Month: August 2019

Pedestrians pass in front of the Tiffany & Co. flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York, U.S., on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tiffany & Co. on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts’ expectations but sales that missed, also maintaining its previously lowered outlook for the full
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Ethos co-founders Lingke Wang, left, and Peter Colis, right. Ethos Ethos, the Silicon Valley start-up taking on America’s life insurance industry, just snagged $60 million in funding. The San Francisco-based company announced on Wednesday that it raised the fresh funds in a Series C round led by GV, Alphabet’s venture arm, and backed by Goldman Sachs. Existing
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A pack of Marlboro brand cigarettes is arranged for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tobacco giants Philip Morris and Altria confirmed on Tuesday they were in merger talks, making one or multiple traders millions of dollars, according to trader and CNBC contributor Jon Najarian. Najarian highlighted unusual activity
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 Getty Images North America Peloton, best known for at-home fitness equipment and accompanying streaming fitness services,  revealed Tuesday growing sales but widening losses ahead of its IPO, in documents filed with regulators.  Peloton reported $915 million in sales for fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, up 110% from $435 million in fiscal 2018. In fiscal
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European shares traded slightly lower on Tuesday, with investors monitoring the potential recommencement of U.S.-China trade talks and unfolding developments in Italian politics. European Markets: FTSE, GDAXI, FCHI, IBEX The pan-European Stoxx 600 slipped 0.2% in the opening minutes of trade, autos, construction and chemicals stocks leading losses with 0.5% declines while utilities edged 0.3%
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman hopes to see tourism contribute 10% of Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product by 2030 — and the country plans to tap everything from a 2,000-year-old UNESCO heritage site to the “the longest, tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world” to make it happen. Next month,
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