How Long Will They Stay At Their Jobs?

Bloomberg: “Fewer MBAs Want to Work For Hedge Funds”

By Julie Verhage and Sonali Basak As business students pack up their belongings after graduation, fewer are listing hedge funds as a top destination, while private equity and startups are becoming more attractive. According to a survey from Training the Street, a firm that offers technical training to Wall Street firms and business schools, startups and private equity...

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Columbia Lions: Interview Fish Bowl and Training the Street’s Programs Highlight Enrichment Services’ Spring Events

http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210928008&DB_OEM_ID=9600 NEW YORK – Columbia Athletics’ Office of Enrichment Services hosts several programs throughout the academic year to prepare student-athletes for the world after college. This spring semester's events were highlighted by the Interview Fish Bowl on February 9 and and the inaugural Training the Street Program in late February. The second...

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Yahoo Movies: Scott Rostan “Comcast buying DreamWorks Animation for about $3.55B”

NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast is buying DreamWorks Animation, the film company behind the "Shrek," ''Madagascar" and "Kung Fu Panda" franchises, for approximately $3.55 billion, strengthening its presence in the important and growing business of children's entertainment. DreamWorks stockholders will receive $41 for each share they own. That's a 24 percent...

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USA Today: Scott Rostan “Canadian Pacific ends attempt to take over Norfolk Southern”

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/04/11/canadian-pacific-railway-norfolk-southern/82884876/ by Nathan Bomey Canadian Pacific Railway's bid to acquire fellow rail giant Norfolk Southern came to an abrupt end Monday following months of contentious back-and-forth squabbling and heightened scrutiny from the Obama administration on anti-trust issues. Canadian Pacific said in a statement that it would no longer pursue the takeover, which it had...

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Bloomberg: Scott Rostan “From Banker to Teacher to… Something in Between”

by Alex Sherman http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-30/deal-of-the-week-from-banker-to-teacher-to-something-in-between Scott Rostan used to be a mergers & acquisitions banker for Merrill Lynch. Then he was a high school teacher. He eventually found a happy medium training bankers and business school students how to do their jobs. He founded Training The Street in 1999, signing up bulge-bracket banks...

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Investor’s Business Daily: Scott Rostan “Yahoo Stock Keeps Climbing On Sale Talk, Alibaba Buyback Chatter”

By Michele Chandler http://www.investors.com/news/technology/list-of-yahoo-suitors-gets-longer-stock-up-on-price-target-boost/  Yahoo (YHOO) stock climbed for the fifth straight trading day on Tuesday amid chatter that China e-commerce giant Alibaba Group (BABA) might buy back the valuable stake Yahoo now holds in it, according to a media report. Rumors that Alibaba might buy back its stake from Yahoo have emerged...

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Investor’s Business Daily: Scott Rostan “List Of Yahoo Suitors Gets Longer; Stock Up On Price-Target Boost”

By Michele Chandler http://www.investors.com/news/technology/list-of-yahoo-suitors-gets-longer-stock-up-on-price-target-boost/  A takeout seems inevitable for troubled Web portal Yahoo (YHOO), which is seeing its core business continue to weaken, according to a report on Monday by Mizuho. The Japanese bank handed Yahoo a price-target boost in anticipation of an acquisition, and Yahoo stock rose. Mizuho raised its price target...

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