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San Francisco City Officials Mull Over Regulations On Short-Term Housing Rental Companies
Urban Outfitters' First Quarter Earnings Fall Below Estimates
Urban Outfitters officials have reported first quarter earnings for fiscal year 2015, revealing lower-than-expected results.
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IBM Corp. Expands Ad Campaign Reach With Facebook Partnership
IBM Corp. officials and their counterparts over at Facebook have launched a partnership designed to bring personalized data about customers to the technology and consulting corporation's marketing cloud clients.
Wendy’s Officials Hope To Make Up To $475 Million By Mid-2016 Through The Sale Of Restaurants To Franchisees
Wendy's officials are hoping to raise up to $475 million by mid-year 2016, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing company plans to sell 640 company-owned restaurants to franchisees.
Herbalife Shares Jump After Better-Than-Expected Earnings Announcement
Shares of Herbalife Ltd. increased by as much as 17 percent on Tuesday, despite recent complications with federal investigations and sluggish growth.
Microsoft’s Speculated Salesforce Bid Sparks 6.2 Percent Stock Jump For Enterprise Platform
Microsoft officials are speculated to announce a sales bid for Salesforce.com, an enterprise platform for cloud software, leading to shares of the latter jumping by 6.2 percent on Tuesday.
Netflix Officials Urge FCC To Block AT&T’s DirecTV Purchase
Netflix officials have written a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking them to block AT&T's recent purchase of DirecTV.
Sprint Remains The Third Largest Mobile Network Company In The United States
Mobile network company Sprint remains the third largest major carrier within the industry, following an almost six-month-long period of increased subscriptions.
Wells Fargo Accused Of Fraudulent Banking Practices, Including Withdrawing Money From Customers Without Permission
Wells Fargo has been accused of fraudulent banking practices, including withdrawing money from customers without their permission in order to satisfy sales quotas.
Walt Disney Quarterly Profits Surpass Estimates With Consumer Product And Theme Park Revenue
Walt Disney's quarterly profits surpassed estimates postulated by several analysts, mainly due to revenue coming in from consumer products and theme park locations, the Financial Times reports.
McDonald’s Restructuring Strategy Includes Plan To Increase Franchise-Owned Locations From 81 To 90 Percent
McDonald's Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook has announced a restructuring strategy aimed at revamping the fast food chain's branding and business model.