Shares of International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) rocketed about 9% higher on Wednesday, one day after the century-old tech giant reported solid third-quarter results and predicted that its years-long revenue slump would end this year. IBM’s transformation into a cloud- and cognitive-computing company has tested the patience of investors. That […]
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3 Heirloom Stocks to Hold Forever
Investing for the really long term is a big challenge. It’s impossible to predict events that could transform society decades from now, much less a scandal or disruption that could turn any of today’s best companies into tomorrow’s has-beens. Consider that there’s only one company that has managed to stay […]
SoftBank’s big checks are stalling tech IPOs
FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File photo October 20, 2017 By Heather Somerville LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) – Big cash infusions for startups from an ever-expanding group of financiers, led by SoftBank Group […]
Read chief of staff John Kelly’s full remarks at the White House press briefing
Below are White House chief of staff John Kelly‘s full remarks at Oct. 19’s White House press briefing. Well, thanks a lot. And it is a more serious note. So I just wanted to perhaps make more of a statement than an — give more an explanation than a — […]
Oil prices edge up on signs of tightening market
FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File photo October 20, 2017 By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil markets edged up on Friday, recovering some of the previous day’s losses, as analysts pointed to […]
‘We don’t leave anyone behind’: Search for soldier never stopped after Niger ambush
U.S. Africa Command has launched a formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding an ambush in Niger that killed four U.S. soldiers and wounded two others. The investigation comes as the Pentagon said Thursday that the fourth soldier, Sgt. La David Johnson, was “separated” from his fellow soldiers but never left […]
Merkel presses allies to cut funds for Turkey’s EU bid
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) Angela Merkel leaves the German Parliamentary Society offices after the exploratory talks with leaders of the German Green Party about forming a new coalition government held by CDU/CSU in Berlin, Germany, October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch October 20, 2017 By Robin […]
Longtime New York City news anchor Michele Marsh has died
NEW YORK – Michele Marsh, one of the women who achieved success in the male-dominated television news industry in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died. Continue Reading Below Marsh, 63, was surrounded by loved ones this week at her South Kent, Connecticut, home when she lost her seven-year […]
Mastercard Getting Rid of Signatures for Credit/Debit Payments
In an age when credit and debit cards have smart chips inside them to provide an added layer of security, signing for a purchase feels somewhat antiquated. Continue Reading Below A signature is, of course, not needed for online or mobile payment. But if you use your credit card in […]
3 Stocks Every Retiree Should Consider Buying
In the years leading up to your retirement, stock investments will help you build that nest egg. But the investing doesn’t stop when the golden years start — it’s just your requirements that change. Continue Reading Below So, we asked a few of your fellow investors here at The Motley […]