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Eight electric pickup truck manufacturers to load up U.S. market by 2021

Eight electric pickup truck manufacturers to load up U.S. market by 2021

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his spacy Cybertruck have ignited a frenzy over electric pickups, and at least seven other U.S. automakers expect to build new battery-powered trucks by 2021.



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'China is the enemy' on trade, not Trump — Cramer blasts media over love of Chinese leader Xi

'China is the enemy' on trade, not Trump — Cramer blasts media over love of Chinese leader Xi

CNBC's Jim Cramer says the mainstream media wrongly thinks that "'Xi is a great Chinese man with great Democratic leanings; member of the WTO. And we have a madman as president.'"

6 years ago
Charles Schwab to buy TD Ameritrade in $26-billion blockbuster brokerage deal

Charles Schwab to buy TD Ameritrade in $26-billion blockbuster brokerage deal

Charles Schwab Corp agreed on Monday to buy TD Ameritrade Holding Corp in an all-stock deal valued at $26 billion, creating a brokerage giant in a market that has been ravaged by price wars.



6 years ago
Saudi Aramco meets ADIA, Abu Dhabi funds in IPO pitch: sources

Saudi Aramco meets ADIA, Abu Dhabi funds in IPO pitch: sources

Saudi Aramco's executives met officials of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) on Monday to discuss a potential investment in the oil giant's share sale that could raise as much as $25.6 billion, three sources familiar with the talks said.



6 years ago
Just Eat urges shareholders to shun Prosus and stick with Takeaway deal

Just Eat urges shareholders to shun Prosus and stick with Takeaway deal

Britain's Just Eat urged shareholders on Monday to shun a $6.3 billion cash offer from Prosus , saying a currently lower valued deal with Takeaway.com was a better bet as it would create the largest food delivery firm outside China.



6 years ago
MSCI arms all investors with ESG ratings of 2,800 top firms

MSCI arms all investors with ESG ratings of 2,800 top firms

MSCI published the environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings of more than 2,800 companies on Monday, giving all asset managers more detail to make their investment decisions.



6 years ago
Why a digital dollar isn’t coming anytime soon (or so the Fed says)

Why a digital dollar isn’t coming anytime soon (or so the Fed says)

MIT Tech Review | Mike Orcutt | Nov 21, 2019 While central bank digital currencies may address problems in other countries, the US doesn’t have those problems, according to Fed chair Jerome Powell. A digital dollar is a solution in search of a problem. Well, at least in the US, according to Jerome Powell, chair

6 years ago
Tesla shares rise as Musk says Cybertruck orders hit 200,000

Tesla shares rise as Musk says Cybertruck orders hit 200,000

Tesla Inc shares rose 4% on Monday after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted over the weekend that the company had already received 200,000 orders for its futuristic Cybertruck pickup.



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Why PayPal’s Acquisition of Rewards Platform Honey Is a Big Deal

Why PayPal’s Acquisition of Rewards Platform Honey Is a Big Deal

Fortune | Polina Marinova | Nov 21, 2019 PayPal’s got a lot going on. It has agreed to acquire Honey, a Los Angeles-based provider of a deal-finding browser add-on and mobile app, for $4 billion. This is PayPal’s largest acquisition to date and the largest acquisition of a tech company in L.A. history. Just yesterday,

6 years ago
Wall Street opens higher as report sparks trade deal hopes

Wall Street opens higher as report sparks trade deal hopes

U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday as expectations of a U.S.-China trade truce were strengthened by a report that the two sides were nearing an agreement, while a raft of blockbuster deals also lifted sentiment.



6 years ago
Going whole hog: U.S. tells exporters to report pig carcass sales as China buying soars

Going whole hog: U.S. tells exporters to report pig carcass sales as China buying soars

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday that commodity exporters must disclose sales of hog carcasses, giving officials and traders more insight into a surge of Chinese pork buying that has roiled global meat markets.



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How LVMH's whirlwind courtship sealed $16 billion Tiffany deal

How LVMH's whirlwind courtship sealed $16 billion Tiffany deal

Tiffany was codenamed "Tea" and LVMH was "Latte" in the whirlwind talks that led to the U.S. jeweler being taken over by the French luxury group for more than $16 billion, in a homage to famed film "Breakfast at Tiffany's".



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Wall Street sets records on trade progress optimism

Wall Street sets records on trade progress optimism

Each of Wall Street's three major averages kicked off the trading week by closing at records on Monday as signs pointed to progress between the United States and China on a trade truce, while a round of merger deals also helped buoy sentiment.



6 years ago
Westpac CEO steps down as money-laundering scandal rocks second-biggest Australian bank

Westpac CEO steps down as money-laundering scandal rocks second-biggest Australian bank

Westpac Banking Corp on Tuesday said Chief Executive Brian Hartzer will be stepping down, as Australia's second-biggest bank faces the country's biggest money-laundering scandal. Chief Financial Officer Peter King will be taking over as acting CEO, effective Dec. 2.



6 years ago
Calvin Klein-owner PVH Corp raises FY profit outlook on strong demand in Europe

Calvin Klein-owner PVH Corp raises FY profit outlook on strong demand in Europe

PVH Corp raised full-year adjusted profit forecast on Monday after its third-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations, powered by higher demand for its Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger apparel in Europe.



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