Tuesday 14 August 2018

U.S. hedge funds bet on retail, tech in second-quarter as economy sizzled

U.S. hedge funds bet on retail, tech in second-quarter as economy sizzled

Prominent hedge fund managers appeared to make big second-quarter bets that the U.S. economy would continue to expand despite increasing concerns about a broadening trade dispute between the United States and China, regulatory filings showed Tuesday.

Tesla forms three-member panel to decide on any Musk proposal

Tesla Inc's board named a special committee of three directors on Tuesday to evaluate possibly taking the electric carmaker private, although it said it had yet to see a firm offer from the company's chief executive, Elon Musk.

Major Tesla shareholders trimmed stakes last quarter: filings

Two major Tesla Inc shareholders cut their stakes in the electric automaker during the second quarter, before Chief Executive Elon Musk announced he would try to take the company private this month.

Royal Bank of Scotland pays $4.9 billion for crisis-era misconduct

Royal Bank of Scotland will pay $4.9 billion to settle U.S. claims that it misled investors on residential mortgage-backed securities between 2005 and 2008, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

Wall St. rises on earnings optimism, lira rebound

Wall Street's three major indexes rose on Tuesday with the S&P 500 posting its strongest gain in three weeks as a string of healthy earnings boosted investor optimism and a rebound in the Turkish lira eased contagion fears.

Sprint partners with LG to launch 5G smartphone in 2019

Sprint Corp said Tuesday it has partnered with phone manufacturer LG Electronics Inc to launch a 5G smartphone in the first half of next year, marking the first 5G device deal for the No. 4 U.S. wireless carrier.

Shares rebound as Turkish lira pulls out of dive

World share markets rebounded on Tuesday as Turkey's lira pulled out of a recent nosedive and reassuring data from Germany helped offset the latest wobbles in China's giant economy.

The Chinese street's view of the trade war: some say they won't buy U.S. products

Chinese officials have been mostly measured and moderate in their response to U.S. President Donald Trump's ratcheting up of a trade war with Beijing in recent weeks through his announcement of a series of punitive tariffs. They have generally avoided adding to tensions, allowing the Communist Party's official media to make the most bellicose comments.

Nasdaq, FINRA to boost reporting fees for dark pool trades

Nasdaq Inc and a Wall Street watchdog will raise fees for private stock trading platforms, such as "dark pools," that report trade executions to a Nasdaq-run entity, in response to higher operational costs and off-exchange trading volumes, according to a recent regulatory filing.

IATA still pursuing complaint against Honeywell after CFM deal

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is pursuing its complaint against Honeywell to EU antitrust regulators, it said on Tuesday, even as the air transport group struck a deal over a similar grievance with engine maker CFM.

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