- NewsBusiness Insider•6 hours ago
John Oliver has been sued by the coal baron he tried to take down, which he predicted would happen
The coal magnate Robert Murray has filed a lawsuit against John Oliver, HBO, Time Warner, and the writers of Oliver's show over the most recent episode of "Last Week Tonight," The Daily Beast reports. In a segment on the show, Oliver took on Murray's business practices and the safety hazards of the coal industry at large. Murray — who runs Murray Energy Corporation, the largest private coal company in the country — filed the suit Wednesday.
- BusinessCNBC.com•9 hours ago
AT&T CEO Stephenson: We will invest $22 billion in the US this year if ...
AT&T is on pace to invest around $22 billion in the United States this year, CEO Randall Stephenson told CNBC on Thursday. Stephenson is among the tech leaders heading to the White House later Thursday to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss the potential impact of emerging technologies on U.S. industrial workers. Ahead of the tech meeting, Stephenson told "Squawk Box" the company will increase its capital investments if Trump delivers on tax reform by the end of the year. "I don't think we're unique. I think you would see this happen across all industries, and with every player in our industry," he said. The Trump administration has released little detail on tax. Its one-page outline
BusinessThe Street•32 minutes agoKroger Thinks Amazon Will Make One Huge Change to Whole Foods
While Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFM) contend that the upscale grocer will be operated the same as it's always been, Kroger Co. (KR) isn't buying it. In response to a question about the possible effect the Amazon-Whole Foods proposed merger will have on Kroger, company CFO Michael Schlotman, speaking at the Oppenheimer Consumer Conference on Wednesday, June 21, said he's not too worried about it at this point, but that it will be "interesting" to see how it evolves. Watch: Did Amazon Make a Mistake Saying There Are No Antitrust Issues With the Whole Foods Deal? "I really wouldn't speculate on a merger that's out there like that," Schlotman said. "But I'm guessing [Amazon]
