Google Fires Engineer Who Wrote Memo Questioning Women in Tech Google Fires Engineer Who Wrote Memo Questioning Women in Tech:- Google on Monday fired a software engineer who wrote an internal memo that questioned the company’s diversity efforts and argued that the low number of women in technical positions was […]
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Oil slides as output rises at Libya’s largest oil field Oil slides as output rises at Libya’s largest oil field: Oil prices fell as much as 2 percent on Monday on selling triggered by a rebound in production from Libya’s largest oil field, along with worries about higher output from […]
Wall Street ends higher as Dow edges to latest record Wall Street ends higher as Dow edges to latest record: The Dow edged up to its ninth record closing high in a row while the S&P ended slightly higher on Monday, with consumer and technology sector gains offsetting losses in […]
As short sellers target Chinese companies in Hong Kong, hostility mounts As short sellers target Chinese companies in Hong Kong, hostility mounts: Short sellers are increasingly targeting Hong Kong-listed Chinese companies they allege have committed accounting tricks, market manipulation and fraud. And that’s despite mounting hostility faced by investors who […]
Funds target ‘unknown’ stocks as Wall Street cuts analyst jobs Funds target ‘unknown’ stocks as Wall Street cuts analyst jobs: With a nearly 30-percent gain in 2017, shares of industrial products maker Handy & Harman Ltd are outpacing hot stocks like Google-parent Alphabet Inc and Visa Inc. Yet few on […]
Stocks reach new peak in world full of surprises Stocks reach new peak in world full of surprises:- World stocks breached new record highs on Monday as better-than-expected company earnings and economic data from the United States stole the focus from rising geopolitical tension over North Korea’s nuclear program. The […]
Strong U.S. jobs report bolsters case for further Fed tightening Strong U.S. jobs report bolsters case for further Fed tightening: U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in July and raised their wages, signs of labor market tightness that likely clears the way for the Federal Reserve to announce a […]
Amazon shadow looms large ahead of retail earnings Amazon shadow looms large ahead of retail earnings: As old and new Amazon.com (AMZN.O) competitors gear up to report earnings, investors are eager to know how they plan to withstand the growth of the No. 1 online retailer. So far this quarter, […]
Boingo benefiting from unlimited data plans, bullish about 5G Boingo benefiting from unlimited data plans, bullish about 5G: As one might expect, cellular operators’ unlimited data plans are having a positive impact on Boingo Wireless’ business, with the company reporting another quarter of double-digit revenue growth. And the company’s CEO […]
Nissan Canton union election results are in Nissan Canton union election results are in: Nissan employees have voted to reject the United Auto Workers effort to unionize the Canton plant. The NLRB conducted election tally was 2,244 to 1,307, opposing the UAW. Voting among roughly 3,700 production workers at Nissan […]
