Wall Street Journal Microsoft Plans $40 Billion Stock Buyback and Raises DividendWall Street JournalMicrosoft Corp. MSFT -0.21 % announced plans to buy back up to $40 billion in stock and boost its dividend by 8%, the latest in a series of moves by the software giant to share a steady flood of cash with shareholders. […]
Washington Post Trump used $258000 from his charity to settle legal problemsWashington PostDonald Trump spent more than a quarter-million dollars from his charitable foundation to settle lawsuits that involved the billionaire's for-profit businesses, according to interviews and a review of legal documents. Those cases, which together used …Trump aide dismisses concerns over report he used […]
Reuters China big city home prices surge in August, extra controls seen neededReutersA labourer selects wooden planks as he works at a residential construction site in Hefei, Anhui province, China February 18, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo. BEIJING China's boomtown of Shenzhen unexpectedly lost its top-performer spot in August's …Here's Where Chinese Home Prices Spiked the Most in […]
BBC News Ride-hailing firm Lyft predicts driverless cabs in 5 yearsBBC NewsThe majority of ride-hailing company Lyft's rides will be in self-driving cars within five years, the company's president has predicted. Lyft co-founder John Zimmer said autonomous rides would eventually become a cheaper way to travel than owning your …Lyft's ambitious future vision includes self-driving […]
Bloomberg Fed Meeting Shouldn't Obscure BOJ's Big MomentBloombergMohamed A. El-Erian is a Bloomberg View columnist. He is the chief economic adviser at Allianz SE and chairman of the President's Global Development Council, and he was chief executive and co-chief investment officer of Pimco. His books include “The …For Yellen, a September Fed surprise could close confidence […]
Reuters All Hanjin Shipping chartered vessels to be returned to owners after unloa…ReutersA Hanjin Shipping Co ship is seen stranded outside the Port of Long Beach, California, September 8, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo. By Joyce Lee | SEOUL. SEOUL All Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd (117930.KS) chartered vessels that have completed …Hanjin Unloads More Cargo, Easing Supply-Chain […]
Reuters BIS warns China banks risk crisis within three yearsReutersHong Kong's central financial district's (from L to R) Bank of China Tower, Cheung Kong Centre, HSBC headquarters and Standard Chartered Bank are pictured lighted up before Earth Hour March 28, 2015. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu. SHANGHAI Excessive credit …'Dissonant markets' may be underestimating risks to stability: BISCNBCGlobal banking […]
The Detroit News Canada auto workers, GM to negotiate through the nightThe Detroit NewsUnifor wants GM to agree to invest and add new products in Canada, particularly at its Oshawa Assembly Plant, while GM has said it needs to know labor costs and won't make any announcements for Oshawa until after negotiations are settled — […]
Reuters Oil climbs as Venezuela sees output deal, Libya suffers clashesReutersA natural gas flare on an oil well pad burns as the sun sets outside Watford City, North Dakota January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen. By Mark Tay | SINGAPORE. SINGAPORE Oil prices rose almost 2 percent on Monday, after Venezuela said OPEC …Oil prices rise on […]
CNBC Facebook's Zuckerberg suffers setback as home expansion plan rejected: ReportCNBCMark Zuckerberg's plans to overhaul his luxury residence have suffered a setback, The San Jose Mercury News reported last week, after a city advisory board issued a recommendation to reject his proposal on the basis it would reduce housing stock in the …Mark Zuckerberg is one […]