IBM increases dividend by 1%, announces new $4 billion share buyback program General Electric offers $3 billion of bonds to bolster liquidity and reduce debt Verizon sells $25 billion of bonds in one of the largest corporate debt offerings ever Apple announces $90 billion increase in share buyback program Berkshire Hathaway buys back $24.7 billion of its own stock in 2020 Uber to cut 3,700 jobs, or about 14% of its workforce, as rides plummet due to pandemic Spotify posts strong Q3 results with 172 million premium subscribers and 381 million monthly active users Apple raises quarterly dividend by 6%, announces new $50 billion share buyback program Goldman Sachs to pay $2.9 billion over role in 1MDB corruption case Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg resigns amid 737 Max crisis Lockheed First Quarter Net Sales Beat Highest Estimate Intel names VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger as new chief executive, replacing Bob Swan Peloton hit with $300 million lawsuit by music publishers for using songs without permission American Airlines to cut 19,000 jobs in October when federal aid expires Wells Fargo to pay $250 million fine over mortgage practices Morgan Stanley raises $2.5 billion in first bond sale since E*Trade acquisition Airbnb raises $2 billion in debt ahead of expected IPO later this year Canada's Algonquin mulls sale of renewable energy unit, CEO exits Robinhood fined $70 million by FINRA for misleading customers and outages United Airlines to cut 30% of management and administrative jobs BROADCOM INC. ANNOUNCES PRIVATE OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES Tesla reports record deliveries of 241,300 vehicles in Q3, beating expectations MERCK 1Q SALES $10.8B Disney issues $11.5 billion of bonds, its largest sale ever Regulators hit banks with $549 million in fines for record-keeping failures LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, due to coronavirus slowdown FILING DEADLINE Kuznicki Law PLLC Announces Class Actions on Behalf of Shareholders of RTX and RTN IBM to cut about 10,000 jobs in Europe as part of its shift to cloud computing Apple sells bonds at record low rates, raising $6.5 billion to fund buybacks and dividends Airbnb reports Q3 revenue of $1.34 billion, down 18% year-over-year, but shows signs of recovery from coronavirus slump Lyft reports Q3 revenue of $499.7 million, down 48% year-over-year, but beats on earnings and rides Qualcomm increases dividend by 5%, announces new $30 billion share buyback program Credit Suisse fined $475 million by U.S. and UK regulators over Mozambique scandal Coca-Cola raises dividend by 2.4%, extending its 59-year streak of dividend increases Textron Declares Quarterly Dividend Exxon Mobil raises dividend by 2 cents, a sign of confidence in its cash flow Honeywell raises dividend by 3.3%, extending its 11-year streak of dividend increases Netflix names Ted Sarandos as co-CEO, joining Reed Hastings AGI Announces Appointment of Anne De Greef Safft as a Director Apple reports record September quarter revenue of $83.4 billion, up 29% year-over-year Amazon raises quarterly dividend by 23%, announces new $5 billion share buyback program Wells Fargo sued by small businesses for allegedly favoring larger loans in PPP program Abbott Laboratories increases dividend by 25%, announces new $3 billion share buyback program YouTube fined $170 million by FTC for violating children's privacy law Delta Air Lines to cut 10% of its workforce, or 2,500 jobs, due to coronavirus slowdown Chevron boosts quarterly dividend by 4% despite posting third straight quarterly loss Google sued by DOJ and 11 states for alleged antitrust violations in search and advertising markets ONEOK RAISES DIVIDEND TO 86C VS. 85.5C >OKE Pfizer hikes dividend by 3% after strong quarterly results Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla to become executive chairman, CFO Frank D'Amelio to succeed him as CEO next year Etsy reports Q3 revenue of $451.5 million, up 128.1% year-over-year, as online shopping and mask sales surge Rackspace Confirms Job Cuts for 3rd Straight Year Facebook fined $5 billion by FTC for privacy