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Amgen Acquires Otezla for $13.4 Billion

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billion net of anticipated future cash tax benefits. billion in sales in 2018. Amgen said it expects low double-digit sales growth for Otezla over the next five years. According to Amgen, the deal will help strengthen its inflammation portfolio, and will be worth approximately $11.2 Otezla had $1.6

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Honey Acquired By PayPal For $4 Billion

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PayPal said that the acquisition will "transform the shopping experience" for its consumers and also increase sales and customer engagement for its merchants. PayPal said that Honey was profitable on a net income basis in 2018, and that it expects the acquisition to be acrretive to its non-GAAP earnings per share in 2021.

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Super League Gaming Heads For IPO

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The company--which hopes to list as SLGG on the Nasdaq Capital Company--said it had a net loss of $20.62M for the year ended December 31, 2018, on sales of $1.04M. The company's IPO is being underwritten by Northland Capital Markets, Lake Street, and National Securities Corporation.

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Super League Gaming Sees IPO, But Drops In Debut

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The company reported in its S-1 that it had a net loss of $20.62M for the year ended December 31, 2018, on sales of $1.04M. Super League Gaming's IPO was underwritten by Northland Capital Markets, Lake Street, and National Securities Corporation. Super League Gaming is led by President and CEO Ann Hand. READ MORE>>.

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Report: Snap's New Chief Business Officer Turning Around Ad Business

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billion in net worldwide ad revenue this year, a 30% increase over 2018, according to the CNBC report. According to a report from CNBC , a new Chief Business Officer--Jeremi Gorman--has completely changed Snap's advertising business. Gorman previously was an executive at Amazon, and was appointed to the position in October.

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Adopt An Entrepreneur Mindset To Enhance Your Career

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entrepreneurs consistently claim to be happier , and have a higher net worth than employees. Entrepreneurs see change and new technology as the way to attract more customers, and improve sales and profitability. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 09/11/2018. In fact, U.S.

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This Woman’s Company Should Have Been Named After Her, Not Her Husband

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Ruth had previously headed the company’s sales efforts, but she formally moved up to the CEO role upon Matson’s departure. million 2018 dollars. This is an especially remarkable feat, considering that America’s entire population at that time was 157 million, representing a sale to 1 out of every 1.7 Ruth’s Big Innovation.

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