Domino’s beats estimates as franchisees boost demand
(Reuters) – Domino’s Pizza Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly sales on Thursday, helped by increased revenue from the services and products it provides to franchisees and the addition of stores in markets outside the United States.
Global stocks nurse nine-month highs before ECB meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks faded after hitting nine-month highs on Thursday as signals from Japan that its next shot of stimulus won’t include hand-out ‘helicopter money’ cooled the mood.
Silicon Valley’s Yahoo diaspora mourns company’s decline
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Former Yahoo executive Dan Rosensweig has not worked at the pioneering internet company in nearly a decade.
Goldman Sachs under spotlight in Malaysian fund scandal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs’ work with Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB is under the spotlight over U.S. government allegations that billions of dollars were diverted for the personal use of officials and some people associated with them.
Komatsu to buy U.S. mining equipment rival Joy Global in $3.7 billion deal
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese mining equipment maker Komatsu Ltd has agreed to buy its smaller U.S. rival Joy Global Inc for about $3.7 billion including debt, its biggest-ever acquisition, to boost its clout in the mining industry.
Blockbuster ratings may give Fox News room to revive after Ailes exit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The imminent departure of founder and Chief Executive Roger Ailes may not come at an ideal time for Fox News Channel, but the momentum of record ratings amid the most sensational U.S. presidential election in decades may give the c…
AB InBev, SABMiller deal wins U.S. approval, adds craft beer protections
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Brewers Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller received U.S. antitrust approval for their $107 billion merger on Wednesday, bringing the largest-ever consumer products deal a big step closer to completion.
Japan warns on Pokemon GO safety as impatient gamers await launch
TOKYO (Reuters) – Gamers in Japan, home of Nintendo’s Pokemon, are still impatiently awaiting the launch of the smash-hit Pokemon GO game but the government is already preparing for an invasion of little cartoon monsters, issuing a safety warning.
Vanke seals deal with Blackstone, chips in $583 million
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Developer China Vanke Co Ltd said on Thursday it and its partners have sealed a $1.9 billion deal with Blackstone Group LP and third parties, with itself putting in 3.89 billion yuan ($583.02 million) to buy their property firms…
Poll: China 2016 economic growth seen slowing to 6.5 percent despite policy support
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic growth is expected to cool to 6.5 percent this year – the low end of Beijing’s target range – even as the government steps up spending and the central bank loosens policy further to prevent a sharper slowdown, a Reu…
