Blink, and it’s Jobs Report Friday again. Where does the time go? Here’s what we’re watching for in the numbers – NYTimes and WSJ and MarketWatch
Dealbook questions whether anything will actually come of yesterday’s report that Barnes & Noble is again looking to sell itself – NYTimes
A mere 24-hours after Highfields called it quits, San Francisco-based hedge fund Criterion Capital has announced that it’s shutting down after 16 years. It currently has $2 billion under management – WSJ
The hidden other shoe that Amazon will drop in conjunction with its move to raise its minimum wage to $15/hour is taking the form of discontinued monthly bonuses and stock grants – MarketWatch and Bloomberg
The DOJ is opening its own inquiry into the anti-money-laundering failures of Denmark’s Danske Bank, which just weeks ago admitted to failing to prevent Russian money laundering (by the billions) through one of its Estonian branches – NYTimes and WSJ and Law360
Campbell Soup is in talks to sell its Bolthouse Farms fresh-foods unit to a group of investors led by Jeff Dunn, the brand’s former CEO who help engineer the PE firm sale of Bolthouse to Campbell 6 years ago for $1.55 billion – WSJ
Just days after [tentatively] resolving SEC claims against him for his early August tweets about taking Tesla private, Elon Musk took to the platform to mock the agency as the “Shortseller Enrichment Commission.” Subtle, Elon. Subtle – Bloomberg and NYTimes and WSJ
Meanwhile, in federal court in New York, SDNY Judge Alison Nathan instructed Musk and the SEC to “justify their settlement,” so she could satisfy the court’s duty of determining whether the proposed agreement is “fair and reasonable” – Law360
Streetwise warns us that we should all be paying much close attention to Italy’s bond market and not be so comfortable with the idea that contagion fears are all resolved – WSJ
Some Journal reaction to John Flannery’s limited tenure at GE (and a similar broader trend of early-ish CEO departures) that offers the position that maybe shorter is better at the top these days – WSJ
Imitation’s often said to be the sincerest form of flattery, and Bloomberg highlights top chefs from around the country who have elevated reimagining of beloved dishes to an art form of their own – Bloomberg
Have a great weekend.
