Warren Buffett protege Todd Combs named Geico CEO
Combs will take over the second-largest U.S. auto insurer on Jan. 1, 2020, replacing Bill Roberts, a 35-year Geico veteran.
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Oil steadies as Russia touts easing OPEC+ output
Oil prices were little changed on Monday as Russia said an OPEC-led producer group may consider easing output cuts next year, offsetting support from some investor...
Boeing dismisses CEO Muilenburg to restore confidence over 737 MAX crisis
Boeing Co has ousted Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg in an attempt by the world's biggest planemaker to restore confidence as a prolonged crisis has seen it...
Factbox: From GE to media, Boeing's new CEO
Boeing Co appointed Chairman David Calhoun as chief executive to steer the world's largest planemaker through a crisis after two deadly crashes led to the grounding...
Oil slides as Russia touts easing OPEC+ output
Oil prices fell on Monday as Russia said an OPEC-led producer group may consider easing output cuts next year, offsetting support from some investor optimism that...
Key events leading up to the firing of Boeing's CEO over the 737 MAX
Boeing Co has fired Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg following a year of intense scrutiny and industrial setbacks set off by twin fatal crashes of its 737...
Global shares hover near record high as year draws to close
World stocks hovered near record highs and currency markets were little changed on Monday as trading dwindled before the Christmas holiday and investors looked with confidence...
Fantasy sports company and bookmaker DraftKings to become public company
DraftKings, two other companies announce a merger that will make the sports entertainment company publicly traded.
How one investment veteran is trying to help the underserved get jobs on Wall Street
When Troy Prince landed on Wall Street, he soon realized that most of his coworkers didn't look like the people he grew up with in his...
Credit Suisse admits surveillance of second executive
Credit Suisse on Monday admitted it was behind instructions to carry out surveillance on a second executive, after dismissing a previous similar incident as an "isolated...
Deutsche Bank to no longer pay for advice from Cerberus: source
Cerberus, one of Deutsche Bank's largest shareholders, will no longer provide paid advice to the bank on how to run its business, a person with knowledge...
Irish court rules Ryanair COO can move to rival easyJet
The Irish High Court on Monday rejected Ryanair's attempt to prevent operations chief Peter Bellew from joining rival easyJet until 2021, saying a 12-month non-compete clause...
Bank of Italy chief defends regulator's role in Bari bank crisis
The head of Italy's central bank rebuffed criticism of its role in supervising struggling lender Banca Popolare di Bari and said in an interview published on...
Exclusive: Tesla to take new $1.4 billion loan from Chinese banks for Shanghai factory - sources
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc and a group of China banks have agreed a new 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion), five-year loan facility for the...
Oil prices fall as Russia touts easing OPEC+ output
Oil fell on Monday after Russia said an OPEC-led pact may consider easing output cuts next year but prices held near recent three-month highs on hopes...