London Stock Exchange rejects Hong Kong's $39 billion takeover offer
London Stock Exchange has rejected Hong Kong Exchange's $39 billion takeover offer, opting to stick with its planned purchase of data and analytics group Refinitiv.
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Ford, GM rev up electric pickup trucks to head off Tesla
Large pickup trucks that tow most of the profits in to Ford Motor Co and General Motors Co are holdovers from another century - with heavy...
WeWork plans Nasdaq listing, curbs CEO's voting power
WeWork owner The We Company said on Friday it plans to list its stock on the Nasdaq and announced changes to its corporate governance, including curbs...
Shares, bond yields perch at six-week highs
World shares climbed to a six-week high alongside benchmark government bond yields on Friday, as markets cheered signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and another...
Japan Post Bank admits improper sales to elderly clients, discovers 19,500 cases
Japan Post Bank Co Ltd on Friday said it improperly sold investment trust products to elderly customers in about 19,500 cases, the latest instance of misconduct...
Asia shares at six-week high on trade progress, ECB easing
Asian stocks climbed to their highest in six weeks on Friday, as signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and aggressive stimulus from the European Central...
Deutsche Bank is first to settle bond-rigging lawsuit, amid federal probe
Deutsche Bank AG will pay $15 million to resolve claims it conspired to rig prices of bonds issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , becoming...
Wall Street ends higher on trade, ECB stimulus hopes
Wall Street advanced on Thursday, and the S&P 500 ended the session within striking distance of its all-time closing high, buoyed by positive developments on the...
Trade hopes lifts stocks, bond yields
A gauge of global stock markets rose for a seventh straight day in choppy trading on Thursday after hints of progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute,...
Broadcom misses quarterly revenue estimates, maintains full-year forecast
Broadcom Inc narrowly missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday and maintained its full-year forecast, as it faces a slowdown in chip demand and...
Brazilian lithium producer Sigma in talks with Tesla, other automakers
Brazil-based lithium startup Sigma Lithium Resources Corp has held talks with Tesla Inc and other automakers about supplying the key battery ingredient in the coming years,...
Universal basic income could get stage time at the Democrats' debate. Why the idea is gaining steam
The concept of providing people with a guaranteed basic income has gained some traction in the U.S., with pilot programs already underway.
Washington, Beijing lay ground for trade deal talks; China buys U.S. soybeans
The United States on Thursday welcomed China's renewed purchases of U.S. farm goods while maintaining the threat of U.S. tariff hikes as the world's two largest...
Gap's Old Navy plans to nearly double its store count after split
Gap Inc's Old Navy brand plans to nearly double its store count in North America as the apparel retailer readies itself to split from the parent...
'Not enough:' Investors react to Pemex bond plan
Mexico's national oil company Pemex will need more than the $5 billion cash capital contribution from the government announced on Wednesday to turn around its fate,...