Tronc Top Investors Face Off in Bitter Feud 
 

Ousted Tronc director Patrick Soon-Shiong added to his stake in the Los Angeles Times publisher, setting up for showdown with its biggest shareholder and chairman Michael Ferro.

 
Hartford Financial Ends $15 Billion Fund Fight 
 

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is withdrawing a request to replace dozens of funds available to its variable-annuity customers, ending a nearly $15 billion tussle with a fund firm that stood to lose assets.

 
Bebe Stores Hire Advisers as Retail Shakeout Continues 
 

Bebe Stores hired financial advisers to help it explore strategic alternatives, but people close to the matter don't foresee a chapter 11 filing in the near future.

 
Marketers Seize on Google Controversy as Attention Shifts Beyond U.K. 
 

Marketers are using the flare-up over Google's controversial ad placements to press for long-sought changes, as more big brands reduce spending on the tech giant's services.

 
Starbucks Pledges to Hire More Veterans 
 

Starbucks Corp. plans to hire more U.S. military veterans and their spouses after facing backlash over its promise to hire refugees.

 
AT&T Workers Walk Off the Job in California, Nevada 
 

Thousands of AT&T Inc. wireline technicians and call-center workers in California and Nevada walked off the job, an escalation in long-running contract negotiations with the telephone company.

 
Volkswagen Tests Waters With Bond Issue 
 

Volkswagen plans to the return to the bond markets Thursday for the first time since its emissions-cheating scandal, testing confidence after an 18-month hiatus.

 
AT&T, Verizon Pull Ads From Google Over 'Hate' Videos 
 

AT&T and Verizon Communications pulled much of their advertising from Google over concerns that their ads may have run alongside controversial videos, extending the financial impact of a controversy.

 
Meet the CFO-Banker Who May Be Next to Run Deutsche Bank 
 

Marcus Schenck, a chief financial officer who shepherds deals, this month landed the plum job of deputy CEO overseeing Deutsche Bank's recombined investment bank.

 
Publicis and Microsoft Link Up Products for Data Push 
 

Publicis and Microsoft expand a partnership that connects the ad giant's Cosmos data product with Microsoft's Azure cloud service.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 22, 2017 21:15 ET (01:15 GMT)