Tuesday 27 February 2018

Daily Investor Update: Nike defeats appeal over iconic Michael Jordan photo, Jumpman logo

Nike defeats appeal over iconic Michael Jordan photo, Jumpman logo

(Reuters) - Nike Inc on Tuesday defeated an appeal by a renowned photographer who accused the sportswear company of ripping off his iconic photo of basketball superstar Michael Jordan, and using it to create its silhouetted "Jumpman" logo.

Fed chair testimony triggers Wall Street slide

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks suffered their biggest daily drops since the sell-off almost three weeks ago after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday sparked concerns about more interest-rate increases than expected this year.

Starbucks opens first Reserve store, sees retail rents easing

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp on Tuesday opened the first of 1,000 planned upscale Starbucks Reserve stores as part of a broad strategy to defend against high-end coffee rivals like Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea and Blue Bottle Coffee Co .

Stocks slip, yields rise on Fed chief's testimony

NEW YORK (Reuters) - World stock markets broadly fell and government debt yields rose on Tuesday as traders perceived a greater tightening of U.S. monetary policy than forecast after remarks by the new Federal Reserve chief in testimony before the U.S. Congress.

Homebuilder Toll Brothers beats on profit, sector worries weigh

(Reuters) - Toll Brothers Inc just topped estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday but early gains in the shares of the U.S. luxury homebuilder did not hold up in the face of broader concerns of a slowdown in the housing sector.

Brazil president weighing Boeing-Embraer joint venture: spokesman

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Michel Temer is weighing whether to support a proposal for a joint commercial aviation company between Boeing Co and Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer , a presidential spokesman said on Tuesday.

Fed's Powell nods to stronger economy, backs gradual rate hike path

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in his first public appearance as head of the U.S. central bank, vowed on Tuesday to prevent the economy from overheating while sticking with a plan to gradually raise interest rates.

Comcast's $31 billion Sky bid crashes Murdoch and Disney show

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. cable giant Comcast Corp has offered $31 billion for Sky Plc , threatening a plan hatched by Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Inc and Walt Disney Co to seize control of Europe's biggest pay-TV group.

Comcast CEO eyes global pay-TV crown with Sky bid

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp would become the world's largest pay-TV operator if CEO Brian Roberts' $31-billion bid for Sky Plc succeeds, more than doubling its subscribers and expanding its international presence as growth slows in its core U.S. market.

Exclusive: Secretive U.S. security panel discussing Broadcom's Qualcomm bid - sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A national security panel that can stop mergers that could harm U.S. security has begun looking at Singapore-based chipmaker Broadcom Ltd's plan to take over rival Qualcomm Inc, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

BRIEF-WSFS Financial Reaches Settlement With Universitas Education

* WSFS FINANCIAL CORP - ‍WSFS SETTLED CASE FOR $12.0 MILLION TO AVOID UNCERTAINTIES OF ARBITRATION AND TO END EXPENSE OF ONGOING LITIGATION​

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