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Women executives left Yahoo amid layoffs, deal talk

Women executives left Yahoo Inc at an unusually high rate after the U.S. technology company announced plans to sell itself earlier this year, but it was not immediately clear why, according to the company's 2016 diversity report, released on Monday. The sharp drop comes as Silicon Valley faces pressure to diversify a workforce heavily dominated by white and Asian men. In July, it struck a …

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Apple invests $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing

Apple Inc said on Thursday it has invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing, a move that Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said would help the company better understand the critical Chinese market. Apple is trying to reinvigorate

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Panama airport places $575 million bond after probe hits issue

Panama City's main airport said on Friday it had successfully placed a $575 million bond after a company forming a major source of income for the hub became embroiled in a money-laundering probe, prompting the issue to be restructured. Originally earmarked for $625 million, the bond for Tocumen International Airport was pared back after the U.S. Treasury Department accused members of the Waked family of running a money laundering…

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China orders banks to clear hurdles slowing private sector lending: sources

SHANGHAI, May 14 (Reuters) – – China's banking regulator has sent an urgent notice to banks telling them to clear bottlenecks slowing lending to private firms, sources with direct knowledge told Reuters, highlighting rising concern in Beijing about torpid private investment. Chinese banks sharply cut new lending in April after a record first-quarter credit spree, much of which appeared to go to the state sector and may have helped inflate asset bubbles in real estate and commodities. According to the document seen by Reuters, the China …

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Exclusive: Warren Buffett, Quicken Loans founder in Yahoo bid – sources

While there is no certainty that the consortium will prevail in the auction, the interest of Buffett and Gilbert is a boost for the Sunnyvale, California-based company, which has been surpassed in recent years by…

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Warren Buffett defends 3G, touts economy in record year for Berkshire

Warren Buffett on Saturday used his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders to launch vigorous defenses of an aggressive private equity partner and a maligned mobile home unit, as his…

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Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway avoids S&P rating downgrade

Standard & Poor's on Friday left its “AA” credit ratings for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc alone, saying the company's growing diversification and “modest” financial risks meant a downgrade was not necessary. Berkshire had been put on review for a possible downgrade on Aug. 11, on concern about Buffett's decision to deploy a large amount of cash toward last month's $32 billion acquisition of industrial parts maker Precision Castparts Corp. But S&P analyst Laline Carvalho said Berkshire's “consistently strong” operating profitability and “exceptional”…

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