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Chip stocks fall after Commerce Dept bars 5 more Chinese companies from buying US parts

The Commerce Department has banned five more Chinese companies from buying U.S. components.

7 years ago

Givling trivia app claims to help people with their student debt. One woman spent $42,000 to win

The Givling app has attracted a large and loyal following of borrowers hoping for relief from decades of monthly loan payments. It might be making their situations worse.

7 years ago
Fintech Investor Interview:  Karim Gillani, General Partner, Luge Capital

Fintech Investor Interview: Karim Gillani, General Partner, Luge Capital

Luge Capital | Karim Gillani | June 2019 Intro:  NCFA Fintech Confidential spoke with some of Canada’s experienced fintech investors, on their background, how Canada has evolved, what we should be doing, advice to fintech founders and what keeps them awake at night.  This is part 1 of a 4 part series.   What is

7 years ago
Domino's to replace CEO with Europe chief: Sky News

Domino's to replace CEO with Europe chief: Sky News

Domino's Pizza Group Plc is expected to replace Chief Executive Officer David Wild with its European head, Sky News reported on Thursday.



7 years ago

Gig economy workers may get short changed when it comes to Social Security checks

Workers in the gig economy could get short changed when it comes to their Social Security checks in retirement.

7 years ago
Alexa, how can I fly to Mumbai?

Alexa, how can I fly to Mumbai?

When Karan Mehrotra booked a flight from Delhi to Guwahati, he did not go to a travel agent or an airline website.



7 years ago
Apple, Keurig Dr Pepper, Dollar Tree, Fitbit press U.S. to drop China tariff plan

Apple, Keurig Dr Pepper, Dollar Tree, Fitbit press U.S. to drop China tariff plan

Apple Inc, Keurig Dr Pepper Inc, Dollar Tree Inc and Fitbit Inc have joined other companies in filing letters of opposition to a Trump administration plan for more U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, including iPhones, MacBooks, and single-serve coffee brewers.



7 years ago
Investor LGIM dumps ExxonMobil from its Future World funds

Investor LGIM dumps ExxonMobil from its Future World funds

Britain's biggest asset manager has removed ExxonMobil and four more companies from its 5 billion pounds ($6.3 billion) Future World Funds, and said it would vote against their chairs for failing to confront the threats posed by climate change.



7 years ago
Risks to Wall Street's rally abound despite record high

Risks to Wall Street's rally abound despite record high

The benchmark S&P 500 index hit a record high on Thursday as an almost giddy euphoria over the prospects of a U.S. interest rate cut fueled the appetite for equities, but there are plenty of pitfalls that could throw the stock market off course.



7 years ago
Slack stock surges at debut, values company at more than $23 billion

Slack stock surges at debut, values company at more than $23 billion

Shares of Slack Technologies Inc, the fast-growing workplace messaging and communication platform, soared nearly 50% in their public trading debut on Thursday, valuing the company at more than $23 billion.



7 years ago
FTC objects to Qualcomm submission of Apple documents in antitrust case

FTC objects to Qualcomm submission of Apple documents in antitrust case

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday objected to a move by mobile chip supplier Qualcomm Inc to introduce internal Apple Inc documents in its fight to stop the enforcement of a May antitrust ruling.



7 years ago
Merck CEO sees legal challenge if U.S. adopts drug pricing based on other countries

Merck CEO sees legal challenge if U.S. adopts drug pricing based on other countries

Merck & Co Chief Executive Ken Frazier said on Thursday a rule to base the price the U.S. government pays for some prescription drugs in it Medicare program on lower prices in other countries would face legal challenges if adopted.



7 years ago
Martin Shkreli settles all litigation with his former company Retrophin

Martin Shkreli settles all litigation with his former company Retrophin

Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical entrepreneur serving a seven-year prison term for fraud, has settled all outstanding disputes with Retrophin Inc, the biopharmaceutical company he founded in 2011 and which ousted him three years later.



7 years ago

The Trump economy is starting to look more and more like the Obama economy

It wasn't supposed to be this way: The 2017 tax cut and deregulation were supposed to pull the economy out of its glacial move higher.

7 years ago
Exclusive: Chevron Phillips Chemical in bid to acquire Nova Chemicals - sources

Exclusive: Chevron Phillips Chemical in bid to acquire Nova Chemicals - sources

​Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, a joint venture between Chevron Corp and Phillips 66, has offered to acquire Nova Chemicals Corp for more than $15 billion including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.



7 years ago