Google to charge Android partners up to $40 per device for apps: source
(This Oct. 19 story has been refiled to fix wording in fourth paragraph)
Frustrated GM investors ask what more CEO Barra can do
General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra has transformed the No. 1 U.S. automaker in her almost five years in charge, but that is still not enough to satisfy investors.
Euro, pound rally on Brexit concession; global stocks pare gains
Stocks erased gains on Friday, with a global index struggling to avoid a fourth consecutive weekly loss, while the euro and sterling rallied against the dollar after a report said the UK is ready to drop a key Brexit demand.
AbbVie CFO Chase to retire by mid-year 2019
AbbVie Inc said on Friday that William Chase stepped down as chief financial officer and will retire from the company in mid-2019, and the U.S. drugmaker promoted controller, Robert Michael, to the CFO role.
JPMorgan to build Silicon Valley fintech office
JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Friday that it was building a new “fintech campus” in Silicon Valley for more than 1,000 employees, as it pushes to keep abreast of changes in digital payments.
Canada gives Lockheed Martin first chance to bid on warships design
The Canadian government on Friday said Lockheed Martin Corp would be given first chance to bid on a contract to design 15 warships that will end up costing Canada around C$60 billion ($46 billion).
U.S. landlords copy hotel model to cut risk as coworking surges
Leading owners of prime U.S. office space are taking a page from the hotel industry to boost profits from coworking’s rapid growth and to mitigate some of the risk they assume when signing long-term leases with these flexible workspace providers.
Wanda Ferragamo, matriarch of famed shoemaker, dies at 96
Wanda Ferragamo, the honorary president of the Florentine shoemaker founded by her husband Salvatore, has died at the age of 96, the family said on Friday.
Fed’s Kaplan sees two-three more rate hikes to hit ‘neutral’ level
Another two to three interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve will likely put U.S. borrowing costs in “neutral” territory where it is neither stimulating nor restricting economic growth, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Fr…
U.S. extends deadline for investors to divest holdings in Russia’s Gaz
The U.S. Treasury said on Friday it was extending a deadline for investors to divest certain operations, debt and equity of sanctioned Russian company Gaz Group until Dec. 12.
