Warner Music owner Edgar Bronfman has reportedly made an unsuccessful bid for Time Inc. with an $18/share offer that would’ve valued time around $1.8 billion – NYTimes

As with other rebuffed bids, this may not be the last that Time is hearing from suitors – NYTimes

Theranos’ string of recent troubles [lawsuits included] has left a few high-profile investors (hey Rupert, hey Riley) in its wake – WSJ

The CFPB is pointing to Wells Fargo’s incentive-based compensation programs as an example for other companies of what not to do – Law360

Credit rating as a strategy to control the masses.  Welcome to 21st century China – WSJ

Loyal Starwood pointers have been waiting anxiously to hear what the hotel brand’s merger with Marriott will mean for their coveted reward system.  They’ll have to wait a bit longer, but here are a lot of answers to other outstanding questions – Bloomberg

Another big win for the DOL yesterday in the ongoing fight to overturn its fiduciary duty rule, this time in federal court in Kansas – Law360

Samsung’s likely headed for a shake-up, in part as a response to Elliott Management’s call for more responsive management and better shareholder value – Bloomberg

The Treaty of Maastricht.  The Maas River.  A headless corpse.  All players in a border dispute between  Belgium and the Netherlands that has, you’ll be happy to know, been peacefully resolved.  The good stuff’s here – NYTimes