Google Looking at More Fines in the EU
Some media reports are saying that Google could be fined up to $11 billion over Android.
The Latest: Chef recalls serving Bourdain regional fare
Four days before his death, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain was tucking into sauerkraut and roasted ham in the eastern French town of Colmar, just miles from the village of Kaysersberg where his life ended. Julien Schroeder is the owner and chef of La Petite Venise.
Verizon’s CEO Choice Puts Focus Back on Industry Race Toward 5G
In elevating technology chief Hans Vestberg to lead the overall company on Friday, Verizon Communications Inc. sent a message to the rest of the industry: It's doubling down on network expansion to ward off increasingly ambitious rivals. While AT&T Inc. tries to complete an acquisition of Time Warner Inc. and T-Mobile US Inc. pursues its merger with Sprint Corp., Verizon wants no distractions. Verizon already sat out the latest round of potential deals -- such as bidding on CBS Corp. or 21st Century Fox Inc.'s entertainment assets -- even as archrival AT&T is attempting to make itself over as a media distribution giant.
AT&T Unlimited Data Plans Get (Another) Price Hike
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced that the company is rolling out another price hike to its unlimited data plans, marking the third price hike from the company in three years. The carrier announced that customers who have had a decade-old grandfathered unlimited data plan will now have to pay an additional $5 per month, making the new price $45 a month. The new price increase will affect AT&T device owners next month.
Why Intel's Share Repurchases Have Been Great for Investors
The company's stock buyback activity has allowed it to shrink its share count, resulting in a solid boost to earnings per share.
G7 allies confront Trump with trade numbers in tense G7 summit
U.S. President Donald Trump countered a slew of trade numbers from U.S. allies with his own, different data, holding firm to his position that the United States was at a disadvantage, an official at a G7 summit said on Friday as consensus eluded the group's leaders. Friday's trade session, where G7 allies planned to confront the U.S. president over trade tariffs, had "some emotions" but was civilized and diplomatic, said the official who followed the talks.
GOP risks fallout from Justice Department move on health law
The Trump administration's decision to stop defending in court the Obama health law's popular protections for consumers with pre-existing conditions could prove risky for Republicans in the midterm elections — and nudge premiums even higher. The Justice Department said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, beginning with the unpopular requirement that people carry health insurance, but also including widely-supported provisions that guarantee access for people with medical problems and limit what insurers can charge older, sicker adults.