Ritchie Bros To Buy Euro Auctions For $1 Bln
Asset management company Ritchie Bros (RBA.TO) said on Sunday it would acquire plant and machinery auction house Euro Auctions for an enterprise…
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Asia Stocks Spooked By Sudden Slide In Gold
Asian shares wobbled on Monday amid sharp losses in gold and oil prices, while the dollar held near four-month highs…
United Airlines Will Require Its 67,000 United State Employees To Get Vaccinated, A First For United State Carriers
United Airlines will require its 67,000 U.S. employees to get vaccinated against Covid by no later than Oct. 25 or risk…
Flutterwave To Drive US Expansion As It Appoints Silicon Valley Veteran As Head Of US Growth
African payments startup, Flutterwave, has announced the appointment of Jimmy Ku as the Head of US Growth. With plans to…
Technology Is Shaping The Future Of Food But Practices Rooted In Tradition Could Still Have A Role To Play
From oranges and lemons grown in Spain to fish caught in the wilds of the Atlantic, many are spoiled for…
UK House Prices Return To Growth In July – Halifax
British house prices rose in July after falling in June as demand for bigger homes following pandemic lockdowns helped to…
Credit Suisse To Repay Another $400 Mln To Greensill-Linked Fund Investors
Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) will repay another $400 million to investors in its Greensill-linked supply chain finance funds, the Swiss bank said on…
10-Year Treasury Yield Tops 1.23% Ahead Of Key Jobs Report
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield topped 1.23% early on Friday, ahead of the Labor Department’s highly anticipated jobs report due…
Huawei Chairman Says The ‘Aim Is To Survive’ As Revenue Slides 30%
The chairman of Huawei said the Chinese technology company’s “aim is to survive” as revenue fell almost 30% in the…
Shares Of Indonesian E-Commerce Company Bukalapak Jump 25% In Stock Market Debut
Shares of Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak jumped nearly 25% in their trading debut Friday — from an initial public offering…
European stocks flat as investors track earnings, Covid-19 and economic data
European markets were muted on Friday morning as investors monitored a fresh round of corporate earnings and the global spread…
The World’s Largest Container Shipping Firm Posts Soaring Second-Quarter Earnings
Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping firm, has posted a sharp increase in second-quarter earnings as congestions and bottlenecks continue…
U.S. FTC Says Facebook Misused Privacy Decree To Shut Down Ad Research
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission criticized Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Thursday for making “misleading claims” to explain why it had disabled the…
Qualcomm Tops Magna’s Bid With $4.6 Billion Offer For Veoneer
Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) said on Thursday it had offered to buy Swedish auto parts maker Veoneer Inc (VNE.N) for $4.6 billion, an 18.4%…
Robinhood Shares Dive 27.6%; Filing Sparks Worries Early Investors could Sell
Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD.O) tumbled on Thursday, snapping a four-day winning streak, after the newly public online brokerage said early…
Cooling Measures Doing Little To Slow New Zealand’s Housing Boom
Desperation among homebuyers is pushing New Zealand house prices to record highs, overpowering the government’s efforts to rein in the…
Nelson Peltz To Step Down From P&G Board
Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N) said on Thursday activist investor Nelson Peltz would step down from the company’s board at the end…
Analysis: Private Equity Struggles To Get In On $1 Trillion U.S. Infrastructure Bonanza
Private equity firms are fretting that a long-awaited $1 trillion infrastructure bill under negotiation by U.S. lawmakers will not create enough opportunities…
Fed’s Kashkari: Delta May Throw Wrinkle Into Taper Plan
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari on Thursday said the highly transmissible Delta variant of the novel coronavirus could throw…
Asian Shares Fall As Delta Variant Casts Shadow Over Growth
Asian shares failed to catch a firm lead from a bumper Wall Street session on Friday as the spread of…
Yuan Inches Up, Market Awaits Policy Guidance At Home And Abroad
China’s yuan inched up against the dollar on Thursday, although trade was thin as market participants awaited global policy indications…
Dollar Holds Gains After Hawkish Fed Comments
The dollar held most gains against basket of currencies on Thursday after hawkish comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve led…
Tech’s Pandemic Boom Is Coming To An End
The Covid boom times are coming to an end for tech companies. After reporting eye-popping growth throughout 2020 as more…
Iran’s Hardline Cleric Ebrahim Raisi Sworn In As President Amid Slew Of Tensions
Iranian cleric Ebrahim Raisi has been sworn in as the Islamic Republic’s new president against the backdrop of challenging negotiations…
Dr Anthony Fauci Warns More Severe Covid Variant Could Emerge As United State Cases Near 100,000
White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that a more severe Covid variant could emerge as the…
Biden To Aim For 50% EVs By 2030 With Industry Support
U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Thursday aimed at making half of all new vehicles sold…
Target To Pay 100% Of College Tuition And Textbooks In Bid To Attract Workers
Target said Wednesday it will offer new perks to woo workers: a debt-free way to get a college degree and…
Stock Futures Rebound As Investors Await More Jobs Data
Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. equity indexes were mildly higher Thursday morning as Wall Street looked to improve…
Jobless Filings match estimates while continuing claims tumble below 3 millio
Initial claims for unemployment insurance edged lower last week, meeting Wall Street expectations, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time filings…
States Are Implementing New Educational Standards, Signaling The End Of Common Core
America is preparing for a return to school this fall semester, but curriculums might seem a bit different than they…