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Levi Strauss looks to deepen pockets with IPO Levi Strauss & Co hopes to sell $587 million worth of shares in an upcoming return to the stock market after three decades, which would value the inventor of blue jeans at $6.17 billion and give it a potful of cash to broaden its product range. The...

Twitter’s new prototype app ‘twttr’ launched Monday Twitter’s new prototype application is rolling out to the first group of testers starting Monday, the company announced by way of a tweet. The app, which Twitter is calling “twttr” as a throwback to its original name, was first introduced at...

German Banks The potential merger of Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank could be bungled by the former, leaving Deutsche Bank with even bigger problems than it currently has. That's according to the bank's own regulatory supervisors, who told the Financial Times: "You have to employ ruthless...

Web at 30 The World Wide Web is 30 years old today, and inventor Tim Berners-Lee is worried that it is no longer a force for good. However, he writes, "given how much the web has changed in the past 30 years, it would be defeatist and unimaginative to assume that the web as we know it can't be...

Boeing Woes The latest countries to temporarily ban Boeing 737 Max planes are Australia and Singapore—following China and Indonesia's lead—while carriers that have suspended use of the models now include Aeromexico, Comair, Aerolineas Argentinas, Eastar Jet, Cayman Airways and, of course...

Google Payout A shareholder lawsuit has revealed the existence of an at-least-$35 million payout made to former Google search VP Amit Singhal, who was forced out in 2016 following a sexual assault investigation. Singhal denies the claims made against him, which involve the groping of an...

Google Sprawl Facebook isn't the only tech giant that's unwittingly stumping for Warren by demonstrating the purpose of her antitrust drive. Google has in the last week quietly rolled out a new hotel-booking service that will compete with the likes of Airbnb. Meanwhile, Rupert Murdoch's News...

Leverage this. If you are looking for reasons to worry about the stock market, few things beat U.S. corporate leverage. Excluding banks, which have very different dynamics, corporate debt has never been greater as a percentage of gross domestic product. The following chart comes from Deutsche...

Can the Stock Market Keep Rallying? These Two Indexes Say It Can By Ben Levisohn March 11, 2019 1:31 p.m. ET Illustration by Michael Haddad Text size 1:16 p.m.The stock market is rallying back on Monday from itsworst loss of 2019. But is the bounce for real? Consider: Last week, theS&P...

Boeing weakness a buying opportunity, says expert https://finance.yahoo.com/video/boeing-weakness-buying-opportunity-says-194806906.html

Real estate scion Elie Hirshfeld’s sons suing him for $50M By Emily Saul March 11, 2019 | 1:59pm Enlarge Image Elie Hirshfeld Getty Images see also Real estate mogul the mystery buyer of $16K sketch by Trump The cast-off kids of real estate scion Elie Hirshfeld are suing their...

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Facebook sues two Ukranians over data-stealing browser add-ons Facebook is all too aware of how developers can make off with private data, and it's willing to go to court to fight that behavior. The Verge has learned that the social network sued two Ukranian men, Andrey Gorbachov and Gleb...

China grounds Boeing 737 Max 8 planes after deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash China's Aviation Authority said that it has issued a notice to ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes used by domestic airlines in response to the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight, which killed 157 people. The...

The Plethora of ‘Mediocre Men’ in Finance Seasoned female executives dished on the obstacles of a male-dominated industry — and what it takes to succeed. Amanda Cantrell March 08, 2019 Takaaki Iwabu/Bloomberg What’s the best place to work for women in finance? Any firm with culture of...

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