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February 27 2017 - 9:30AM
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway More Than Doubles Stake in Apple
Warren Buffett said his Berkshire Hathaway more than doubled its
stake in Apple since the start of the new year, making the Silicon
Valley giant one of Berkshire's biggest equity holdings.
AT&T Lowers Price of Unlimited Data Plans
AT&T lowered the price of its unlimited data plans less than
two weeks after opening them up to all subscribers, and said it
would give added discounts to customers who pay for one of its
television services.
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.
United Bolsters Its Domestic Routes to Woo More Customers
In a bid to win more customers, United Continental is beefing up
its domestic route map while also mimicking a cheap-tickets pricing
strategy long pursued by budget airlines.
Sotheby's Tops Views on Strong Sales
Auction house Sotheby's delivered top and bottom line beats for
the fourth quarter as sales came in stronger than expected.
American Tower Income Sags on Tax Pressure
American Tower Corp. said Monday that income slipped slightly in
its latest quarter amid pressure from taxes though revenue jumped
some 20%.
London Stock Exchange Merger With Deutsche Börse at Risk
The planned megamerger between Deutsche Börse and London Stock
Exchange 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.
GE Chief: Globalization Isn't Over, It Is the End of the 'Global Elite'
In his annual letter to investors, General Electric Chief
Executive Jeff Immelt said the conglomerate's transformation over
the past decade has enabled it to profit from increasingly
important markets for its jet engines and power turbines.
U.S., China Logistics Giant GLP Narrows List of Bidders
Global Logistic Properties, a $9.5 billion backbone of the
warehousing industry in the U.S. and China, said it has narrowed
down the bidders for a potential buyout.
Supersmart Robots Will Outnumber Humans Within 30 Years, Says SoftBank CEO
Within three decades, artificial intelligence will be smarter
than the human brain, supersmart robots will outnumber humans and
more than a trillion objects will be connected to the internet,
says the CEO of SoftBank.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 27, 2017 09:15 ET (14:15 GMT)
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