In an effort to head off hearing loss – particularly among young people -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has launched a quarter-million dollar effort to warn of the dangers of using personal listening devices (PLDs) at high volumes.
Semperit AG Holding (“Semperit”), (Bloomberg ticker: SEM:AV, Reuters: SMPV.VI) a joint venture partner of Sempermed USA Inc., announced a takeover offer for Malaysian Latexx Partners Berhad (“Latexx Partners”) (Bloomberg ticker: LTX:MK,Reuters: LATX.KL) via its wholly-owned subsidiary, Semperit Investments Asia.
A partnership between the Sierra Club and Bloomberg Philanthropies attempting to retire a third of the 500 coal-fired power plants in the U.S. by 2020 says it is well on its way.
