(Reuters) – Intuit Inc (INTU.O) is nearing an agreement to buy financial technology portal Credit Karma Inc for about $7 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. The deal in cash and stock, which will push Intuit further into consumer finance, could be …
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New legislation makes it easier for consumers to reduce the number of unwanted prerecorded calls they receive. Robocalls continue to frustrate almost everyone who owns a phone. Americans received nearly five billion of these prerecorded calls in …
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DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates’ economy grew at 2.9% year-on-year in 2019, up from 1.7% in 2018, a UAE central bank report said. The country’s hydrocarbon sector grew at 7.6% in 2019, while the non-hydrocarbon sector expanded by 1.1%, the bank …
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The maker of the world’s most popular toy said he fears the coronavirus outbreak will lead to global shortages of toys as early as Easter as factories in China are left incapacitated. “It’s going to hit the toy business big time,” Isaac …
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Today we are going to look at Gattaca plc (LON:GATC) to see whether it might be an attractive investment prospect. To be precise, we’ll consider its Return On Capital Employed (ROCE), as that will inform our view of the quality of the business. First of all, we’ll …
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