Tech executive Goldberg died after hotel gym accident: official
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – SurveyMonkey Chief Executive Dave Goldberg died Friday from a head injury while exercising at a hotel gym in Mexico, the local prosecutor’s office said Monday.
Fed’s Yellen says met firm at heart of leak probes
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen met with a research firm that later published confidential information from the central bank, she said on Monday.
Greenlight’s Einhorn slams oil frackers at Sohn conference
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who often moves a stock simply by speaking its name, on Monday kicked off the year’s most prominent investment conference by laying out a case against oil frackers, arguing these compan…
Wall Street ends on upbeat earnings from Berkshire, Cognizant
(Reuters) – Wall Street ended higher on Monday as corporate earnings came in better than feared, although shares of McDonald’s declined after the fast-food chain’s turnaround plan left investors wanting more.
DoubleLine’s Gundlach recommends buying Puerto Rico munis
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive of investment firm DoubleLine Capital, said on Monday he recommended that investors buy Puerto Rican municipal bonds partly for their yield, despite their risk.
Pimco Total Return Fund loses world’s biggest bond fund title
(Reuters) – The Pimco Total Return Fund, launched by Bill Gross, has lost its title as the world’s biggest bond mutual fund, following two years of withdrawals.
Bank of America plans vote on change allowing CEO to be chairman
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp plans to hold a shareholder vote on the change the board made in October to company bylaws to allow Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan to also be chairman.
McDonald’s reset to change structure, cut costs, boost franchises
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp’s new chief executive officer said on Monday he would reorganize business units, sell restaurants to franchisees and cut costs in a bid to turn the fast-food chain into a “modern, progressive burger company.”
Cement makers Holcim and Lafarge win U.S. antitrust approval to merge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Holcim Ltd , a Swiss company, and Lafarge S.A. , which is based in Paris, on Monday won U.S. antitrust approval to merge after they agreed to divest assets, the Federal Trade Commission.
Stumbling blocks emerge for Brazil prosecutors in Petrobras case
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Recent setbacks for prosecutors in a huge corruption scheme at Brazil’s state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA suggest they will struggle to win as many convictions as they seek.
