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JetBlue to become carbon neutral in 2020

JetBlue to become carbon neutral in 2020

JetBlue Airways Corp on Monday said it plans to become carbon neutral on all domestic flights by July 2020 and would use an alternative fuel source for flights leaving from San Francisco amid rising pressure to cut greenhouse emissions.



6 years ago
Oil steadies as market ponders Iran's next move

Oil steadies as market ponders Iran's next move

Oil prices steadied on Monday after Brent touched above $70 a barrel on rhetoric from the United States, Iran and Iraq that fanned tensions in the Middle East after a U.S. air strike killed a top Iranian military commander.



6 years ago
Saudi Aramco hits new low since trading began on December 11

Saudi Aramco hits new low since trading began on December 11

Saudi Aramco shares briefly hit 34.45 riyals ($9.18) in early trade, their lowest level since its shares began trading on December 11, following a record-setting initial public offering (IPO).



6 years ago
Qualcomm launches autonomous driving computer, aiming to hit roads by 2023

Qualcomm launches autonomous driving computer, aiming to hit roads by 2023

Qualcomm Inc on Monday announced a computing system for autonomous vehicles designed to handle everything from lane controls to full self-driving that it aims to have on the road by 2023.



6 years ago
Xerox secures $24 billion financing for proposed HP takeover

Xerox secures $24 billion financing for proposed HP takeover

Xerox Holdings Corp said on Monday it has secured $24 billion in financing for its $33.5 billion takeover offer for HP Inc , a deal that the personal computer maker is opposing.



6 years ago
Occidental to cut Western Midstream stake to reduce debt

Occidental to cut Western Midstream stake to reduce debt

Occidental Petroleum Corp said on Monday it would cut its majority stake in pipeline operator Western Midstream Partners LP to less than 50% in 2020, to reduce its debt that grew significantly with the Anadarko Petroleum Corp deal.



6 years ago
Louis Dreyfus owner pledged stake to raise $1 billion Credit Suisse loan

Louis Dreyfus owner pledged stake to raise $1 billion Credit Suisse loan

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus borrowed $1 billion from Credit Suisse last year to buy out minority shareholders of Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), pledged her majority stake in the commodities trader as collateral, a company filing showed.



6 years ago
Disney's streaming business is already worth more than $100 billion alone, investors believe

Disney's streaming business is already worth more than $100 billion alone, investors believe

The market is valuing Disney's streaming business at $108 billion, according to Barclays.

6 years ago
Gold, oil soar, shares slip as U.S. and Iran rattle sabers

Gold, oil soar, shares slip as U.S. and Iran rattle sabers

Tensions in the Middle East after the killing of a top Iranian general by the United States pushed an index of Asian shares off an 18-month high on Monday as investors pushed safe-haven gold near a seven-year high, and oil jumped to four-month peaks.



6 years ago
HP had 'buyer's remorse' over ill-fated Autonomy deal, court hears

HP had 'buyer's remorse' over ill-fated Autonomy deal, court hears

Hewlett-Packard suffered "buyer's remorse" over its disastrous $11 billion acquisition of Autonomy and was trying to pin the blame on UK entrepreneur Mike Lynch, London's High Court heard on Monday in the closing stages of a multi-billion dollar case.



6 years ago
Samsung to draw line under lackluster 2019 with chip revival in store

Samsung to draw line under lackluster 2019 with chip revival in store

With Samsung Electronics expected to suffer its biggest annual profit drop in at least a decade, investors are counting on an expected uptick in the memory-chip market to cure the tech giant's ills this year.



6 years ago
Defying gravity? What could bring U.S. stocks down to earth

Defying gravity? What could bring U.S. stocks down to earth

The U.S. stock market's relentless drive higher has caused some nail-biting on Wall Street that the rally is about to end. Geopolitical risks – such as the latest escalation of U.S. tensions with Iran - are just one on a list of worries for 2020.



6 years ago
Ghosn did not use French documents to travel to Lebanon: French minister

Ghosn did not use French documents to travel to Lebanon: French minister

Former Nissan and Renault boss Carlos Ghosn did not use French travel documents to travel from Japan to Lebanon, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday.



6 years ago
Gold surges as investors assess Mideast risk; stocks fall

Gold surges as investors assess Mideast risk; stocks fall

Gold prices shot to almost seven-year highs on Monday while yields on U.S. Treasury and euro zone government debt fell as escalating U.S.-Iranian tensions spurred demand for safe-haven assets.



6 years ago
Alphabet, Amazon keep S&P afloat as Middle East tensions persist

Alphabet, Amazon keep S&P afloat as Middle East tensions persist

Gains in Amazon and Alphabet helped New York's S&P 500 stock index recoup early losses on Monday sparked by rising tensions in the Middle East.



6 years ago