Text size Carl Hof / Getty Images SoftBank Group made big bets on Amazon. com, Alphabet, Adobe, and other technology stocks in the June quarter as part of their program to temporarily stash proceeds from recent asset sales. As of June 30, SoftBank had a $ 1 billion stake in …
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Text size Sanofi is limiting its focus on drug development, stopping its diabetes and cardiovascular research. Joel Saget / AFP via Getty Images French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi is digging into the cash it raised earlier this year with the sale of its $ 11.7 billion stake in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the …
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Text size Brick-and-mortar retailers make up the bulk of revenue reports this week. Walmart, Home Depot, and Kohl released their second-quarter results on Tuesday, followed by Lowe’s, Doel, TJX, and L Markets on Wednesday. Ross Stores reports Thursday. Non-retail names releasing results this week include Nvidia and analog devices on …
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Text size Ina Fassbender / AFP via Getty Images After Apple and Tesla recently announced stock splits, shares of each accounted for nearly 20%. Given those large gains, investors can expect more companies to follow high-priced stocks. That can frustrate anyone who believes in market efficiency. Pins are not intended. …
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Washington NFL team minority partners are pushing Dan Snyder to sell the franchise, according to people familiar with the matter, amid a growing battle within a team that has controversy on multiple fronts. Mr Snyder, the 55-year-old billionaire owner, has no intention of selling his majority stake in the team, …
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