Latest News on private equities market

Hard Rock International eyes bid for Greek tourist resort casino: paper

Hard Rock International will bid for a casino license in a long-delayed tourist development in Athens and plans to spend more than 1 billion euros ($1.11 billion) on the project, the U.S. firm's chairman said in a newspaper interview.



5 years ago

WeWork adds woman to its board ahead of IPO after backlash

WeWork owner, The We Company, said on Wednesday it will add a woman to its board of directors and unwound a $5.9 million payment to its chief executive for use of the trademarked word "We" ahead of a planned initial public offering.



5 years ago

Oil prices rise, but economic worries loom

Oil prices rose on Wednesday, boosted by a wider market pickup on positive news from China's services sector, after three days of losses on lingering fears about a weakening global economy.



5 years ago

Cathay Chairman Slosar resigns weeks after CEO left, deepening reshuffle

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways shook up its top ranks further as Chairman John Slosar resigned on Wednesday, less than three weeks after mounting Chinese regulatory scrutiny led to the shock departure of its chief executive.



5 years ago

Wall Street has no idea how stocks will end 2019 with forecasts ranging from down 5% to up 11%

Stock forecasters are having a tougher time predicting where the S&P 500 will end up by year's end when compared to this time last year.

5 years ago

Roche, Spark again extend $4.3 billion takeover offer

Roche Holding and Spark Therapeutics announced on Tuesday another extension of the Swiss drugmaker's $4.3 billion takeover offer for the U.S. gene therapy specialist as regulatory reviews continue.



5 years ago

China's Xiaomi boosts shares with $1.5 billion buyback plan

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp said on Tuesday it will buy back up to HK$12 billion ($1.53 billion) worth of stock in its biggest equity repurchase, sending its shares up nearly 7%.



5 years ago

China's Xiaomi plans $1.5 billion buyback to arrest stock tumble

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp announced a HK$12 billion ($1.53 billion) share buyback plan on Tuesday, in a reversal of its cash-management strategy that is aimed at boosting its floundering stock.



5 years ago

Just Eat shareholder Eminence Capital to vote against Takeaway.com merger

A top-10 investor in Just Eat said on Tuesday it would vote against the British food delivery company's proposed 9 billion pound ($11 billion) merger with Takeaway.com .



5 years ago

Marvel superheroes power up Lego's sales

Models of superheroes and villains from Marvel's "Avengers" movies helped lift first-half sales at Lego, as the Danish toymaker continued its turnaround drive with investments in China, India, the internet and new stores.



5 years ago

Executive's flight to PSA highlights Renault-Nissan alliance tensions

A senior Renault-Nissan executive has quit the troubled carmaking alliance to join Peugeot maker PSA Group , blaming Renault boss Thierry Bollore for forcing his exit.



5 years ago

Global stocks stumble toward two-month lows as U.S. data looms

Global stocks slipped toward a recent two-month low on Tuesday, as U.S.-China trade tensions drove investors to the relative shelter of gold, the Japanese yen and government debt.



5 years ago

Netflix applies for Turkish online broadcasting license: TV watchdog

The head of Turkey's television watchdog said on Tuesday that online streaming service Netflix has applied for a license under the country's new online broadcasting guidelines.



5 years ago

The 5 things novice investors do that won't make them rich

How to lock in a loss, miss out on opportunities and other ideas new investors fall for.

5 years ago

Amazon shares will rally nearly 50% as one-day Prime shipping rolls out, RBC says

RBC Capital Markets sees Amazon shares climbing nearly 50% in the coming year, citing the roll out of the company's "Prime One-Day Shipping initiative" in the U.S.

5 years ago