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Apple News users reach 100 million, App Store sales rise

Apple News users reach 100 million, App Store sales rise

Apple Inc's news service has reached 100 million monthly active users and customers spent more than $1.4 billion in the App Store between Christmas and New Year, the latest signs of growing revenue from the iPhone maker's services business.



6 years ago
Macy's holiday season better than feared, shares rise

Macy's holiday season better than feared, shares rise

Department store operator Macy's Inc reported a marginal fall in holiday period same-store sales on Wednesday, surprising investors who were bracing for a sharper drop following an earlier profit warning.



6 years ago
Wall Street opens flat as Boeing drags, Middle East tension eases

Wall Street opens flat as Boeing drags, Middle East tension eases

Wall Street made a tepid open on Wednesday as losses in Boeing and Walgreen Boots offset relief from Iranian signals that overnight missile strikes "concluded" its retaliation to the U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani.



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Private investigator in Credit Suisse spying scandal hits back at banker

Private investigator in Credit Suisse spying scandal hits back at banker

A private investigator from the firm tasked with tailing former Credit Suisse banker Iqbal Khan has countered Khan's legal action with criminal complaints against the banker, his wife and the police, Swiss prosecutors said on Wednesday.



6 years ago
Fugitive ex-Nissan boss Ghosn says treated 'brutally' by Japan

Fugitive ex-Nissan boss Ghosn says treated 'brutally' by Japan

Carlos Ghosn, speaking publicly for the first since his dramatic escape from Japanese justice, told reporters in Beirut he had been treated "brutally" by Tokyo prosecutors he accused of helping Nissan to oust him as chairman.



6 years ago
How to make 2020 the year you start building wealth

How to make 2020 the year you start building wealth

Don't let the first few volatile days of the new year spook you from dipping a toe into the stock market. Here's how to get started.

6 years ago
Oil prices fall as alarm over Iran rocket strike fades

Oil prices fall as alarm over Iran rocket strike fades

Oil futures fell on Wednesday from peaks hit in frenzied early trading after a rocket attack by Iran on American forces in Iraq raised the spectre of a spiralling Middle East conflict and disruption to crude flows.



6 years ago
Macy's eases holiday season sales worries, shares rise 6%

Macy's eases holiday season sales worries, shares rise 6%

Macy's Inc reported just a 0.6% drop in holiday period same-store sales on Wednesday, quelling fears of a more dramatic fall in the department store operator's numbers for the crucial annual shopping season after an earlier profit warning.



6 years ago
Two U.S. auto trade groups merge as regulatory issues loom

Two U.S. auto trade groups merge as regulatory issues loom

Two major U.S. automotive trade groups said Wednesday they will merge as the industry faces dramatic challenges, including regulatory, trade and emissions issues.



6 years ago
Turkish jet firm met Japan ambassador to offer help with Ghosn

Turkish jet firm met Japan ambassador to offer help with Ghosn

The Turkish operator of private jets that ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn used to escape Japan said on Wednesday it met with the Japanese ambassador to Turkey and offered to collaborate with the authorities in that country over the incident.



6 years ago
Grocers roll out plant-based burgers - at prices below Beyond Meat

Grocers roll out plant-based burgers - at prices below Beyond Meat

Cashing in on rising demand for imitation meat, major retailers including Kroger and Walmart recently began to carry Beyond Meat's plant-based burgers and sausages.



6 years ago
Fugitive ex-Nissan boss Ghosn says treated ruthlessly by Japan

Fugitive ex-Nissan boss Ghosn says treated ruthlessly by Japan

Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said on Wednesday he had been treated brutally and ruthlessly by Japanese prosecutors, who threatened to take action against his family if he didn't confess to their accusations.



6 years ago
Highlights: Former Nissan boss Ghosn points the finger at news conference

Highlights: Former Nissan boss Ghosn points the finger at news conference

Fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said that he was brought down by a plot cooked up at the company, many of whose executives he named at a news conference in Beirut on Wednesday.



6 years ago
Former Nissan chief Ghosn says he was brutally taken from his family

Former Nissan chief Ghosn says he was brutally taken from his family

Former Nissan head Carlos Ghosn on Wednesday said he was brutally taken from his family and friends by Japanese prosecutors.



6 years ago
Attention taxpayers: Your chances of getting audited have fallen significantly

Attention taxpayers: Your chances of getting audited have fallen significantly

The Internal Revenue Service audited 0.45% of individual tax returns in its most recent fiscal year, which is half what it was in 2010.

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