Brazil minister says it's 'impossible' to put value on Eletrobras privatization
Brazil's mines and energy minister said on Monday it is "impossible" to say how much the privatization of state-run power company Eletrobras SA will raise, despite...
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GE brings in shipper Maersk's CFO as finance chief
General Electric Co on Monday named finance head at shipper AP Moller-Maersk as its new chief financial officer in the latest top-level change aimed at turning...
EBay to sell ticketing unit StubHub for $4.05 billion
EBay Inc will sell its ticketing unit, StubHub, in an all-cash $4.05 billion deal to ticket reseller Viagogo Ltd, the companies said on Monday, nearly a...
Here's what advisors can anticipate amid the $26 billion Charles Schwab-TD Ameritrade tie-up
TD Ameritrade has historically catered to small registered investment advisory firms, so Schwab's acquisition of TD has some advisors spooked.
Here's the tax bill on the $226 million Mega Millions jackpot
Before the winner would even get a penny, $37 million would be withheld for federal taxes. Much more would likely be due at tax time.
Morgan Stanley says forecasting just the next two months, let alone 2020, is hard right now
Wall Street strategists are releasing their 2020 predictions, but with so many unknowns in the market forecasting for even just the next few months is difficult.
Factbox: M&As in vogue for luxury retailers seeking growth
Louis Vuitton owner LVMH snapped up U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co on Monday for $16.2 billion in its largest buyout ever, adding America's biggest luxury name...
Eight electric pickup truck manufacturers to load up U.S. market by 2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his spacy Cybertruck have ignited a frenzy over electric pickups, and at least seven other U.S. automakers expect to build new...
'China is the enemy' on trade, not Trump — Cramer blasts media over love of Chinese leader Xi
CNBC's Jim Cramer says the mainstream media wrongly thinks that "'Xi is a great Chinese man with great Democratic leanings; member of the WTO. And we...
Charles Schwab to buy TD Ameritrade in $26-billion blockbuster brokerage deal
Charles Schwab Corp agreed on Monday to buy TD Ameritrade Holding Corp in an all-stock deal valued at $26 billion, creating a brokerage giant in a...
Saudi Aramco meets ADIA, Abu Dhabi funds in IPO pitch: sources
Saudi Aramco's executives met officials of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) on Monday to discuss a potential investment in the oil giant's share sale that could...
Just Eat urges shareholders to shun Prosus and stick with Takeaway deal
Britain's Just Eat urged shareholders on Monday to shun a $6.3 billion cash offer from Prosus , saying a currently lower valued deal with Takeaway.com was...
MSCI arms all investors with ESG ratings of 2,800 top firms
MSCI published the environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings of more than 2,800 companies on Monday, giving all asset managers more detail to make their investment...
'Unfit' Uber loses London license over safety failures
Uber was stripped of its license to carry paying passengers in London on Monday for the second time in just over two years, pending an appeal,...
Why a digital dollar isn’t coming anytime soon (or so the Fed says)
MIT Tech Review Mike Orcutt Nov 21, 2019 While central bank digital currencies may address problems in other countries, the US doesn’t have those problems, according...