Asia sluggish after Wall Street slips, dollar sags on White House woes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were mostly sluggish on Tuesday after weakness on Wall Street, while the dollar sagged following news that investigators probing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election had charged President Donald Trump’s former c…
Apple could drop Qualcomm components in next year’s iPhones, iPads: sources
(Reuters) – Apple Inc has designed iPhones and iPads that would drop chips supplied by Qualcomm Inc , according to two people familiar with the matter.
U.S. regulator approves CenturyLink’s $24 billion Level 3 acquisition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Telecommunications provider CenturyLink Inc on Monday won anti-trust approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for its purchase of Level 3 Communications Inc , the agency said.
Asia sluggish after Wall St. slips, dollar sags on White House woes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were mostly sluggish on Tuesday following weakness on Wall Street, while the dollar sagged following news that investigators probing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election had charged President Donald Trump’s form…
Samsung Electronics third-quarter profit nearly triples to new record
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it will pay dividends of about 29 trillion won in the 2018-2020 period as it reported record operating profit for the three months through September, lifted by its largest-ever memory chip e…
SoftBank, Deutsche Telekom hit wall in Sprint, T-Mobile talks: sources
(Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp and Deutsche Telekom AG have reached an impasse in their talks to merge Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc, sources said, sending shares in the Japanese Internet giant sliding.
Oreo maker Mondelez’s results beat on gains from Europe, Latin America
(Reuters) – Mondelez International Inc beat Wall Street’s profit and revenue estimates in the third quarter as demand for its key brands such as Oreo cookies and Trident gum rose in Europe and Latin America and the company cut costs.
Proxy adviser ISS sides against five Twenty-First Century Fox directors
BOSTON (Reuters) – Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services on Monday recommended investors vote against the re-election to the board of five Twenty-First Century Fox Inc directors, mainly citing concerns over a lack of action on executive pay…
Uber scrambles to head off Brazil bill regulating ride software
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Hundreds of drivers for the internet based ride-hailing firm Uber drove through Brazil’s largest cities on Monday to protest legislation that would turn them into regular taxi drivers subject to the same local licensing and taxati…
Wall Street slips as Merck drops, tax talk rattles
(Reuters) – Wall Street pulled back from record-high territory on Monday, weighed down by a drop in Merck shares and a report that U.S. lawmakers are discussing a gradual phase-in of much-anticipated corporate tax cuts.
