Buffett: Teach kids financial literacy to spark entrepreneurship
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has a double life – as a cartoon character. In his “Secret Millionaires Club,” an animated series online and on television, Buffett teaches a group of kids about financial literacy and entreprene…
China eases rules to boost foreign direct investment
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has relaxed some rules to make it easier for foreign companies to invest in China, including giving local authorities more power to approve deals, in the latest effort to cut red tape and quicken investment.
Marks & Spencer plans to open 100 stores in India by 2016
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Britain’s largest clothing retailer Marks & Spencer on Tuesday said it will open a hundred stores in India by 2016 instead of 86 as planned last year.
N.Y. Times publisher denies fired female editor was paid less
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Days after the sudden termination of Jill Abramson as executive editor of The New York Times, the first woman to hold that position, the newspaper’s publisher denied reports that she had been paid less than her predecessor.
Lockheed-Boeing venture says rocket launch costs lower than claimed by rival
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – A joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co on Monday said its rocket launch costs were far lower than claimed by its rival, privately-held Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, which is suing the U.S….
Ousted New York Times editor tells graduates to keep fighting
WINSTON-SALEM/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ousted New York Times editor Jill Abramson struck a defiant note on Monday in her first public remarks since the newspaper fired her, urging a group of university graduates to fight back in the face of adversity.
AT&T-DirecTV merger may hinge on NFL agreement
(Reuters) – AT&T Inc can pull out of its agreement to buy DirecTV if the satellite TV operator is unable to renew a deal with the National Football League to offer the popular NFL Sunday Ticket football package, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.
U.S. authorities probe bitcoin exchanges over illegal transactions: WSJ
(Reuters) – Several bitcoin exchanges including the now-defunct Mt. Gox received subpoenas from Manhattan federal prosecutors this winter as they look into possible ties between the exchanges and the online drug market Silk Road, the Wall Street Journa…
U.S. appeals court rejects BP bid to undo ruling in oil spill case
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court will not revisit a decision to reject BP Plc’s bid to block businesses from recovering money over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, even if those businesses could not trace their economic losses to the disaster.
Buffett: Teach kids financial literacy to spark entrepreneurship
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has a double life – as a cartoon character. In his “Secret Millionaires Club,” an animated series online and on television, Buffett teaches a group of kids about financial literacy and entreprene…
