Uber's proposed class-action settlement leaves some dissatisfied
By Heather Somerville and Dan LevineSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber's proposed settlement of a high-profile class-action lawsuit last week has drawn opposition from some drivers and other concerned...
View ArticleSymantec's fourth-quarter estimates miss Street, says CEO Brown to step down
(Reuters) - Symantec Corp , best known for its Norton antivirus software, estimated fourth-quarter profit and revenue below analysts' estimates, and said Chief Executive Michael Brown would step...
View ArticleComputershare teams up with start-up SETL on blockchain project
By Jemima KellyLONDON (Reuters) - Stock transfer and registrar company Computershare and British financial technology start-up firm SETL have teamed up on a project to create the first immutable record...
View ArticlePhilippine anti-money laundering body says remittance firm a 'cleaning house'...
MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine anti-money laundering body has lodged a complaint against owners of a remittance firm it called a "cleaning house" to hide the trail of $81 million looted from a...
View ArticleOracle to buy Textura for $663 million
(Reuters) - Oracle Corp said it would buy cloud-based payment management services provider Textura Corp for $663 million in cash.The $26-per-share offer represents a premium of 30.7 percent to...
View ArticlePriceline CEO resigns over relationship with employee
By Sweta Singh(Reuters) - Priceline Group Inc said on Thursday that Chief Executive Darren Huston has resigned, effective immediately, after an investigation found that his personal relationship with...
View ArticleCypress Semi to buy Broadcom's Internet of Things business
(Reuters) - Chipmaker Cypress Semiconductor Corp said it agreed to buy Broadcom Ltd's Internet of Things (IoT) business and related assets for $550 million in cash.The deal is expected to close in the...
View ArticleBritain's WPP boosted by leading role in U.S. 'reviewageddon'
By Kate HoltonLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's WPP, the world's biggest advertising company, enjoyed a solid first three months to the year after it outperformed rivals in securing a wave of contracts up...
View ArticleApple chipmaker NXP looks to autos to outpace rivals' growth
By Harro Ten WoldeFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Chipmaker NXP Semiconductors, the world's top manufacturer of electronics in cars and a producer of chips used in Apple iPhones, gave an upbeat outlook for its...
View ArticleCyber bullying delivers a punch to consumer wallets
By Amy TenneryNEW YORK (Reuters) - Anyone who has had embarrassing photos posted on social media or been deluged with angry messages can attest to the high emotional cost of cyber bullying. But there...
View ArticleFacebook in class of its own as ad revenue soars
(Reuters) - Wow.After underwhelming results from Apple Inc , Google Inc and other big tech names, investors finally found a friend in Facebook Inc after the company shredded Wall Street's forecasts for...
View ArticleValuation worries weigh on Rocket Internet
By Emma Thomasson and Mia ShanleyBERLIN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Shares in German ecommerce investor Rocket Internet took another tumble on Thursday as concerns grew over the value of its portfolio and...
View ArticleMahindra to build India's first automobile shredding plant
By Aditi ShahNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A unit of autos-to-technology group Mahindra intends to set up a network of automobile shredding plants, an executive told Reuters on Thursday after announcing plans...
View ArticleFCC advances reform of U.S. business data market
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to advance reforms of the $40 billion market for business data services, known as special access...
View ArticleYounger U.S. buyers more open to self-driving cars: J.D. Power
By Paul LienertDETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. consumers who are under 40 are more open than older people to self-driving cars and their underlying systems, according to a survey released on Thursday by J.D....
View ArticleFiat Chrysler, Alphabet in technology partnership talks: WSJ
(Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is in late-stage talks with Alphabet Inc's self-driving car division for a technology partnership, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar...
View ArticleHackers leak stolen Kenyan foreign ministry documents
By George ObulutsaNAIROBI (Reuters) - Online activists who claim ties to Anonymous said on Thursday they had begun to leak documents from Kenya's foreign ministry as part of a campaign to expose...
View ArticleMiner Goldcorp says computer network hit by hackers
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Goldcorp Inc confirmed on Thursday that its computer network had been "compromised" and the gold mining company was working to determine the scope and impact of the data...
View ArticleCarl Icahn says he sold entire Apple stake on China woes: CNBC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn said Thursday he had sold his entire stake in Apple Inc, citing the risk of China's influence on the stock.Icahn, in an interview with...
View ArticleSpaceX undercut ULA rocket launch pricing by 40 percent: U.S. Air Force
By Irene KlotzCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force will save 40 percent by buying a GPS satellite launch from Elon Musk’s SpaceX compared with what United Launch Alliance has been...
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