European stock markets shook off early losses and moved firmly higher on Wednesday, helped by a strong session on Wall Street and fresh hopes that researchers could be nearing an effective treatment for the coronavirus. Several updates on the corporate front were moving individual stocks. The Stoxx Europe 600 indexRead More →
Some U.S. technology companies have a simple solution to a raft of new laws that impact their businesses: fight them in court or interpret them in the best light possible. Their approach is fraught with risk but may be their best option to cope with laws that could seriously undercutRead More →
A California financial adviser and radio host allegedly defrauded mom and pop investors out of millions of dollars while paying outside consultants to cover up online reports of his past misconduct, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Friday. Keith Springer, owner of Springer Investment Management and host of “Smart MoneyRead More →
C. Tate George, a four-year NBA player in the 1990s before his 2013 real-estate Ponzi scheme conviction, said the Internal Revenue Service fouled him by filing his taxes while he was locked up. Judge James Halpern wasn’t convinced, writing “the mere fact that [George] was incarcerated when his return wasRead More →
© Reuters. UAW workers battle bill collectors as strike continues in Bowling Green By Bryan Woolston BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – (Reuters) – While striking workers at General Motors Co’s U.S. auto plants continue walking picket lines for a third week to demand better pay and benefits, the financial pressure hasRead More →
© Reuters. Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to appear in British Columbia supreme court By Karen Freifeld VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver court on Tuesday as her lawyers argued that Canadian authorities abused their powers and violatedRead More →
© Reuters. A smartphones with Sprint logo are seen in front of a screen projection of T-mobile logo, in this picture illustration (Reuters) – An attorney for a group of 13 state attorneys general who filed a lawsuit in hopes of stopping T-Mobile U.S. Inc’s (O:) $26 billion merger withRead More →
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An attorney for the state attorneys general who filed a lawsuit in hopes of stopping T-Mobile’s $26 billion merger with Sprint told the judge on Monday that an Oct. 7 trial may not be possible. In a letter to Judge Victor Marrero on Monday, attorney Glenn PomerantzRead More →
Happy Friday, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance 1 in 4 cancer survivors is going broke fighting to stay alive And millennial cancer survivors are at higher risk for debt and work-related physical and mental impairment after their treatment. People are spending thousands on puppy concierge services toRead More →
This story is part of “Ceiling Smashers,” a series in which successful women across industries tell MarketWatch how they broke down professional barriers. The woman widely recognized as likely the first openly autistic person admitted to the Florida Bar is laying down the law against harmful stereotypes. Haley Moss, 24,Read More →
