Reuters |
Asia stocks jump, dollar trips as risk appetite returns
Reuters A man walks past a display of the Nikkei average and other market indices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan April 19, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter. By Saikat Chatterjee | HONG KONG. HONG KONG Asian shares are on track for their biggest single-day … Gold Set for Longest Rising Streak in Six Weeks on Fed Rate ViewBloomberg US Dollar Drops on Divided FOMC, More Fed-Speak Eyed AheadDailyFX European Shares Seen Higher In Wake Of Fed MinutesNasdaq Seeking Alpha –The Boston Globe –The Fiscal Times –Forex Market (blog) all 890 news articles » |
Yahoo Finance UK |
New report on the $400 million US payment to Iran says the money was not a ransom payment
Yahoo Finance UK According to the report published Wednesday, the $400 million cash exchange — dubbed by some in the Republican Party as a "ransom" payment between the US and Iran — did not happen until the Americans were safely flown out of Tehran on Jan. 17. US Held Cash Until Iran Freed PrisonersWall Street Journal |
New York Times |
Politics|As Insurers Balk, US Makes New Push to Boost Health Care Act
New York Times Aetna announced on Monday that it would sharply reduce its participation for the Affordable Care Act in the public marketplaces next year. Credit Jessica Hill/Associated Press. WASHINGTON — Facing high-profile withdrawals from online insurance … Aetna Warned US Before Exiting Health ExchangesWall Street Journal Aetna CEO To Justice Department: Block Our Deal And We'll Drop Out Of ObamacareNPR Health Insurer's Exit from Obamacare Leaves Little Insurance ChoiceU.S. News & World Report Business Insider –Washington Post –USA TODAY –Los Angeles Times all 636 news articles » |
Bloomberg |
Singtel to Pay $1.8 Billion for Stakes in Intouch, Bharti
Bloomberg Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. agreed to pay S$2.47 billion ($1.8 billion) for stakes in Thailand's Intouch Holdings Pcl and India's Bharti Telecom Ltd. to broaden access to fast-growing wireless markets in Asia and Africa. Singtel will pay 60.83 … Singtel to Buy Stakes in Thailand, India Telecom Firms for $1.8 BillionWall Street Journal Singtel to buy stake in Thailand's Intouch, India's Bharti TelecomCNBC Singtel to fork out $1.8B for higher stakes in India, Thailand telecom marketsZDNet Business Standard –The Motley Fool Singapore –Nasdaq –Economic Times all 40 news articles » |
Bloomberg |
Emerging Asia Stocks Rise With European Futures as Dollar Slides
Bloomberg Emerging-market shares rallied with European stock index futures and the dollar fell versus all of its major peers after minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting damped prospects for a U.S. interest-rate hike. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index was … Nikkei drops as most Asia markets rise amid jump in yen, weak trade dataCNBC Asian Shares Mixed Ahead Of Fed MinutesNasdaq Emerging markets extend losses as Fed wake-up call halts rallyMalay Mail Online TheStreet.com –Business Insider –MarketWatch –Business Standard all 64 news articles » |
CNN |
Trump campaign shake-up
CNN Election Buzz | U.S. ELECTIONSus elections – Associated Press |
Wall Street Journal |
Cisco Plans to Cut 5500 Workers
Wall Street Journal Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO -1.29 % is cutting 5,500 employees—7% of its workforce—in the networking company's latest reaction to market shifts, including customers favoring software over hardware. The reduction beginning this quarter renews a pattern of … Cisco laying off 5500 employees, or 7 percent of workforceBusiness Insider Cisco to cut 5500 jobs in shift from switches to softwareReuters Cisco slashes up to 5500 jobsCNNMoney MarketWatch –PC Magazine –Bloomberg –Fortune all 407 news articles » |
KTIC |
A4A: Airlines Edge Closer to Average Corporate Profitability
Aviation International News Major U.S. airlines collectively reported pre-tax profit of $12 billion in the first half of the year, improving from $11.3 billion during the same period in 2015. This translated to an average profit margin of 15.5 percent, or 15.5 cents on every … A4A: US airlines to carry 15.6 million passengers over Labor Day travel periodeTurboNews Airline travel expected to surge 4% over the Labor Day weekendLos Angeles Times This Is How Many Travelers Will Fly This Labor Day WeekendFortune Dallas Morning News –The Hill –Business Wire (press release) –Wall Street Journal all 20 news articles » |
Wall Street Journal |
Target Adds Private Bathrooms to Quell Transgender Debate
Wall Street Journal Target Corp. TGT -6.43 % said it will spend $20 million to add a private bathroom to each of its stores by next year, after customer protests of its policy allowing transgender individuals to use whichever restroom corresponds with their gender … Target adding single-stall bathrooms to every storeAOL News Target adding single-stall bathrooms at all storesUSA TODAY Target's $20 million answer to transgender bathroom boycottCNNMoney NPR –Minneapolis Star Tribune –Huffington Post –Patch.com all 23 news articles » |
CNBC |
Miner BHP Billiton Posts $6.4 Billion Loss for 2015-16
New York Times CANBERRA, Australia — The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton has posted a $6.4 billion loss, the worst full-year result in the Anglo-Australian company's history. BHP on Tuesday said the result for the fiscal year ending June 30 came from a 31 percent … World's largest mining firm records worst loss in its historyCNBC Business Live: BHP slumps to $6.3bn lossBBC News CompaniesImpairments drive BHP Billiton to $6.4bn net lossFinancial Times The Sydney Morning Herald –Washington Post –SBS –The Australian all 60 news articles » |