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Business, Finance, Markets, Technology
Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for $26.2 billion
Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. The tech giant announced the deal on Monday. Microsoft will pay $196…
Business, Finance, Markets, Technology
GoPro surges after Red Bull invests in the company
GoPro shares surged by 7% after the company announced a new investment from energy drink company Red Bull.…
Business, Finance, Markets, Sports
Golfer Phil Mickelson was unknowingly involved in insider trading
Golfer Phil Mickelson has been named in an insider trading case brought forward by the Securities and Exchange…
Business, Finance, Markets
Gold just climbed above $1,300 an ounce
Gold climbed above $1,300 a troy ounce on Monday, a move that was helped along by a weak…
Business, Finance
US oil companies lost $67 billion last year
The 40 largest publicly-traded US oil companies lost a combined $67 billion in 2015, according to Energy Information Administration…
Business, Economy, Finance
Microsoft and Facebook celebrate equal pay day by closing the wage gap
April 12 is equal pay day and both Microsoft and Facebook are using this time to announce that…
Business, Finance
The world’s richest banker Joseph Safra has been charged with corruption
Brazilian prosecutors on Thursday charged Joseph Safra, the world’s richest banker, with a scheme aimed at paying bribes to…
Finance
Morgan Stanley Senior Staffers Are Leaving The Bank
The job cuts at Morgan Stanley’s fixed income business is leading to a talent bleed among its senior staffers.…
Finance
4 Great Kindle Books on Investing
Investing can be a rewarding, but sometimes scary, idea. When economic times are tough, many people turn away…
Movie Review of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
1987’s Wall Street was an instant classic. Its even, flowing pace was peppered by clever dialogue, convincing characters,…
Indian Rupee Gets a New Currency Symbol
India’s currency, the rupee, now has its own symbol, thanks to Indian Institute of Technology post-grad D Udaya…
Demystifying Swiss Bank Accounts
Money.co.uk has a neat infographic on Swiss bank accounts. There’s some serious money going through them.
Finance
US Treasuries Now Riskier than Berkshire Hathaway
What does the bond market think of Barack Obama? He’s risky, according to a Bloomberg report: While Treasuries…
Finance
Warren Buffett Still Doesn’t Like the Kraft-Cadbury Deal
Image: Lucid Investing The Oracle of Omaha, though he had some say behind Kraft sweetening its Cadbury deal,…
FSB: The 30 Most Systemically Important Financial Companies in the World
The Financial Times recently learned that the Financial Stability Board, a global regulator focused on the G-20, has…