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Ford is betting big on Detroit
The Ford Motor Company now owns one of Detroit’s iconic buildings in the …read more […]
Year: 2018
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A Safe Dividend Makes Verizon Communications Inc. Stock a Safe Bet
While AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has gone haring off after video content with its Time Warner Corp. (NYSE:TWX) acquisition, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) seems to have stayed at home, hiring a telecom equipment executive as its next CEO. It will be interesting to see what he does for Verizon stock. The trouble is, Verizon can’t afford to play the big media game. …read more […]
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Apple CEO to advocate end to ‘inhumane’ immigrant children separation: Irish Times
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has described the separation of children from immigrant parents at the U.S.-Mexico border as “inhumane” and promised to be a “constructive voice” in seeking to end the issue, the Irish Times newspaper reported.
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Britain happy with Murdoch’s Sky News guarantees
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox had answered its remaining doubts about the independence of Sky News if the U.S. company buys all of its parent Sky, paving the way for a takeover battle over the pay-TV group.
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Wall Street tumbles, Dow erases 2018 gains as trade worries worsen
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks slumped and the Dow Jones Industrial Average erased its gains for the year on Tuesday, as a sharp escalation in U.S.-China trade dispute jolted the markets and triggered a rush to safer assets.
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5 Warren Buffett Principles to Remember in a Volatile Stock Market
The market has fallen quite a bit this week — how would Warren Buffett react? …read more […]
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GameStop confirms buyout talks as downloads take their toll
It won’t shock you to hear that GameStop has been suffering as downloads have …read more […]
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ZTE, U.S. suppliers shares tank after Senate puts Trump reprieve in doubt
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of ZTE Corp and its American business partners took a hit on Tuesday after the U.S. Senate’s passage of a defense bill set up a potential battle with the White House over whether the Chinese telecoms firm can resume business with U.S. suppliers.
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Airbus seeks China deal after diplomatic gaffe: sources
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus is in talks to rescue a plane sale to China thrown into doubt earlier this year shortly after a perceived gaffe by two European envoys over China’s sensitive historical relationship with Japan, people familiar with the matter said.
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VW and Ford mull alliance to develop and make transporter vans: sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen and Ford are in preliminary talks over a development and production alliance for commercial transporter vans, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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Activist Icahn gains control of board in proxy fight at SandRidge Energy
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday won a battle for control of SandRidge Energy, winning at least four of seven seats on the board of the U.S. shale producer that he wants to sell.
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UK happy with Murdoch’s Sky News commitments in relation to Sky bid
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox had answered its remaining doubts about the independence of Sky News if it buys all of its parent Sky, paving the way for a takeover battle over the pay-TV group.
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China slams U.S. ‘blackmailing’ after Trump makes new trade threat
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Tuesday of “extreme pressure and blackmailing” and vowed to retaliate after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods in an escalation of the trade conflict between the world’s two biggest economies.
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Activist Carl Icahn gains control of board in proxy fight at SandRidge Energy
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday won at least four seats on the board of SandRidge Energy , winning a battle for control of the U.S. shale producer that he wants to sell to others or buy himself.
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Wall Street slides, Dow erases 2018 gains as trade spat intensifies
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks slumped on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average erasing its gains for the year, as markets were rattled by a sharp escalation of the trade dispute between the United States and China.