Hong Kong Exchange in $39 billion bid for LSE, rivaling Refinitiv deal
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) made a $39 billion takeover approach to the London Stock Exchange Plc on Wednesday, aiming to create a global...
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Note to Trump: Negative rates have delivered few positive results
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted with envy on Wednesday about the ultra-low, even negative interest rates in other parts of the world, berating what he called...
Purdue OxyContin settlement would rank among largest in pharma history
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP has reached a tentative multibillion-dollar agreement with some plaintiffs aimed at settling thousands of lawsuits over its alleged role in the...
U.S. Trade Representative to submit USMCA ideas to Democrats: source
The Trump administration on Wednesday will submit to U.S. House of Representatives Democrats its latest proposals for addressing the lawmakers' concerns with the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade...
Stocks buoyed by trade hopes, bond yields up with ECB on deck
A gauge of global equity markets climbed on Wednesday on signs of gradual progress in the trade war between the United States and China, while bond...
Trade hopes buoy Wall Street as China extends olive branch
Wall Street moved higher on Wednesday, led by tariff-sensitive technology and industrial stocks after China extended an olive branch ahead of next month's trade negotiations with...
Explainer: Advertising execs point to five ways Google stifles business
U.S. authorities investigating Alphabet Inc's Google for anticompetitive behavior have recently begun probing the company's $116 billion-a-year advertising business.
Factbox: Purdue OxyContin settlement would rank among largest in pharma history
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP has reached a tentative multibillion-dollar agreement with some plaintiffs aimed at settling thousands of lawsuits over its alleged role in the...
Purdue Pharma reaches tentative opioid settlement: sources
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP reached a tentative agreement with some plaintiffs to resolve widespread litigation over its alleged role in fueling the U.S. opioid crisis...
What’s The Current BTC to XRP Rate?
NCFA Guest Post Sep 9, 2019 The world was shook when online money was first introduced. Some people didn’t like the idea. They’d prefer having something...
Wall Street advances as China extends trade olive branch
Wall Street was pushed higher on Wednesday by tariff-sensitive technology and industrial shares after China extended an olive branch ahead of next month's trade negotiations with...
'Bad things could happen': Turning to tech to tame the crypto jungle
"Hi guys, could you please show me a firm bid for 100 bitcoin?" a seller texts on Skype.
U.S. job openings decline for second straight month
U.S. job openings fell for a second straight month in July amid decreases in wholesale trade and the federal government, which could bolster economists' views that...
WeWork IPO valuation could dip below $20 billion, clouding SoftBank's vision
WeWork owner The We Company is considering slashing the valuation of its planned stock market launch to below $20 billion, two people familiar with the matter...
Wall Street down as global growth worries hit tech stocks
U.S. stocks fell in morning trading on Tuesday as weak economic data from China added to fears of a global recession and pushed investors out of...