Chicago Tribune Shares of TV providers drop as AT&T warns of video lossesChicago TribuneAT&T said Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, that it lost 90,000 video subscribers in the U.S. in the third quarter, a steeper drop than the same period a year earlier. That includes a gain of 300,000 customers in DirecTV Now, an online cable-like […]
SFGate It's confirmed: Southwest Airlines will fly to HawaiiSFGateSouthwest Airlines has confirmed that it plans to fly to Hawaii, probably beginning next year – a decision that could bring sharply lower fares for all travel to the islands. Or maybe not… [FULL STORY HERE]. Since the airline started to take delivery …Southwest Is Finally Going […]
Reuters Asian shares hit decade highs, dollar struggles at two-week troughReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares jumped to the highest in a decade on Wednesday as Wall Street scaled all-time highs, while the dollar loitered around two-week lows on worries President Donald Trump's tax plan could stall. People walk past an electronic …Asian Shares Rise After Dow […]
TechCrunch Alibaba Group will invest $15B into a new global research and development programTechCrunchAlibaba Group announced today that it plans to invest more than $15 billion over the next three years into a global research and development initiative called Alibaba DAMO Academy. The Chinese tech giant said the program, which it is currently …Alibaba launches […]
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press Honeywell spins off home-products, distribution operationsTwinCities.com-Pioneer PressHoneywell is spinning off businesses with annualized sales of more than $7 billion, but holding on to its lucrative aerospace division. Becoming two separate and publicly traded companies, Honeywell said Tuesday, are its homes product portfolio and ADI …Honeywell spinning off homes, distribution operationsMinneapolis Star TribuneHoneywell Set to […]
CNBC Cramer Remix : Why I like seeing activist pressure in stocksCNBC"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer digs into the recent activist activity at GE, P&G and others, and offers his take on how activist pressure can impact your investments. Cramer also speaks to the co-founder and CEO of Workday, who explains his company's new …Peltz isn't […]
Reuters New Nobel Prize economist Thaler stumped by record marketsReutersBOSTON (Reuters) – University of Chicago professor Richard Thaler may have won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for his work on behavioural economics, but the behaviour of investors has him stumped. U.S. economist Richard Thaler, of the …Your Evening BriefingBloombergNobel Prize winner Richard Thaler says this […]
Bloomberg Hyundai Mounts Charm Offensive at US Dealers to Stem SlumpBloombergHyundai Motor Co., mired in a sales slump, is turning on the charm offensive to combat decades of buyer frustration at America's car dealers. Dealerships in four U.S. cities will implement reforms including posting more transparent price and discount …Going To A Dealer Sucks So Hyundai […]
Business Insider Southwest Airlines will sell you select round-trip tickets for less than $100 for the next 72 hoursBusiness InsiderFrom Tuesday to Thursday, Southwest Airlines is selling one-way tickets for as low as $49. As a result, travelers could get their hands on round-trip tickets for less than $100 excluding taxes and fees. The $49 […]
Washington Post Why Chicago's soda tax fizzled after two months — and what it means for the anti-soda movementWashington PostAbout two months after the country's largest soda tax went into effect, embattled lawmakers in Cook County, Ill. — the home of Chicago — have decided to repeal it. The tax has been plagued, in its […]