 |  | | Broadcom considering sweetened Qualcomm bid: sources | | | (Reuters) - Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd is considering raising its offer to buy rival Qualcomm Inc by offering more of its own stock, following consultation with several of Qualcomm's top shareholders, according to people familiar with the matter. | | |  | | | Stocks scale record high, crude oil gains | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gauge of global equity performance scaled fresh record highs on Wednesday, propelled by bullish growth and company earnings outlooks, while crude oil prices rose to more than two-year highs. | | |  | | | Exclusive: SAP investigating its sales practices in Gulf region | | | DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - German business software giant SAP , which last month said its South African sales commissions were being probed by U.S. regulators, has launched an investigation into its business practices in the Gulf region, it said on Wednesday. | | |  | | | Tech still hedge funds' sweetheart sector: Goldman Sachs | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Tech stocks remain the largest net sector exposure for equity hedge funds, which are set to deliver their strongest returns since 2013, Goldman Sachs said on Wednesday in a note on the industry's most and least favored areas of the market. | | |  | | | Uber breach, cover-up trigger government probes around the globe | | | TORONTO (Reuters) - Governments around the globe launched investigations into Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] after the company disclosed it had covered up a breach that exposed data on millions of customers and drivers, the latest scandal to rock the ride-hailing firm. | | |  | | | Peter Thiel sells most of remaining Facebook stake | | | (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's first major investor Peter Thiel has sold three-quarters of his remaining stake in the social network as part of a previously established trading plan, a regulatory filing showed. | | |  | | | Regulators to press Uber after it admits covering up data breach | | | TORONTO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Struggling ride-hailing firm Uber [UBER.UL] faces a fresh regulatory crackdown after disclosing it paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed personal data from around 57 million accounts. | | | | | | | | | | Related Video | | | | | | | | | | | Related News | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | Get a jump on the day with our early morning summary of key news developments for the US markets, as well as global market news. Register Today | | |  |  | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | » » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | |
