VMWare in talks to buy Pivotal Software; both controlled by Dell
VMware Inc and Pivotal Software Inc are negotiating a deal for VMWare to acquire Pivotal, according to a regulatory filing from Dell Technologies Inc on Wednesday,...
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Global stocks slide as bond markets send recession warning
Global stocks slumped to more than two-month lows in early Asian trade on Thursday, tracking the Wall Street slide as an inverted U.S. bond yield curve...
DoraHacks on Republic
"DoraHacks provides recruiting services to its community of talented hackers by connecting them to top enterprises globally through hackathons and its future recruiting platform" The post...
Markets register a shock, but is Trump right to blame the Fed?
It takes a lot to kill an economic expansion, typically requiring a major shock to bring growth to a halt and trigger a U.S. recession.
Vision Fund makes $110 million bet on renewable energy storage
Softbank Group's Vision Fund has made its first foray into energy storage technology with a $110 million investment in Switzerland-based Energy Vault.
The stock market's unusual pattern this week has historically been a big sell signal
The stock market has done something so unusual this week that it only happened 19 times in the past 30 years.
DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach warns Fed rate cuts will not stop U.S. recession
Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive of DoubleLine Capital, warned on Wednesday that rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve were not going to stop a recession from...
Ackman bets on idol Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
Billionaire U.S. investor William Ackman has long described how Warren Buffett, often called the greatest stock picker ever, has influenced his career. Now he's paying the...
Bankruptcy filings by U.S. energy producers pick up speed: law firm analysis
Bankruptcy filings by U.S. energy producers so far this year have already nearly matched the total for the whole of 2018, law firm Haynes & Boone...
Trump says China should treat Hong Kong 'humanely' before trade deal can be agreed
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China wants to make a trade deal but it should treat Hong Kong "humanely" first.
Trump officials see no Chinese concessions for tariff delays amid market rout
China made no trade concessions after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed 10% tariffs on over $150 billion worth of Chinese imports, senior U.S. officials said on...
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway raises Amazon stake by 11%, now worth $947 million
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway revealed an increased Amazon stake in a government filing Wednesday.
Buffett's Berkshire boosts Amazon.com bet, attracts Ackman
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday said it boosted its stake in Amazon.com Inc by 11% during the second quarter, increasing its bet on the...
Novartis replaces top scientists at Avexis after drug data manipulated
Novartis AG said on Wednesday it replaced the two top research and development executives at its Avexis unit after some data was manipulated from early testing...
Fidelity Investments wins court battle with IRS over coal tax credits
Fidelity Investments on Wednesday won its court battle with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service over tax credits for the production of chemically treated coal.