Who killed Heald College?
Heald College, owned by Corinthian Colleges Inc., abruptly closed this spring after a staggering $30 million fine levied by the Department of Education. Yahoo Finance explores the downfall of a 150-year-old institution.
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United rewards hackers, Ford's big discount and Google set to report
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United rewards hackers, Ford's big discount and Google set to report
Yahoo Finance’s Midday Movers is live each weekday at 12pm ET, covering all the latest news on the markets, the economy and the biggest stories of the day.
United rewards hackers, Ford's big discount and Google set to report
Yahoo Finance’s Midday Movers is live each weekday at 12pm ET, covering all the latest news on the markets, the economy and the biggest stories of the day.
Grumbling aside, Amazon's Prime Day hits milestone
Customers had many complaints with Amazon on the day of the online retailer’s Prime Day sale, but it set records nonetheless.
Uber tops taxi use for business travelers, new report shows
Taxis are losing business travelers to ride-hailing services like Uber, a survey shows. In the three months ended in June, Uber overtook taxis as the most expensed form of ground transportation, according …
Google wins dismissal of Android privacy lawsuit
Google Inc won the dismissal of a lawsuit by Android users who said the company violated its own privacy policy by disclosing their names, email addresses and account locations to third parties without permission, to boost advertising revenue. In a Wednesday night decision, U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal in San Jose, California, said the users failed to show that Google transmitted their own personal data or that they would suffer
Europe moves to restore funding to Greece after bailout vote
Europe moved to re-open funding to Greece’s stricken economy on Thursday, hours after a fractious Greek parliament approved a tough bailout program in a vote that left the government without a majority and looking to new elections within months. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won the backing of parliament in the early hours of Thursday for the stringent reform measures demanded by Greece’s creditors led by Germany, but was left weakened
Nasdaq is again answering the bulls wishes – for now
Investor focus has returned to corporate “stories,” especially in tech – a welcome relief from the macro dramas dominating the news in recent weeks.
Citi posts highest profit since financial crisis, shares rise
Under Corbat, who replaced Vikram Pandit as CEO in 2012, Citi has been selling retail operations in several countries, shrinking its U.S. branch network and disposing of non-core businesses. Operating expenses in Citicorp, which holds the bank’s core businesses, fell 6 percent to $9.8 billion in the second quarter. Citi shrank the assets of Citi Holdings, which houses businesses it plans to sell, by 22 percent compared with 19 percent