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Quiz: Do you know the countries these companies are from?

Using company history information and online news sources, Stacker produced a mind-bending quiz on the country of origin of some of the world’s most famous brands.

SoftBank's $375 million bet on pizza went really bad really fast

Inside the mass firings at Zume, one of Masayoshi Son’s latest investment debacles.

We want to ditch high-tax California. Where should we retire?

This couple seeks a place with a vibrant classical music scene where they can also do some gardening.

People want cheap weed, and Aurora Cannabis pays the price

Canadians want cheap weed, which isn’t great for companies that want to make expensive cannabis.

Quiz: Do you know the country these companies are from?

Using company history information and online news sources, Stacker produced a mind-bending quiz on the country of origin of some of the world’s most famous brands.

Owner of dozens of US newspapers files for bankruptcy

The publisher of the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star and dozens of other newspapers across the country is filing for bankruptcy protection.

The world is running short of sugar, and it could get worse

Just as the world’s top sugar traders forecast a global shortage of the commodity, No. 1 raw-sugar importer Indonesia says it wants a record amount of the sweet stuff.

How banks are motivating customers to save up for big purchases

New savings tools like Ally Bank's Buckets give savers motivation and a way to put cash away for goals, such as buying an engagement ring.

US futures point to slightly higher open

U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher Friday morning, as investors closely monitor the potential economic fallout from China’s fast-spreading coronavirus.

The coronavirus is a data time bomb

It will be a long time before we understand what the outbreak did to the global economy.

Huawei claims US charges of stealing trade secrets are an attempt to 'irrevocably damage' its image

U.S. prosecutors brought fresh charges against Huawei, accusing the company of stealing trade secrets from American firms and violating sanctions on Iran and North Korea.

Emerson says will not pursue a break-up following internal review

Emerson Electric Co told investors on Thursday it would not pursue a break-up following a review it launched last year into whether to separate its industrial automation operations from its air-conditioning business.

Judge stalls Microsoft cloud contract after Amazon suit

Last month, Amazon filed a motion asking the court to pause Microsoft's work on the $10 billion cloud contract.

UBS survey: U.S. firms put shareholder payments top, capex last

American executives set buybacks and dividends as their top priority for deploying capital around the turn of this year, and sharply curbed their expectations for capital spending, according to a survey from UBS Group AG.

32% of American workers have medical debt—and over half have defaulted on it

Almost a third of working Americans currently have some kind of outstanding medical debt, with about 28% owing $10,000 or more on their bills, according to a new survey from Salary Finance.

Oil set for weekly gain after finding floor amid virus confusion

Oil headed for its first weekly gain since early January after prices found a floor amid uncertainty over how the coronavirus will play out and whether OPEC+ will respond with additional production cuts.

Tesla surprises the market with plan to issue $2 billion in stock

Tesla Inc. shares fell Thursday, after the electric-car maker said it is planning to offer about $2 billion of common stock in an underwritten deal.

Cisco stock takes a dive after earnings

Meeting expectations wasn’t good enough for Cisco Systems Inc. as the company continued to reference a “pause” in customer spending due to macroeconomic uncertainties.