent accountant, which conducted a special audit. In its 2017 annual report,
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The confusion around socially responsible investing may be a reason it isn't more popular. Yes, socially responsible ETFs took in a record $1.3 billion in 2017, but that accounted for only 0.3 percent of ETF flows, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. That's down from a high of 0.8 percent in 2006.
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“The Vault Accounting 50 is one of the leading surveys of accounting professionals and our rankings are an important indicator of the reputational strength of our workplace culture,” Baker Tilly CEO Alan Whitman said. “It is tremendous recognition from our employees and peers—a reflection of our
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An experimental medication that could become the first drug derived from a marijuana plant approved in the U.S. received a boost from Food and Drug Administration staff. The treatment's maker, U.K. company GW Pharmaceuticals Plc, provided “substantial evidence” of the drug's effectiveness, FDA
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