President Donald Trump is expected to announce Friday that the Iran nuclear deal no longer serves U.S. national security interests. This decision, which has been referred as “decertification,” would be a significant declaration but would put Congress in charge of whether or not to follow up with action, triggering a […]
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BASF to buy seeds, herbicide businesses from Bayer for $7 billion
FILE PHOTO: A truck drives past a warehouse of German chemical company BASF in Ludwigshafen, April 23, 2015. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo October 13, 2017 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BASF has agreed to buy significant parts of Bayer’s seed and herbicide businesses for 5.9 billion euros ($7 billion) in cash, the two […]
Kobe Steel’s cheating engulfs more divisions; shares resume slide
The logo of Kobe Steel is seen at the group’s Tokyo headquarters building in Tokyo, Japan October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato October 13, 2017 By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Crisis-hit Kobe Steel Ltd said on Friday its steel division has also falsely labeled products, the latest in a string […]
Philippine anti-narcotics chief warns of drugs war slowdown, police target assassins
FILE PHOTO: Relatives and loved ones of Leover Miranda, 39, a drug-related killings victim, hold a streamer calling to stop the continuing rise of killings due to the President Rodrigo Duterte’s ruthless war on drugs, during a funeral march at the north cemetery in metro Manila, Philippines August 20, 2017. […]
Crocodile suspected of killing Australia woman with dementia
Authorities in northern Australia were searching on Friday for a crocodile suspected of killing a dementia patient who wandered from a nursing home, police said. Human remains along with Anne Cameron’s clothes and walking stick were found near a creek bank on Thursday two days after the 79-year-old woman wandered […]
Stock Offerings, Buybacks, Shorts, and Another Inexplicable Name Change
On this Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Asset Management’s Bill Barker review the most interesting tidbits from the business world today: Delta (NYSE: DAL) beat on earnings for the third quarter, and performed well despite the impact of heavy weather, and chipmaker Micron (NASDAQ: MU) is preparing a […]
Trump nails Obamacare with decision to cut off billions in subsidies
U.S. President Donald Trump moved to undermine Obamacare dramatically late on Thursday by cutting off subsidies to health insurance companies for low-income patients, sparking threats of legal action and concern of chaos in insurance markets. Continue Reading Below The decision is the most dramatic action Trump has taken yet to […]
Country star Jason Aldean resumes tour after Vegas shooting
TULSA, Okla. – Country star Jason Aldean brought the party back Thursday in his return to the stage following the deadly mass shooting that broke out while he was performing in Las Vegas, but the fun was tempered by the sting of the tragedy. Continue Reading Below Three songs into […]
Toshiba, Bain executives join to push for memory-chips sale
YOKKAICHI, Japan – The heads of Toshiba’s memory chip business and Bain Capital, the investment fund buying it, said Friday they hope to close the deal by March despite persisting opposition from Toshiba’s U.S. joint venture partner Western Digital. Continue Reading Below Appearing with Toshiba Memory Chief Yasuo Naruke, Bain […]
South Korea, China extend currency deal despite missile row
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea says that Seoul and Beijing have agreed to extend their currency swap deal, easing concerns the deal would fall through due to tensions over a U.S. missile defense system. Continue Reading Below South Korea’s central bank and its finance ministry said Friday in a […]