Business News
Canada sees progress on NAFTA auto rules; steel tariffs loom
Reuters - 26 Apr 2018 05:28
WASHINGTON
Shyam Metalics plans to raise Rs1,000 crore via IPO
livemint.com - 26 Apr 2018 21:50
Shyam Metalics' share sale would be the first IPO by a steel maker in more than seven years
Samsung Electronics posts fourth quarter of record profits
BBC - 26 Apr 2018 09:48
Sales of memory chips and its new Galaxy S9 smartphone help boost the South Korean giant's performance.
Five Things You Should Know About GDPR
inc - 26 Apr 2018 04:50
Five things you should know about GDPR
Stocks end higher despite rate jitters
USA Today - 26 Apr 2018 04:01
Wall Street eked out a small gain Wednesday as optimism over upbeat earnings offset jitters over rising bond yields and corporate costs. Fred Katayama reports. Video provided by Reuters
The Real Failure Of Mike Francesa's Return To WFAN
Forbes - 26 Apr 2018 21:01
Three facts about Mike Francesa's return to WFAN, including why it won't go as well as his good-bye and who really failed in all this mess.
American Airlines CEO warns that higher fares are coming
ABC News - 26 Apr 2018 18:08
Costlier fuel sends profit plunging at American Airlines, and CEO warns that higher pump prices are likely to lead to fare increases
Deutsche Bank scales back U.S. ambitions to focus on Europe
American Banker - 26 Apr 2018 18:08
The measures will lead to a "significant reduction" in the roughly 97,100-person workforce this year, the German banking giant said.
Poundworld considers closing 100 stores
BBC - 26 Apr 2018 18:07
The discount retailer is mulling a number of options, including a company voluntary arrangement.
Crapo criticizes Citibank, Bank of America on gun moves
Market Watch - 26 Apr 2018 17:58
The chair of the Senate Banking Committee has asked big banks to explain why they've curtailed business with the gun industry in the wake of a recent mass shooting.
GM 1Q earnings fall 60 pct. but company beats estimates
ABC News - 26 Apr 2018 17:47
General Motors' first-quarter net income fell 60 percent, but the company handily beat Wall Street estimates as U.S. sales rose
Nasdaq up 1 percent as tech earnings impress, yields pull back
Reuters - 26 Apr 2018 17:40
(Reuters) - Wall Street stocks opened higher on Thursday as U.S. bond yields pulled back from the 3 percent level, and a 9 percent jump in Facebook's shares after strong results helped the Nasdaq rise more than 1 percent...
Subway is closing another 500 stores -- here's why
Business Insider - 26 Apr 2018 17:31
Kate Taylor Subway is planning to close another 500 stores in 2018. Last year, the sandwich chain's US store count fell by 909, losing almost three times as many locations as the year before. Subway's struggles are tied ...
AMD shrugs off one of Wall Street's biggest concerns about crypto mining (AMD)
Business Insider - 26 Apr 2018 17:29
AP Photo/Matthias Rietschel AMD told analysts on its first quarter earnings call that it's not worried about second-hand graphics chips flooding the market as the interest in crypto dies down. Cryptocurrency mining made ...
Jury awards $67M to ex-miners who used defective dust masks
Miami Herald - 26 Apr 2018 09:34
A Kentucky jury has awarded two former coal miners who filed a civil lawsuit claiming defective dust masks led to their debilitating black-lung disease $67.5 million in damages. The Lexington …
Disney emphasizes China roots in Shanghai amid trade tension
Miami Herald - 26 Apr 2018 08:59
Walt Disney Co. executives are emphasizing their Chinese connections as they launch an extension of the $5.5 billion Disney Resort in Shanghai amid rising trade tensions and threats of punishing …
Facebook threw us under bus, says data firm Cubeyou
BBC - 26 Apr 2018 08:49
Cubeyou denies that data collected through quizzes on the social media site was misused for marketing.
Qualcomm easing licensing terms in bid to strike deals
Reuters - 26 Apr 2018 08:26
SAN FRANCISCO
Bahamas billionaires $50M brouhaha is back on
New York Post - 26 Apr 2018 07:47
The 10-year battle of billionaires Louis Bacon and Peter Nygard isn't over yet. A New York appellate court gave hedge funder Bacon's $50 million defamation suit against his Bahamian next-door neighbor, Canadian fashion-m...
Imagining a world in which credit unions pay income taxes
American Banker - 26 Apr 2018 07:08
Putting aside the spin of both credit unions and banks, we offer some informed predictions about how the financial industry would be reconfigured if the century-old tax break were to disappear.
The Future's Bright For Electric Cars, Says 'Superman' Carlos Ghosn
Forbes - 26 Apr 2018 05:25
The auto industry is experiencing a paradigm shift with the growth of the global electric vehicle (EV) market, as well as the vast potential offered by disruptive new sectors like the autonomously-driven vehicle. Carlos ...
MarketWatch First Take: Facebook appears to be bulletproof after stellar earnings report
Market Watch - 26 Apr 2018 05:07
Even as a mature company facing public backlash, Facebook managed to increase its revenue and user growth in the first quarter, an amazing feat.