Glitch causes prices of Apple, Google, other stocks to appear off
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The prices of several big-name Nasdaq-listed stocks appeared on some websites to either spike or plummet well after the closing bell on Monday, seemingly due to a glitch related to the market data that runs the largely automated m…
Samsung plans $18.6 billion South Korea investment to widen chip lead
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it will invest at least $18.6 billion in South Korea to extend its lead in memory chips and next-generation smartphone displays, in a plan that promises to create almost half a million jobs….
Brent crude stabilizes near $50 a barrel
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices flirted with both positive and negative territory on Tuesday, hovering around $50 a barrel on tentative signs that a persistent rise in U.S. crude production may be slowing.
Fed minutes in view, global stocks shift higher
LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets rode out the latest rise in tensions around North Korea on Wednesday, with the main markets in Europe, Asia and the United States all inching higher as attention moved to minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s last mee…
Subway targets 3,000 UK/Ireland stores by 2020
LONDON (Reuters) – The Subway franchise of sandwich restaurants plans to open a further 500 outlets in the UK and Ireland over the next three years, creating about 5,000 jobs, as it seeks to capitalize on a growing appetite for cheap food on the go.
Trump to promote U.S. natgas exports in Russia’s backyard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will use fast-growing supplies of U.S. natural gas as a political tool when he meets in Warsaw on Thursday with leaders of a dozen countries that are captive to Russia for their energy needs.
Facebook fights U.S. gag order that it says chills free speech
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc is challenging a gag order from a U.S. court that is preventing the company from talking about three government search warrants that it said pose a threat to freedom of speech, according to court docum…
Fed says Yellen was hospitalized for a few days, returning to work this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was hospitalized over the weekend to treat a urinary tract infection while she was vacationing with her family in London, the Fed said in a statement on Monday.
Microsoft to reorganize sales and marketing teams
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft will undergo a reorganization that will impact its sales and marketing teams, company executives told employees on Monday.
Exclusive: Mexico’s Pemex sees October selection of refinery coking plant partner – sources
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican state oil company Pemex plans to choose a partner at the end of October to finish the development and operate a $2 billion coking plant at its Tula refinery, government and Pemex sources told Reuters.
