Here's one way the 2008 financial crisis is still very much with us: For black Americans, homeownership is more out of reach than it has been in almost
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Saudi Aramco’s CFO, in the company’s first-ever conference call, on Monday told investors that the company is ready to go public, but that the timing will be up to its owner, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. “Basically, the company is ready for the IPO. Now the …
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Elon Musk says internal-combustion engines will soon go the way of steam engines. “They look cool in a museum,” Tesla’s CEO said of the traditional vehicle motors, calling them a “passing fad.” Electric cars are slowly gaining steam, but gas-powered cars …
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Speculation that a CBS Corp.-Viacom Inc. merger announcement was imminent, and that CBS might score a slight premium for its shares, prompted Viacom’s stock to fall in Monday morning trading. The New York-based companies are in the final stages of …
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Barrick Gold stock (ticker: GOLD) was up on Monday amid a down morning for the broader market. The Toronto-based miner on Monday reported second-quarter earnings that were mostly in line with consensus estimates. That appeared to be good enough …
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