Business
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Alphabet is Now the Most Valuable Company in the World
The company formerly known as Google knocked Apple from the top spot. -
Yahoo to Axe 15 Percent of Workforce
Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is set to reveal cost-cutting plans that also include the closure of several business units. -
Nigeria Seeks Billions in Loans to Fund Budget: Reports
The African nation's budget deficit is predicted to double this year. -
The Legacy of Viacom's Sumner Redstone
A look back at the career of a mogul who never wanted to retire. -
What's the Best Way to Pitch to a Big Angel Investor?
Jason McCabe Calacanis was an Angel investor at Uber, Thumbtack and Wealthfront.
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Tony Hsieh and the Rebirth of Downtown Las Vegas
Downtown Vegas has long been known as Sin City’s seediest carnival. Not anymore. -
U.S. Economic Growth Brakes Sharply in Fourth Quarter
But some of the impediments to growth are temporary and the economy is expected to snap back in the first quarter. -
Xerox Plans Split; Carl Icahn to Get Board Seats
Xerox shares rose 1.8 percent to $9.40 in premarket trading on Friday. -
The EU Could Order Google to Pay More Tax
Two of the U.K.'s main political parties wrote to the EU complaining about Google's tax deal. -
Apple Shares Tumble Hard on Low iPhone Sales
Shares fell more than 6.5 percent on Wednesday, the biggest percentage drop in two years. -
Facebook Reports Over $1 Billion in Profits
Facebook attributes its incredible profits to its mobile advertisement success. -
Hollande Uses India Tour to Promote French Football
The French President is seeking Indian investment to address competitive imbalance in Ligue 1. -
Border Controls Will Hit Economy, German Business Warns
Business leaders say changing the country's liberal immigration policy could cost it $11 billion a year. -
Has the World Reached Peak iPhone?
Will it be an Apple Car, budget smartphone or even a Netflix acquisition that saves the floundering tech giant? -
Twitter Names AmEx Executive Leslie Berland as CMO
The new appointment comes after four top executives left Twitter. -
Twitter Loses Four Senior Executives
Twitter's stock has fallen nearly 50 percent since Jack Dorsey returned as CEO last year and is now trading below its IPO price. -
Nick Denton's Move to Sell a Minority Stake in Gawker
Gawker just secured its first ever outside investment. That's a pretty big reversal. -
China's Fourth-Quarter Growth Weakest Since 2009
Concerns about China’s policy-making ability have shot to the top of global investors’ risk lists. -
Wal-Mart Pulls Plug on Small-Store Format
As recently as 2014, Walmart was touting the success of its Walmart Express stores, geared at penetrating urban markets that have been resistant to the retailer's normally huge outlets. -
Racism is Holding Back South African Economy: Bank Boss
A Standard Bank employee was suspended after tweeting an inflammatory comment about apartheid. -
Weak oil sees FTSE fall to lowest level in five months
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down 2 percent at 5,841.60 points in early trading—its lowest intraday level since late August 2015. -
Asian Stocks Back Down After Wall St. Drops
The dollar lost ground to the perceived safe-haven Japanese counterpart. -
Feds Go After All-Cash Home Sales in Miami and NYC
The U.S. is ordering insurance companies to report the identities of people making all-cash purchases of high-end real estate. -
Al Jazeera America to Shut Down in Spring
The channel's business model is "simply not sustainable," chief executive Al Anstey tells staff. -
Lego Changes Policy After Ai Weiwei Dispute
The Chinese artist set up collection points after Lego refused to sell him bricks. -
Chinese Firm Buys Major Stake in Gay Dating App Grindr
The app was blocked by the Chinese government until 2011. -
11 Ringling Circus Elephants Get an Early Retirement
Their human caretakers will visit the 9,000-pound animals in the Sunshine State. -
Air France Reports New Losses Tied to Paris Attacks
The attacks in Paris resulted in 130 deaths in November.