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“Fortnite” Will Be the Elephant in the Room During Activision Blizzard's Earnings Report
Next week, we’ll find out how the video game giant is holding up against “Fortnite.” …read more […]
Month: July 2018
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G20 agriculture ministers express concern about ‘protectionist’ measures
Agriculture ministers from the G20 countries said on Saturday they were concerned about the increasing use of protectionist non-tariff trade measures inconsistent with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
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G20 agriculture ministers express concern about ‘protectionist’ measures: communique
Agriculture ministers from the G20 countries said they were concerned about the increasing use of protectionist non-tariff trade measures inconsistent with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, according to a communique released on Saturday.
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Germany says U.S.-Europe trade tensions ease, questions remain on soy
The trade relationship between the United States and Europe is improving, German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner said on Saturday, but there is no guarantee the bloc will buy the quantity of soybeans that Washington expects.
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Why Splunk Went on a Shopping Spree in the Last Year
The software company has made several important acquisitions to solidify its upward trajectory. …read more […]
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Iran woos local investors as U.S. sanctions loom, currency falls
Iran plans to offer price and tax incentives to private investors to take over idle state projects and help boost the economy, state media reported on Saturday, as the country faces likely U.S. sanctions and the exit of many foreign companies.
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Buffett’s Big Berkshire Buyback
Earlier this month, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) stirred up the market with a big announcement – it’s changing its share repurchase policy to be more “flexible.”
The framework previously allowed for the buyback of shares at prices “no higher than a 20% premium to book value.”
This is not the first time Berkshire has updated this policy. When it announced its first repurchase plan with Buffett at the helm in 2011, the program limited the premium to just 10% over book value. With the current price hovering around a 40% premium to book value, a buyback now would be double …read more […]
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2 Reasons JD.com Is a Better Growth Stock Than Alibaba
Over the next decade, I expect a changing of the e-commerce guard in China. Here’s why. …read more […]
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What to Expect When Baidu Reports Earnings
China’s search giant has returned to its winning ways, but can it keep the streak going? …read more […]
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Here's When Congress Will Fix Social Security
Be prepared for a long and disappointing wait. …read more […]
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Trump and Son at Legal Risk If Found Lying About Russia Meeting
President Donald Trump faces potential legal and political danger if it’s proven he knew in advance about a meeting his son and campaign aides had with Russians said to be promising dirt on Hillary Clinton, according to former federal prosecutors. The allegation reportedly made by Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen adds an explosive twist to the famous June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower, which has become a focus of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether anyone in Trump’s campaign conspired with Russia to interfere in the last U.S. presidential election. Trump and his current lawyer, Rudy …read more […]
Business News
Economy, dollar, trade key to U.S. stocks’ global edge
The ability of the U.S. stock market to keep an edge this year over equities elsewhere in the world hinges on the United States maintaining its economic and earnings growth advantage, the strength of the dollar and how global trade tensions resolve, investors said.
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Is The Home Depot, Inc. a Buy?
The company has shown strong sales growth. …read more […]
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CBS probes misconduct allegations against CEO Moonves amid legal battle
The allegations against Moonves surfaced as he is locked in a legal battle over control of CBS with the company’s largest shareholder, National Amusements Inc, owned by Shari Redstone and her father Sumner who also control media company Viacom (VIAB.O). The New Yorker report featured claims against Moonves from six women spanning different time periods over two decades, from 1985 to 2006. …read more […]
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CBS probes misconduct allegations against CEO Moonves amid legal battle
U.S. broadcasting and media company CBS Corp said it was investigating claims of personal misconduct by its chief executive Leslie Moonves made in a New Yorker magazine article that was published on Friday.