Why Verizon Decided to Stick With Yahoo Deal 
 

Verizon shaved the price it will pay for Yahoo's core business but is pushing ahead with the deal, in a bet that the chance to expand into digital advertising trumps the risk of further fallout from massive data breaches at the struggling internet pioneer.

 
Wells Fargo Fires Four Executives Following Probe of Sales Practices 
 

Wells Fargo & Co. said Tuesday that four executives were fired for cause related to its sales-practices scandal based on its board's independent investigation.

 
Wal-Mart Posts Strong Holiday Sales 
 

Wal-Mart reported strong sales over the winter holiday season, a marked contrast with the weak numbers posted by many brick-and-mortar competitors including Target and Macy's.

 
Owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons to Buy Popeyes 
 

Restaurant Brands, the owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons, said it would buy Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen for about $1.64 billion. Executives said they see huge growth potential for Popeyes in Asia.

 
Macy's Profit Tops Views Despite Stumbling Sales 
 

Macy's said revenue will continue to decline this year as it works on ways to improve sales and draw in more customers who are increasingly using the internet to plan and make their purchases.

 
Peugeot CEO Talks With Merkel About Possible Opel Takeover 
 

Carlos Tavares pledged to keep Opel's management independence in a conversation with German chancellor.

 
Boeing Looks to Build Satellites More Quickly, With Fewer Workers 
 

Boeing is taking steps to build satellites more quickly through new production practices that will rely more on 3-D printing and involve fewer workers, which eventually could transform the aerospace giant's traditional way of turning out high-end commercial and military spacecraft.

 
Kraft-Unilever Deal Is Off, but Warren Buffett's Anomalies Live On 
 

Behind Kraft's aborted bid for Unilever lies a tale of market anomalies that have lasted decades, helped make Warren Buffett's fortune and may-perhaps-have ended in a mini-bubble last year.

 
HSBC to Buy Back More Shares After Net Loss Widens 
 

HSBC warned that a changed U.S. stance on global trade could harm its business as net loss widened to $4.23 billion. Stock fell sharply in early London trading.

 
United Continental Unveils 'Basic Economy' Cheaper Tickets 
 

American Airlines Group and United Continental Holdings separately introduced the first of their cheaper economy-class fare options that come with passenger restrictions.

 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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