[ad_1] SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) – Facebook Inc debuted an overhaul of its core social network on Tuesday, taking its first concrete steps to refashion itself into a private messaging and e-commerce company as it
Buffett’s Berkshire helps bankroll Occidental’s $38 billion bid for Anadarko
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc committed $10 billion on Tuesday to Occidental Petroleum Corp’s $38 billion cash-and-stock bid for Anadarko Petroleum Corp, boosting its chances of snatching a deal from Chevron Corp.
Japan’s SoftBank invests $1 billion in delivery app Rappi
[ad_1] SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Japan’s SoftBank will invest $1 billion in Colombian delivery app Rappi, marking the first move by its newly created Innovation Fund for Latin America, according to a statement on Tuesday,
U.S. Treasury chief hopes for ‘substantial progress’ in China trade talks
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that he hopes to make “substantial progress” with Chinese negotiators in the next two rounds of trade talks, as the world’s two largest
Russia says a local firm deliberately contaminated oil pipeline
[ad_1] MINSK/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Months of work are needed to restore clean oil supplies via a key Russian pipeline to Europe, Belarus said on Tuesday, as Moscow suggested a deliberate act was behind the contamination
FDA permits sale of Philip Morris IQOS tobacco-heating alternative to cigarettes
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it would allow Philip Morris to sell a heated tobacco product called IQOS in the United States, a major victory for the international
Facebook overhauls messaging as it pivots to privacy
[ad_1] SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) – Facebook Inc debuted an overhaul of its core social network on Tuesday, taking its first concrete steps to refashion itself into a private messaging and e-commerce company as it
Trump, Democrats agree to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure: Schumer
[ad_1] U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer emerge to speak to reporters after their meeting on infrastructure with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, U.S., April
Eli Lilly misses estimates for top-selling diabetes drug Trulicity, shares slip
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co on Tuesday reported lower-than-expected first-quarter sales for its top-selling diabetes drug Trulicity, saying they were partly hurt by programs that allow patients to try newer drugs at little
Shopify raises FY forecast on demand for e-commerce tools; shares surge
[ad_1] The logo of Shopify is seen outside its headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo (Reuters) – Shopify Inc raised its 2019 earnings forecast and posted a surprise quarterly profit