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These 4 mega-cap consumer stocks have crushed fears of disruption and the market in the process

These 4 mega-cap consumer stocks have crushed fears of disruption and the market in the process

Walt Disney, Walmart, Nike and Starbucks are among a small group of elite consumer companies that have overcome fears of digital disruption.

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This fund manager is up nearly 40% this year by betting on 'misunderstood' ideas

This fund manager is up nearly 40% this year by betting on 'misunderstood' ideas

Contrarian fund manager Nick Schommer is up a blistering 36.6% this year with big bets on Crown Holdings and Disney, among other stocks.

6 years ago
With inflation low, Fed can boost job market: Daly

With inflation low, Fed can boost job market: Daly

Sluggish inflation gives the Federal Reserve the leeway to keep borrowing costs low and help draw more workers into the labor market, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Saturday.



6 years ago
UK's Corbyn: Labour to exclude NHS, medicines from trade deals with U.S.

UK's Corbyn: Labour to exclude NHS, medicines from trade deals with U.S.

UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said the Labour Party will exclude Britain's National Health Service and medicines from trade deals with the United States, as he accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of covering up "secret talks" on the NHS.



6 years ago
Despite gridlock in Washington, these big changes could be in store for your finances

Despite gridlock in Washington, these big changes could be in store for your finances

There's a number of bills underway with bipartisan support that could impact your wallet.

6 years ago
4 ways to avoid the overspending trap this holiday

4 ways to avoid the overspending trap this holiday

Last year's holiday tab took months to pay off. Here are some steps you can take this season to ensure you don't end up even deeper in the red.

6 years ago
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has a long-term game plan for Haynesville gas

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has a long-term game plan for Haynesville gas

At a time when companies in a U.S. natural gas field have been losing money and exiting Louisiana's Haynesville shale basin, Dallas Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones' Comstock Resources is picking up cheap assets, betting on the field's proximity to the growing U.S. Gulf Coast export hub.



6 years ago
Renault's Delbos vies for CEO post as hunt narrows

Renault's Delbos vies for CEO post as hunt narrows

Renault's interim chief executive Clotilde Delbos has applied to take the job on a permanent basis, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the French carmaker edges toward a shortlist likely to also feature several external candidates.



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Oklahoma judge reduces Johnson & Johnson payout in opioid case to $465 million

Oklahoma judge reduces Johnson & Johnson payout in opioid case to $465 million

An Oklahoma judge on Friday said Johnson & Johnson needs to pay only $465 million of the $572 million he previously concluded it owed the state for fueling the opioid epidemic through deceptive marketing of painkillers.



6 years ago
U.S.-China trade hopes revive stocks, crude rises

U.S.-China trade hopes revive stocks, crude rises

Crude prices and global equities markets rose on Friday, with the major U.S. indexes setting record highs, on renewed hopes that the United States and China will reach a deal to de-escalate a 16-month trade war that has crimped global growth.



6 years ago
Alibaba's $13.4 billion bookbuild covered multiple times: sources

Alibaba's $13.4 billion bookbuild covered multiple times: sources

Alibaba's $13.4 billion institutional bookbuild for its Hong Kong listing is already covered "multiple times," according to a message sent to investors and verified by sources with direct knowledge of the matter.



6 years ago
Stocks cheered by trade deal hopes but caution prevails

Stocks cheered by trade deal hopes but caution prevails

Asian stocks jumped on Friday, lifted by White House comments that suggested the possibility of an imminent trade deal between Washington and Beijing, which revived hopes that their tariff war may be nearing an end.



6 years ago
Exclusive: U.S. regulator rethinking changes to whistleblower program after backlash - sources

Exclusive: U.S. regulator rethinking changes to whistleblower program after backlash - sources

The U.S. securities regulator is rethinking a proposal that could weaken a landmark whistleblower program after a pushback from whistleblower lawyers and advocates, people with knowledge of the deliberations told Reuters.



6 years ago
Trump, Apple CEO Tim Cook set to tour computer plant in Texas Wednesday: sources

Trump, Apple CEO Tim Cook set to tour computer plant in Texas Wednesday: sources

U.S. President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook are set to visit facilities in Texas on Wednesday where Apple's high-end computers are assembled, sources briefed on the matter confirmed Friday.



6 years ago
FAA administrator tells team to 'take whatever time needed' on 737 MAX: memo

FAA administrator tells team to 'take whatever time needed' on 737 MAX: memo

U.S. Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson told his team to "take whatever time is needed" in their review of Boeing Co's 737 MAX, reiterating that the path to approval is "not guided by a calendar or schedule," according to a Nov. 14 memo reviewed by Reuters.



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