Big Data Promises Better Deals. But for Whom?
Wired Gilad Edelman Feb 28, 2020 Antitrust regulators say they’re interested in data-driven mergers. Intuit’s $7 billion deal to buy Credit Karma will show how serious...
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Wharton's Jeremy Siegel sees a 'short, quick recession' due to the coronavirus
"We could really have a short, quick recession," Wharton School finance professor Jeremy Siegel.
Gold has 'immunity' to coronavirus, Goldman says
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to hammer stocks, Goldman Sachs said gold has immunity to the virus.
Amazon, Walmart, the Secret Battle for FinTech Supremacy: Part II
Highradius Anuj Saxena Flashback to June 2018 Digital to Physical, Physical to Digital and Customer Segments As Walmart rushes to become Amazon before Amazon can become...
Amazon's fight against $277 million EU tax order kicks off in court on Thursday
Amazon will on Thursday seek to overturn an EU order to repay about 250 million euros ($277 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg at Europe's second-highest...
More traffic, night lights show China's factories restart as new virus cases drop
Nearly 300 million people have gone back to work in China since the Lunar New Year break as more companies restart business and coronavirus travel restrictions...
UK wants a big U.S. trade deal but health and food standards not up for grabs
Britain said on Monday it will seek to achieve huge gains by removing barriers to trade with the United States in talks for a deal this...
Factbox: What Britain wants from a trade deal with the United States
Britain outlined its negotiating mandate for talks with the United States on Monday, with the hope of reducing tariffs while shielding the public health service and...
Facebook pulls out of South by Southwest festival over coronavirus fears
Facebook Inc is pulling out of this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) music and tech festival over growing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, a spokesperson for...
Trillium Asset calls for separation of J&J's CEO and chairman roles
Trillium Asset Management LLC has called for the separation of Johnson & Johnson's chairman and chief executive officer roles, currently held by Alex Gorsky, according to...
Coronavirus expected to hurt U.S. earnings harder and longer
The hit to U.S. corporate earnings from the coronavirus epidemic is getting harder and messier to predict.
GFL raises $1.4 billion in IPO amid volatile markets
GFL Environmental Inc on Monday raised about $1.4 billion in its initial public offering, pricing it below the target range in a conservative step to ride...
Oil up over 4% as hopes of OPEC cut, stimulus counter virus gloom
Oil prices rose over 4% on Monday, reversing an early fall to multi-year lows as hopes of a deeper cut in output by OPEC and stimulus...
Amtrak names new CEO to head money-losing passenger railroad
Amtrak said Monday it had tapped Atlas Air's chief executive to run the money-losing U.S. passenger railroad that has seen record traffic.
Global shares extend rebound on policy action hopes
Global shares and oil prices extended their rebound on Tuesday on mounting speculation policymakers around the world would move to ease the economic fallout from the...