U.S. technology startups panic over immigration ban
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Silicon Valley venture capitalist Kate Mitchell said her startup companies have a message for their employees who are foreign nationals: Don’t travel outside the country right now.
Facebook vulnerable to expected changes in key visa program
SAN FRANCISCO/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Among Silicon Valley’s top tech employers, Facebook Inc could be the most vulnerable to U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected crackdown on guest-worker visas, according to a Reuters analysis of U.S. Labor Department filings.
Dollar recovers slightly ahead of payrolls, earnings support stocks
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar recovered from 12-week lows but was poised for a fourth straight weekly loss in cautious trading on Friday ahead of U.S. payrolls data while a set of healthy corporate results underpinned gains across European equity marke…
Lockheed says didn’t seek help from Trump’s ex-campaign manager
(Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp did not turn to Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, and his lobbying firm to steer through the cost dispute around the F-35 fighter plane, a company spokesman said.
Snap shoots for the sky, promises little in $3 billion IPO pitch
(Reuters) – Snapchat owner Snap Inc shot the opening salvo in its $3 billion initial public offering on Thursday, outlining aggressive expansion plans but offering new investors no say on how the company is run and no promise of profits.
Japan readies package for Trump to help create 700,000 U.S. jobs
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is putting together a package it says could generate 700,000 U.S. jobs and help create a $450-billion market, to present to U.S. President Donald Trump next week, government sources familiar with the plans said.
U.S. reversal on transparency could sting Canadian, European oil companies
HOUSTON/CALGARY (Reuters) – Canadian and European oil companies will find themselves at a competitive disadvantage to their American rivals if U.S. lawmakers scrap tighter transparency requirements on the industry, as expected, according to company exe…
Oil edges up on threat of U.S. issuing new Iran sanctions
SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up on Friday on news that U.S. President Donald Trump could be set to impose new sanctions on multiple Iranian entities, raising geopolitical tensions between the two nations.
Battered Toshiba seeks exit from UK, India in nuclear retreat: sources
LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp plans to withdraw from its lead role in projects to build nuclear plants in Britain and India, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, marking a retreat as it wrestles with an imminent multi-billion dolla…
Sibanye may raise up to $1.3 billion in equity for Stillwater deal
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Sibanye Gold Ltd said it might tap shareholders for up to $1.3 billion to partly fund a $2.2 billion takeover of Stillwater Mining Co , the only U.S. miner of platinum and palladium.
