News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
February 26 2017 - 9:30PM
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Facing Criticism, Drug Makers Keep Lid On Price Increases
Pharmaceutical companies held most of their traditional January
list-price increases to under 10% this year, although the median
boost was little-changed from 2016. Among the critics they face now
is President Trump.
Samsung Unveils Two New Tablet Computers
Samsung Electronics Co. introduced two new tablet computers at a
Barcelona event that also offered a glimpse of how the South Korean
technology giant planned to move past last year's massive Galaxy
Note 7 smartphone recall.
Warren Buffett Is One Stock Picker Who Believes He Can Still Beat the Market
Warren Buffett was dismissive of professional money managers in
his widely read letter to shareholders, but the billionaire
reasserted his belief in his own ability to pick winners and
losers.
Huawei Launches New Flagship Phone: the P10
China's Huawei Technologies, the world's No. 3 smartphone maker,
released a new flagship device aimed at taking on industry leaders
Apple and Samsung.
London Stock Exchange Merger With Deutsche Börse at Risk
The planned megamerger between Deutsche Börse AG and London
Stock Exchange Group PLC to create Europe's largest exchange is at
risk after the LSE said it wouldn't sell its majority-owned
fixed-income trading platform in Italy to appease antitrust
concerns over the deal.
Priceline Is Ready for an Upgrade
Sticker shock aside, Priceline Group shares have more room to go
assuming the travel industry stays strong.
A People-Powered Pickup for the Art Market
Return of sidelined auction executives could boost high-end art
sales.
Health Insurers Hope for Nothing
Health-law uncertainty shouldn't derail insurance stocks.
Bank Lending Signals Caution
President Donald Trump's erratic style could be to blame for the
recent slowdown in lending growth.
For More Chinese Firms, It Pays to Make It in the U.S.A.
Chinese companies' recent push to set up factories and expand in
the U.S. could accelerate if President Donald Trump fulfills a
campaign pledge to tax imports.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 26, 2017 21:15 ET (02:15 GMT)
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