Growth or value? Value-oriented investments are at their cheapest levels in 30 years and trading at their biggest discount ever, according to a recent note by J.P. Morgan analysts. But as growth continues to outperform value this year, they shouldn’t bite just yet, some market watchers say. “We could’ve had […]
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Salesforce to buy data analytics firm Tableau Software in a $15.7 billion deal
Salesforce.com said on Monday it would buy big data company Tableau Software for $15.3 billion in an all-stock deal, marking the biggest acquisition in the company’s history. Tableau shareholders will get 1.103 Salesforce shares, valuing the offer at $177.88 per share, which represents a premium of 42% to Tableau’s Friday closing […]
G-20 agrees to wrap up digital tax rules on tech companies like Facebook by 2020
This photograph taken on September 28, 2017, shows a smartphone being operated in front of GAFA logos (acronym for Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon web giants) as background in Hédé-Bazouges, western France. DAMIEN MEYER | AFP | Getty Images Group of 20 finance ministers agreed on Sunday to compile common […]
Stick to your guns and learn to compromise: Oscar-nominated screenwriter Richard Curtis’ tips for success
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Richard Curtis has been the creative force behind a string of iconic movies, including ‘Love Actually,’ ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral,’ and ‘Notting Hill.’ As well as achieving Hollywood success, Curtis has used his platform to establish Comic Relief, a charity initiative that has raised millions of dollars. […]
Stick to your guns and learn to compromise: Oscar-nominated screenwriter’s tips for success
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Richard Curtis has been the creative force behind a string of iconic movies, including ‘Love Actually,’ ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral,’ and ‘Notting Hill.’ As well as achieving Hollywood success, Curtis has used his platform to establish Comic Relief, a charity initiative that has raised millions of dollars. […]
Trump and Macron ‘friendship tree’ has reportedly died
The tree gifted by French President Emmanuel Macron to U.S. President Donald Trump has died, according to French media reports Monday. Trump and Macron planted the oak tree sapling on the White House lawn during Macron’s state visit to the U.S. in April 2018, but it went missing shortly afterwards. […]
The Chinese yuan is at its weakest level of the year
Chinese 100-yuan notes at a bank in Nantong in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. AFP | Getty Images The Chinese onshore yuan weakened to a new level for 2019 on Monday, after comments from China’s central bank governor and unexpected trade data dragged on the currency. The onshore yuan softened to […]
China’s rare earths exports fell in May amid trade war with the US
Miners are seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China July 16, 2011. Stringer | Reuters Chinese exports of rare earths fell in May amid Beijing’s threat to stop supplying the U.S. with those minerals used to make a wide range of consumer electronics. […]
Markets can cheer: China appears to finally be addressing its US trade surplus
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a Russian-Chinese energy and business forum on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia June 7, 2019. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters China will not allow the U.S. to interfere in its legislative process and economic policies, but it seems to be […]
David Ortiz shot in Dominican Republic, said to be in stable condition
Former designated hitter David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox is introduced with the World Series trophy during a 2018 World Series championship ring ceremony on April 9, 2019 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Billie Weiss | Boston Red Sox | Getty Images Former Boston Red Sox slugger David […]