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A surge in corporate profitability is fueling a jump in share repurchases, but capital spending is also solidly on the rise, note analysts at Goldman Sachs.

Nestlé SA late Monday said it has agreed to sell the Gerber Life Insurance Co. to Western & Southern Financial Group for $1.55 billion in cash. Gerber Life is "a highly recognized and trusted leader" in the juvenile and family life insurance market that had sales of $856 million in 2017, the food giant said. The deal allows Western & Southern Financial to market insurance products under the Gerber Life brand. The deal does not include Nestlé's Gerber products business, the baby food and baby care brand... Читать дальше...

Congressmen Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter are trying to do something no one has done in 28 years: Win reelection under indictment.

Elon Musk has been sued by a British cave explorer involved in rescue efforts to save a Thai youth soccer team, alleging he was defamed by the Tesla Inc. chief executive for suggesting he was a pedophile.

U.S. stocks close lower Monday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow snapping multiday win streaks, as President Donald Trump prepares to announce additional tariffs on Chinese imports while China hinted at a new round of retaliation.

Symantec Corp. announced Monday afternoon that it had reached a deal with activist investor Starboard Value LP for new board members. Symantec appointed three new directors, including Starboard managing member Peter Feld, to the board, and said it would negotiate with Starboard for one more member to be named after its annual meeting. Starboard had challenged Symantec by nominating five directors for a vote at the security-software company's annual meeting. Symantec said two directors, Steve Miller and Gerry Laybourne... Читать дальше...

A top economic adviser to President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. is ready to engage in serious trade talks with China, in comments that also shrugged off massive U.S. government budget deficits as largely a function of too much government spending and not tax cuts.

Responsible lending, leadership, and risk-control are key to averting another mortgage-market meltdown, writes Sanjiv Das.

A new working paper demonstrates how pre-employment credit screenings perpetuate the ‘poverty trap.’

The “dumb” plodders who held on have had the last laugh over the “gurus.”

This 80-year-old woman wonders if she has any recourse without a promissory note.

Shares of FedEx Corp. fell more than 2% in the extended session Monday after the company missed expectations for fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings but reported revenue above forecasts. FedEx also raised its full-year 2019 outlook. The company said it earned $835 million, or $3.10 a share, in the quarter, compared with $596 million, or $2.19 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted for one-time items, FedEx earned $933 million, or $3.46 a share, compared with $683 million, or $2.51 a share, a year ago. Читать дальше...

Oracle Corp. shares dropped in the extended session Monday after the enterprise software giant topped Wall Street earnings estimates but revenue fell short, including that for cloud services. Oracle shares fell 5% after hours, following a 0.1% decline to close the regular session at $49.19. The company reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $2.27 billion, or 57 cents a share, compared with $2.14 billion, or 50 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were 71 cents a share. Читать дальше...

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British Prime Minister Theresa May told the BBC that U.K. members of parliament must choose between her outline for a controversial deal with Brussels on exiting from the European Union or no deal at all. In an interview with the BBC's Panorama program that aired Monday, May said that if parliament doesn't ratify her plan, known as the Chequers plan, "I think that the alternative to that will be having no deal." A so-called no-deal Brexit would see the U.K. leave the EU on March 29 with no agreement in place on trade and other issues. Читать дальше...

Univar Inc. said Monday that it planned to acquire Nexeo Solutions Inc. for $2 billion in cash and stock, valuing the company at $11.65 a share. Nexeo shares closed at $10.01, and were halted early in the after-hours session ahead of the announcement. Nexeo, which distributes chemicals and plastics, was previously acquired for about $1.6 billion in 2016 by a company run by Wilbur Ross, who has since become the U.S. secretary of commerce. Under the terms of the deal, "We expect the transaction... Читать дальше...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday ended a four-session string of gains to finish lower and the Nasdaq booked its sharpest decline since July 27 as fears about intensifying tariff disputes between China and the U.S. rattled investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 93 points, or 0.4%, at 26,062, the S&P 500 index declined by 0.6% at 2,888, halting a five-session win streak, while the Nasdaq Composite Index marked its worst daily decline since July 27, down 1.4% at 7,896. Читать дальше...

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Oracle shares fall over 5% after quarterly results

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A new study suggests two people who don’t have a lot of money-management experience can still make sound financial decisions.

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