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JP Morgan takes on Stripe and Square with faster payments for merchants

JP Morgan takes on Stripe and Square with faster payments for merchants

Same-day deposits could give JP Morgan an edge as it faces fintech competitors that have taken the payments world by storm.

7 years ago
WeWork IPO valuation likely below $20 billion, clouding SoftBank's vision

WeWork IPO valuation likely below $20 billion, clouding SoftBank's vision

WeWork owner The We Company is weighing slashing the valuation of its forthcoming IPO to below $20 billion, two sources said, in the latest headwind for leading shareholder SoftBank Group whose key group portfolio firms have tumbled in value.



7 years ago
Daimler CEO says meeting 2021 emissions targets will be significant challenge

Daimler CEO says meeting 2021 emissions targets will be significant challenge

Cutting average emissions from the Mercedes-Benz passenger car fleet to meet the European Union's 2021 target is going to be a significant challenge, Daimler Chief Executive Ola Kaellenius said on Tuesday.



7 years ago
Waning ECB stimulus bets push bond yields higher

Waning ECB stimulus bets push bond yields higher

Global bond yields rose on Monday, amid growing caution over the extent to which the European Central Bank will add stimulus to boost an ailing economy this week and rising hopes that Berlin could loosen its purse strings.



7 years ago
Car makers near CO2 cliff-edge in electrification race

Car makers near CO2 cliff-edge in electrification race

Time is running out for European car makers, which have waited until the last minute to try to meet ambitious EU emissions targets and face billions in fines if they fail to comply.



7 years ago
Asian stocks weaken as China's factory-gate prices fall sharply

Asian stocks weaken as China's factory-gate prices fall sharply

Most Asian stocks swung lower on Tuesday, weighed by Chinese markets after mainland factory-gate prices shrank at their fastest pace in three years while reports of German stimulus plans pushed global bond prices down.



7 years ago
'Bad things could happen': Turning to tech to tame the crypto jungle

'Bad things could happen': Turning to tech to tame the crypto jungle

"Hi guys, could you please show me a firm bid for 100 bitcoin?" a seller texts on Skype.



7 years ago
Wall Street opens higher on hopes of monetary stimulus

Wall Street opens higher on hopes of monetary stimulus

U.S. stocks opened higher for the fourth straight session on Monday, as mixed global economic data lifted expectations of monetary stimulus from central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve.



7 years ago
SoftBank urges WeWork to shelve IPO over valuation concerns: FT

SoftBank urges WeWork to shelve IPO over valuation concerns: FT

SoftBank Group , a top shareholder in the holding company of U.S. office-sharing startup WeWork, is urging it to shelve a planned IPO on concerns over the valuation that can be achieved in a listing, the Financial Times reported on Monday.



7 years ago
Asian stocks mostly weaker on steep Chinese factory price declines

Asian stocks mostly weaker on steep Chinese factory price declines

Most Asian stocks swung lower on Tuesday, weighed by Chinese markets after data showed mainland factory prices shrinking at their fastest pace in three years while reports of German stimulus plans pushed global bond prices down.



7 years ago
Judge lets Facebook privacy class action proceed, calls company's views 'so wrong'

Judge lets Facebook privacy class action proceed, calls company's views 'so wrong'

A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users' private data, calling the social media company's views on privacy "so wrong."



7 years ago
Bond prices dip on German spending plan as stocks await ECB

Bond prices dip on German spending plan as stocks await ECB

Bond prices edged lower on Tuesday after German bund yields hit a one-month high following a report by Reuters that Germany is considering a "shadow budget" to allow the government to circumvent its strict national debt rules.



7 years ago
Huawei drops lawsuit against U.S. over seized equipment: court filing

Huawei drops lawsuit against U.S. over seized equipment: court filing

China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has dropped a lawsuit against the U.S. government after Washington released telecommunications equipment it had seized on suspicion of violations of export controls, according to a court filing on Monday.



7 years ago
Carmakers near CO2 cliff-edge in electrification race

Carmakers near CO2 cliff-edge in electrification race

Time is running out for European carmakers, which have waited until the last minute to try to meet ambitious EU emissions targets and face billions in fines if they fail to comply.



7 years ago
Exclusive: Repsol in advanced talks to buy Exxon assets in Gulf of Mexico - sources

Exclusive: Repsol in advanced talks to buy Exxon assets in Gulf of Mexico - sources

Spanish oil giant Repsol SA is in advanced talks to acquire some deepwater assets in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico from Exxon Mobil Corp for about $1 billion, three people familiar with the matter said on Monday.



7 years ago