2014年8月26日 星期二

2014-08-27 U.S. Business

  Reuters   
S&P 500 scores first close above 2000; data helps  Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday to lift the S&P 500 just a hair above the 2,000 mark, its first close above that milestone, after data that pointed to a brighter future for the economy. Energy shares, which closely track the pace of ...

Another milestone: S&P 500 closes above 2000   seattlepi.com
The S&P 500 index notched its first-ever close above 2000 on Tuesday   FX News Call
S&P 500 index reaches a new record   Los Angeles Times
Bangkok Post   
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  USA TODAY   
Burger King's Canada move may be whopper PR headache  USA TODAY
Burger King is ruling a larger fast-food kingdom — and having to defend its move on social media. The U.S.-based restaurant chain made it official Tuesday announcing that it agreed to merge with the Canada-based Tim Hortons restaurant chain. The deal ...

Warren Buffett will pay $3B for Burger King to buy Tim Hortons — and avoid US ...   New York Daily News
Burger King-Tim Hortons deal: 5 questions answered (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
Burger King and Warren Buffett under fire for Tim Hortons deal   Los Angeles Times
New York Times   
The Globe and Mail   
Businessweek   
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  The Hindu   
It's a gamer thing: Amazon buying Twitch  CNNMoney
Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) agreed on Monday to pay $970 million to acquire Twitch, a service that lets users watch and broadcast video game play. Each month millions of people tune into Twitch to watch friends and strangers play video games, including ...

Speed and Spectators Lead to Twitch, a Gaming Nexus   New York Times
Why Amazon Is Paying $970 Million for Twitch, in One Chart   Bloomberg
Amazon bets that SF's Twitch will be next ESPN   SFGate
Financial Times   
Los Angeles Times   
MarketWatch   
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  Dallas Morning News   
American, US Airways will stop listing on Orbitz  Dallas Morning News
American Airlines Inc. has pulled its flight listings off consumer websites powered by Orbitz “effective immediately,” the Fort Worth-based airline announced Tuesday. US Airways Inc. fares will come off as of Monday. American said customers have many other ...

American and US Airways pull fares from Orbitz over fee dispute   Los Angeles Times
Fee feud lead American and US Airways to remove fares from Orbitz   iStreet Research
American Airlines pulls Orbitz fares in fee row   Financial Times
SFGate   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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  Wall Street Journal   
Snapchat Fetches $10 Billion Valuation  Wall Street Journal
Snapchat's valuation, at about $2 billion last year, has soared even as the startup lacks a clear business model. Associated Press. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has agreed to invest in the fast-growing ephemeral message service Snapchat Inc. at a ...

WSJ: Snapchat To Have $10 Bln Valuation On Kleiner Perkins Investment   NASDAQ
Reports Say Snapchat Is Valued at Roughly $10 Billion   TIME
Snapchat funding rumors return. Could its valuation hit $10 billion?   Los Angeles Times
iStreet Research   
Forbes   
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  Livemint   
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks highest since 2008, ECB talk pressures euro  Reuters
... * Euro under pressure as market wagers on ECB easing. * Asian share index back to heights last seen in early 2008. * Upbeat US economic data helps S&P end atop 2,000. By Wayne Cole. SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The euro came close to cracking on ...

Euro Falls to Lowest in Almost a Year on ECB Outlook; Kiwi Gains   Bloomberg
Early trade in New York: dollar softens, euro struggles   Business Recorder
Euro close to cracking on ECB talk, shares on the up   Reuters UK
Irish Times   
Reuters Africa   
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  MarketWatch   
Smith & Wesson Drops After Cutting Full-Year Forecast  Bloomberg
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (SWHC), the second-largest publicly traded firearms company, fell in late trading after cutting its full-year sales and profit forecast amid declining demand for guns. Sales will be $530 million to $540 million in the fiscal year ...

Smith & Wesson shares plunge 15%   CNNMoney
Smith & Wesson, Ruger shares drop on high inventory fears   MarketWatch
Smith & Wesson misfires on 1st quarter results   USA TODAY
Wall Street Journal   
Investor's Business Daily   
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  Daily Mail   
Jessica Alba's Honest Co. Raises $70 Million to Fund Growth  Bloomberg
Honest Co., founded by actress Jessica Alba to provide products for babies that are made with non-toxic ingredients, raised $70 million in a funding round as the company seeks to grow. Honest Co. is looking at potential deals in technology and ...

Honest Co. hauls in $70 million from investors as it eyes IPO   Los Angeles Times
The Honest Company Gets $70M   socalTech.com

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  Business Insider   
OPERATION SLOG: Uber's Aggressive Plan To Steal Lyft Drivers, Revealed  Business Insider
Uber is sending hired brand ambassadors undercover to recruit drivers from competing companies like Lyft, according to documents obtained by The Verge. The driver recruitment process is called Operation Slog (Supplying Long-term Operations Growth).

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UPDATE 1-RadioShack shareholder negotiating rescue package - Bloomberg  Reuters
(Adds background, Standard General comment). Aug 26 (Reuters) - RadioShack Corp's second-largest shareholder, Standard General LP, is negotiating a rescue package with investors to help the consumer electronics retailer ward off bankruptcy, ...


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