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...First Republic’s credit just got a downgrade to junk from S&P Global Ratings....
...From a recent Vanity Fair piece on the topic: Lachlan [Murdoch]’s future will be decided by his siblings, all of whom sit on the board of the trust that controls [News Corp] through a special class of stock...
...Here’s a thing that’s happening: Aug 11 (WSJ) - The U.S....
...At £7,100, the Beovision 55-inch floor stander is neither a great looker nor worth the cash. Anyway, a 55-inch screen isn’t big enough — a bit like buying a Tesla 3 because you couldn’t afford an S....
...(There is an Allied Cigar Corp of Toronto but it appears to be a corner shop.) If you know more than us, let us know via the comment box or via whichever method you choose....
...drop in Q2 investment bank revenues (FT) Brussels blocks Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel merger (FT) Sports Direct launches legal challenge to Debenhams’ restructuring (FT) Uber chief executive laments U.S...
...The U-turn on ZTE Corp, announced by Mr Trump on Twitter, comes despite a commerce department decision in April banning the manufacturer from sourcing vital components from US companies because of findings...
...On Sunday came another abrupt Xerox U-turn, with the company firing Mr Jacobson as part of its decision to terminate the deal and blaming Fuji for not providing an assurance over launching a new round of...
...[for] its highest and best use expeditiously, with minimal regulatory intervention” and to facilitate “U.S. leadership in fifth-generation (“5G”) technologies and services”....
...The aircraft had been on a routine flight carrying passengers and cargo from the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to USS Ronald Reagan, it said....
...Names like Tandem Computers, Lotus Development Corp and Tektronix were all leading players. Tech may benefit a little from “survivor bias”....
...Standard & Poor’s said in a report published last month that Sasac might have to step in to backstop Syngenta against liabilities stemming from a dispute over seeds marketed in the U.S. in 2013, since both...
...Companies with higher global exposure are expected to benefit from “the tailwinds of a weaker U.S. dollar and higher global GDP growth,” according to John Butters, an analyst with FactSet....
...Make in U.S.A.or pay big border tax! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2017 You’ll be stunned to hear that General Motors’ share price has not hit zero in the aftermath....
...A report from S&P Global Market Intelligence shows that the president’s tweets do appear to have a short-term impact on how markets see a company’s credit risk....
...If central banks’ mandate is about monetary policy (and liftoff of short-term rates), then cushioning duration related volatility at the long-end of the U.S. Treasury curve seems to be a detour....
...Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.1 per cent....
...The tech-heavy Nasdaq and the wider S&P 500 both declined in the same period....
...., PIC “USD” may be authoritatively issued by, for example, the U.S. Treasury....
...The PS4’s performance has been boosted by growth in new markets such as the Middle East and China, after a 14-year ban on sales there was lifted in March....
...in violation of sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. §§371c & 371c-1, made applicable to state nonmember insured institutions by section 18(j)(1) of the Act, 12 U.S.C. §1828(j)(1),...
...In the digitised version, one set of programmers works on teaching robots the nuances of the Mona Lisa smile, while a second prepares the code for emoji U+1F195, otherwise known as “Face with Head Bandage...
...Having started the week claiming autonomous driving was “a solved problem”, Elon Musk then said his Model S could “auto steer” up the west coast, before admitting Tesla had not actually implemented the technology...
...This was a significant U-turn from the previously cautious approach regulators had taken to the stock market and its linkages with the wider financial system....
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