Toshiba Tec shares rise more than 6 percent on sale report
TOKYO (Reuters) – Shares in Toshiba Tec Corp rose more than 6 percent in early Monday trading after a report that Toshiba Corp , the parent, is considering selling shares in the company.
Vodafone to add over 2,000 British jobs to improve services
LONDON (Reuters) – Mobile operator Vodafone will create 2,100 new customer service jobs across Britain in the next two years as part of an investment drive to improve operations in its home market.
Smart condo conundrum: Talk to appliances, or text them?
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – In today’s so-called smart home, you can dim the lights, order more toothpaste or tell the kids to go to bed simply by talking to a small Wifi-connected speaker, such as Amazon’s Echo or Google’s Home.
HSBC names AIA’s Tucker as chairman in break with past
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC broke with tradition by choosing outsider Mark Tucker to replace Douglas Flint as chairman later this year, handing the AIA Group boss the task of selecting a new chief executive for Europe’s biggest bank in 2018.
Millennial love for Snapchat extends to the stock
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For some millennial investors, loyalty to one of their favorite apps matters more than financial details in the case of Snap Inc .
Exclusive: ‘Car vending machine’ firm Carvana hires banks for IPO – sources
(Reuters) – U.S. used-auto retailer Carvana LLC, which allows customers to pick up cars they buy on the internet from vending machine-like towers, has tapped investment banks for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter….
Tesla’s Musk discusses energy proposal with South Australian government
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk spoke with the premier of South Australia on Saturday after the tech entrepreneur offered to install $25 million of battery storage within 100 days to prevent recurring blackouts that have disrupted the state…
Starbucks says boycott threats over refugee hiring hasn’t hurt brand
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp on Friday said its business has not been hurt by a social media boycott campaign started in response to the chain’s promise to hire 10,000 refugees globally over the next five years.
Some bank bulls grow wary on policy uncertainty
(Reuters) – Bank shares have been the runaway winners of the post-election U.S. stock market boom as investors wagered that higher interest rates, lighter regulation, lower taxes and faster economic growth would boost profits for lenders.
Alphabet adds patent claim to Uber intellectual property theft lawsuit
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit Waymo on Friday added a new patent claim to its intellectual property lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc and requested a preliminary injunction to stop the ride-sharing service from using what it say…
