According to the New York Times, PNC Financial Services said that it plans to acquire the U.S. business of the Spanish lender BBVA for $11.6 billion. Questions: Where is BBVA USA Bancshares headquartered? How many customers does PNC serve? What did PNC sell earlier this year to provide cash for other acquisitions? Source: Hirsch, L…. Read more »
Posts Tagged: International
A Piece of the Moon…….?
Rogue Creamery, which took the top prize at the World Cheese Awards with its Rogue River Blue produced in Oregon, has seen sales and interest jump. Questions: Which countries won this honor for the two years prior to this year? Where are the World Cheese Awards judged? How much are Rogue Creamery’s sales up since… Read more »
We Pay Top Dollar for Musicians!
Overbuilding has led to ghost towns in China with towering rows of luxury apartments sitting completely empty, especially in smaller cities in China’s hinterlands. However, the real estate companies who now must sell these empty towns believe that filling their remote buildings with foreign faces, even for a day, suggests that the area is “international.”… Read more »