SoftBank Deutsche Telekom hit wall in Sprint T-Mobile talk SoftBank Deutsche Telekom hit wall in Sprint T-Mobile talk: In a board meeting at Japan’s SoftBank on Friday, several directors expressed doubts about giving up control of Sprint in any deal, the sources said, the latest twist in on-and-off talks to […]

Essential Phone Early Adopters Get a $200 Discount Essential Phone Early Adopters Get a $200 Discount:- Days after dramatically dropping the price of the Essential Phone, Andy Rubin’s Essential Products has started giving a straight $200 discount to those Essential Phone users who paid the original price of $699 (roughly […]

Oil prices stable as OPEC-led supply cuts tighten market Oil prices stable as OPEC-led supply cuts tighten market: Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $60.78 per barrel at 0343 GMT. That was 12 cents below their last settlement, but still not far off the highest […]

In defeat for Trump, judge blocks transgender military ban In defeat for Trump, judge blocks transgender military ban:- A federal judge in Washington on Monday blocked President Donald Trump from banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, handing a victory to transgender service members who accused the president […]

Brent oil ends above $60 on expected OPEC cut extension Brent oil ends above $60 on expected OPEC cut extension: Brent oil closed on Monday at its highest level since July 2015 and U.S. crude closed at a peak not seen since February on expectations OPEC-led production cuts would be […]

Wall Street slips as Merck drops tax talk rattles Wall Street slips as Merck drops tax talk rattles: Market watchers pointed to declines steepening after a Bloomberg report that the House of Representatives was discussing a gradual cut in corporate tax rates over several years. “A lot of people are […]

Europe lift sends world stock gauge to record Europe lift sends world stock gauge to record: Bloomberg reported that the corporate tax rate may be reduced gradually, by 3 percentage points a year, to 20 percent. “Clearly tax policy is important to corporations,” said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading […]