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Here's why Morgan Stanley is spending $13 billion to buy E-Trade

Here's why Morgan Stanley is spending $13 billion to buy E-Trade

Morgan Stanley, the tony investment bank for rich Americans and corporations, is making a play for the masses.

6 years ago
Asia stocks rise on lull in virus worry, euro still weak

Asia stocks rise on lull in virus worry, euro still weak

Asian shares and U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday, as investors tried to shake off worries about the coronavirus epidemic after a slight decline in the number of new cases.



6 years ago
Google plans to move UK users' accounts outside EU jurisdiction

Google plans to move UK users' accounts outside EU jurisdiction

Google is planning to move its British users' accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, the company confirmed late on Wednesday.



6 years ago
Lofty stocks, hefty debt sow seeds of worry for some at Fed

Lofty stocks, hefty debt sow seeds of worry for some at Fed

Rock-bottom corporate bond yields, high levels of business debt and one of the fastest expansions of stock market valuations on record are worrying some Federal Reserve officials who fret such financial imbalances could aggravate any negative shocks to the U.S. economy.



6 years ago
China's HNA emerges as recent buyer of A330neo jets amid revamp: sources

China's HNA emerges as recent buyer of A330neo jets amid revamp: sources

Debt-laden HNA Group has restructured jet orders with Europe's Airbus in a compromise deal that includes an order for dozens of A330neo jets, two people familiar with the matter said, amid reports of a wider shake-up at the Chinese conglomerate.



6 years ago
Fresenius Medical says fourth-quarter operating profit up 3%

Fresenius Medical says fourth-quarter operating profit up 3%

Germany's Fresenius Medical Care on Wednesday said quarterly adjusted operating income edged 3% higher as growth in dialysis services and products was partly offset by a negative adjustment for accounts receivable in a legal dispute in North America.



6 years ago
U.S. meeting on Huawei, China policy still on for Thursday despite Trump tweets: sources

U.S. meeting on Huawei, China policy still on for Thursday despite Trump tweets: sources

A meeting of U.S. government officials to discuss further curbs on exports to Huawei and China is still on for Thursday, two sources said, despite a pushback from President Donald Trump against stricter limits on shipments of U.S. products overseas.



6 years ago
Virgin Galactic looks like newest cult stock as short sellers dig in

Virgin Galactic looks like newest cult stock as short sellers dig in

Wall Street's newest cult stock appears to be Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc , as investors drive the space tourism stock to sky-high levels and short sellers dig in their heels.



6 years ago
Oil up more than 2% on slowing coronavirus cases, U.S. move on Venezuela

Oil up more than 2% on slowing coronavirus cases, U.S. move on Venezuela

Oil prices gained more than 2% on Wednesday as worries eased about demand declining due to the spread of coronavirus cases in China, while supplies tightened as the United States moved to cut off more Venezuelan crude from the market.



6 years ago
Forget Tesla. Wall Street has found a new favorite speculative stock as Virgin Galactic surges 23%

Forget Tesla. Wall Street has found a new favorite speculative stock as Virgin Galactic surges 23%

Virgin Galactic trading has accelerated in a way that tops even the momentum behind Tesla.

6 years ago
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs, lifted by China stimulus hopes

S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs, lifted by China stimulus hopes

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to record closing highs on Wednesday as optimism that China would take more measures to prop up its economy eased concerns about the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic.



6 years ago
Fed staff float plan to end term-repo after April, minutes show

Fed staff float plan to end term-repo after April, minutes show

Senior Federal Reserve staff proposed ending longer-term loans to banks after April as part of a broader blueprint laying out how the central bank could scale back the support provided to money markets, the minutes from the January policy meeting showed.



6 years ago
Exclusive: Google users in UK to lose EU data protection - sources

Exclusive: Google users in UK to lose EU data protection - sources

Google is planning to move its British users' accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, sources said.



6 years ago
Add surging Plug Power to the list of stocks seeing big speculative trading right now

Add surging Plug Power to the list of stocks seeing big speculative trading right now

Shares of Plug Power are surging, with social media users taking to sites like Reddit to discuss the stock's price action.

6 years ago
Goldman says market underestimating coronavirus risk: 'Correction is looking much more probable'

Goldman says market underestimating coronavirus risk: 'Correction is looking much more probable'

Goldman Sachs sounded the alarm about a possible correction in the stock market, noting investors are underestimating the coronavirus risk.

6 years ago