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- The Guardian•15 minutes ago
Persimmon investors revolt against chief's 'excessive' £75m bonus
Persimmon bos Jeff Fairburn’s pay packet sparked outrage among politicians and shareholders. Several shareholders took to their feet at Persimmon’s annual meeting in York to express their outrage at the “enormous sums” awarded to Fairburn and other senior managers at Britain’s second biggest housebuilder
- AFP•16 minutes ago
Cybercrime website behind 4 million attacks taken down
A British and Dutch-led operation on Wednesday brought down a website linked to more than four million cyberattacks around the world, with banking giants among the victims, European law enforcement agencies ...
Reuters•18 minutes agoUber suspending Vienna operations after court injunction
The ride-hailing service Uber is suspending operations in Vienna after an Austrian court issued a temporary injunction against it on Wednesday. The case is one in a series of battles that taxi operators have waged across Europe against the U.S. company that they accuse of undermining their businesses
Associated Press•18 minutes agoEPA security chief also worked for owner of tabloid company
The security chief for the head of the Environmental Protection Agency worked on the side as a private investigator for the owner of a tabloid news company with close ties to President Donald Trump. EPA ...
- TechCrunch•18 minutes ago
Drew Houston to upload his thoughts at TC Disrupt SF in September
Dropbox is a critically important tool for more than 500 million people.
CNBC•19 minutes agoKohl's CEO Kevin Mansell is 'much more positive' about 2018 as he prepares to step down
Mansell will be succeeded by Michelle Gass next month.
- Reuters•22 minutes ago
Analysis: Peak or pause? Global economy's hesitation unnerves markets
World markets entered 2018 speculating that the most synchronised global economic expansion in a decade was about to overheat but growth has since proved underwhelming. While missile strikes and threats of a global trade war have hogged the headlines, it's an unexpected loss of economic momentum
- Engadget•22 minutes ago
DOJ is reportedly investigating Huawei for violating Iran sanctions
The US government (and its intelligence agencies) have been warning consumers
Yahoo Finance•23 minutes agoStocks clawing back early losses, Wall Street braces for Facebook earnings
Yahoo Finance's LIVE market coverage and analysis of stocks and bonds begins each day at 11:45 a.m. ET.
- Investing.com•24 minutes ago
Dollar Hits 4 Month Highs as U.S. Yield Rises Past 3%
Investing.com - The U.S. dollar rose to four-month highs against a basket of the other major currencies on Wednesday, as the yield on the U.S. 10-year bond held above 3% after breaching the level for the first time in four years on Tuesday.
Reuters•27 minutes agoU.S. crude up, shrugs off domestic crude stock rise
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. crude rose on Wednesday, shrugging off data showing rising domestic fuel inventories and production, and both U.S. crude and Brent held within sight of three-year highs reached the previous day.
Reuters•28 minutes agoEU moves to tackle letter box firms' tax avoidance, social dumping
The European Commission proposed new rules to clamp down on firms that relocate within the bloc for the purpose of cutting their tax bills or reducing rights of employees, creditors and minority shareholders, setting up mere letter box companies. Smaller countries in the 28-country single market, like
- Motley Fool•29 minutes ago
PulteGroup Doesn't Seem Too Worried About Rising Interest Rates
Its most recent earnings results suggest that the company is doing just fine in the face of higher borrowing costs.
Reuters•30 minutes agoU.S. crude up, shrugs off domestic crude stock rise
U.S. crude rose on Wednesday, shrugging off data showing rising domestic fuel inventories and production, and both U.S. crude and Brent held within sight of three-year highs reached the previous day. Supplier cutbacks, steady demand growth, geopolitical tensions and a favourable structure in the futures
CNBC•31 minutes agoJeremy Siegel makes sense of why strong earnings are not driving stocks higher (like they should)
The stock market is not getting its usual bounce from strong earnings because it had already priced them in late last year, the longtime bull says.
Reuters•32 minutes agoGold falls on strong dollar and higher U.S. yields
The benchmark U.S 10-year Treasury yields rose to 3 percent for the first time in more than four years, reflecting the durability of the U.S. economic expansion after U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in April and new home sales increased more than expected in March. Meanwhile, there was a decline
Reuters•33 minutes agoGreek MPs allow power plant sales, government says not selling family silver
Greek lawmakers on Wednesday approved the sale of power stations by Greece's dominant power utility Public Power Corp. (PPC) after workers protested at what they call a "national crime". A majority of lawmakers voted in favour of the bill which paves the way for PPC to begin selling plants
Reuters•35 minutes agoU.S. probing Huawei for possible Iran sanctions violations - WSJ
It was uncertain as to how far the department's criminal probe had advanced and what allegations the federal agents were exploring, the Journal said, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. The Department of Justice declined to comment. Huawei was not immediately available for comment.
- CNBC•35 minutes ago
The No. 1 interview question this tech executive asks before hiring a candidate
It's meant to test your honesty.
Reuters•37 minutes agoU.S. probing Huawei for possible Iran sanctions violations - WSJ
It was uncertain as to how far the department's criminal probe had advanced and what allegations the federal agents were exploring, the Journal said, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. The Department of Justice declined to comment. Huawei was not immediately available for comment.
- Zacks•37 minutes ago
Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Q1 Earnings Beat, Revenues Miss
Edwards Lifesciences (EW) gains from THVT strength on continued therapy adoption across all geographies in Q1.
CNBC•38 minutes agoBefore Melissa McCarthy made it big, she had less than $5 in her bank account
"I would never quite have the money for rent," she tells Glamour magazine.
- Zacks•39 minutes ago
Can The Uptrend Continue for ChannelAdvisor Corporation (ECOM)?
Investors certainly have to be happy with ChannelAdvisor Corporation (ECOM) and its short term performance
- Motley Fool•39 minutes ago
Don't Worry Too Much About Alphabet's $40 Billion Sell-Off
The market reacted just a little strongly to Alphabet’s latest quarter, despite the company putting up some incredible numbers.
