Catalonia’s separatist leader calls on Catalans to peacefully oppose Spain’s formal takeover of the region’s affairs

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Highlights From Third-Quarter Bank Earnings

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In this edition of Industry Focus, host Michael Douglass and Fool contributor Matt Frankel discuss third-quarter bank earnings. They were quite strong across the board, with one big exception. Continue Reading Below A full transcript follows the video. 10 stocks we like better than Wal-MartWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have […]

Puerto Rico power contract a local issue: White House

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WASHINGTON –  The Trump administration scrambled Friday to distance itself from the decision to award a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico’s power grid to a tiny Montana company from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown. Continue Reading Below The White House said federal officials played no role in […]

Facebook vows more transparency over political ads

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WASHINGTON –  Under pressure in advance of hearings on Russian election interference, Facebook is moving to increase transparency for everyone who sees and buys political advertising on its site. Continue Reading Below Executives for the social media company said Friday they will verify political ad buyers in federal elections, requiring […]

Microsoft’s Cloud Business Just Hit a Huge Milestone

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Just in case it wasn’t clear by now, Satya Nadella was absolutely the best pick to become Microsoft‘s (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO. While Nadella has backed off slightly from his “mobile-first, cloud-first” mantra that he touted for his first couple years as CEO, incrementally de-emphasizing the mobile aspect of Microsoft’s business […]

What to Watch When Activision Blizzard Reports Earnings

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Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) reports its third-quarter earnings on Thursday, Nov. 2, after the market close. Here’s what investors should watch. Continue Reading Below Headline numbers On a GAAP basis, management is calling for revenue to decline 12% to $1.385 billion. Two games were released in the quarter — a remastered version […]