(Reuters) – Strong growth in ad sales on Google search and YouTube were not enough to offset a surge in costs at parent Alphabet Inc that shrank the first-quarter operating margin, leaving shares flat after hours on Monday.
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A big change in lease accounting due in January of 2019 will affect every public and private company in the U.S., just like the tax revamp and the new rules for recording revenue that took effect for most public companies in January. The new rules require companies to record liabilities for operating
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Prominent U.S. business lobbies are begging the Trump administration not to impose tariffs on Chinese imports, but some small manufacturers are pushing the other way: Trying to get more products on the proposed list. Makers of steel wheels, safes and other products want the U.S. to impose tariffs on
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In a debate in April among members of the FT City Network, a panel of more than 50 of the City of London's most senior business figures, members were asked what impact on business and society they thought the recent Facebook/Cambridge Analytica data …
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Harley-Davidson said Tuesday U.S. retail motorcycle sales fell 12% while international sales increased 0.2% in its latest quarter.
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