violations AT&T raises $14.7 billion in three-part bond deal to help pay down debt JPMorgan Chase raises quarterly dividend by 12.5%, signaling confidence in the economic recovery Home Depot suspends quarterly dividend and share buybacks amid coronavirus uncertainty McDonald's sued for $10 billion by Black franchise owners for racial discrimination Johnson & Johnson raises dividend by 5%, announces new $5 billion share repurchase program Caterpillar raises dividend by 8%, authorizes new $10 billion share repurchase program Coca-Cola raises dividend for 59th consecutive year Tesla CFO Kirkhorn exits with $590 million fortune Starbucks maintains quarterly dividend despite coronavirus headwinds Walmart to buy back $20 billion of its shares over next year Netflix sells $2.2 billion of bonds in two-part offering to fund content spending and potential acquisitions Pinterest reports Q3 revenue of $443 million, up 58% year-over-year, as monthly active users grow to 442 million Starbucks names Mellody Hobson as new chairwoman, making her the only Black woman to lead an S&P 500 company Home Depot raises dividend by 10%, sets new $20 billion buyback program Spotify fined $1.6 million by Swedish regulator for violating data protection rules Google faces class action lawsuit over gender pay discrimination in UK Google hit with €1.49B fine over AdSense Netflix adds 4.4 million subscribers in Q3, beating expectations Chipotle fined $25 million by US for food safety violations Monsanto sued by thousands of US farmers over dicamba herbicide drift damage Coca-Cola plans to cut 2,200 jobs globally, including 1,200 in U.S. Home Depot announces new $20 billion share repurchase program 3M increases dividend by 1%, marking the 63rd consecutive year of dividend growth WeWork names former Ernst & Young executive Sandeep Mathrani as new CEO Tesla sued by shareholders for misleading them about Model 3 production Apple faces class action lawsuit over iPhone throttling issue, accused of misleading customers Crypto Ex-FTX Executive Salame Talking to Prosecutors About Plea Deal Mastercard Fined $648 Million By EU Over Fees Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to step down, replaced by COO Michael Miebach Airbnb lays off 25% of its workforce as travel industry suffers from pandemic hit Amazon borrows $18.5 billion at low interest rates in largest bond sale of the year so far Citigroup fined $400 million by regulators, agrees to fix 'longstanding deficiencies' Shopify beats Q3 earnings estimates as revenue jumps 46% year-over-year to $1.12 billion WELLTOWER ESTABLISHES UNSECURED COMMERCIAL PAPER NOTE PROGRAM OF UP TO $1.0B General Motors names Paul Jacobson as new CFO, poaching him from Delta Air Lines Zoom reports Q2 revenue of $663.5 million, up 355% year-over-year, as video conferencing becomes the norm Macy's raises $1.3 billion in bond offering to shore up liquidity amid coronavirus crisis Coca-Cola sells $2.25 billion of bonds at record low rates to fund environmental initiatives Nike to lay off at least 500 workers at its Oregon headquarters Boeing fined $2.5 billion by DOJ for 737 Max fraud Intel names VMware's Pat Gelsinger as new CEO Exxon Mobil raises dividend by 2.5%, ending freeze that began last year amid oil price crash Amazon fined $887 million by EU data protection regulator PayPal reports Q3 revenue of $5.46 billion, up 25% year-over-year, as online payments soar amid pandemic Facebook sued by shareholders for misleading them about Cambridge Analytica data scandal COGNIZANT LAUNCHES $600M ACCELERATED SHARE BUYBACK Wells Fargo to pay $250 million fine over mortgage servicing issues Mastercard increases quarterly dividend by 10%, authorizes $6 billion share buyback program Netflix raises $2 billion in debt to fund more content spending Lowe's increases dividend by 9%, sets new $15 billion share repurchase program Apple sued by Epic Games for removing Fortnite from App Store over in-app payment dispute Gap appoints former Lululemon executive Sonia Syngal as new CEO Delta Air Lines to furlough 1,941 pilots in October as travel demand remains weak Amazon posts third-quarter sales miss, gives weak holiday-quarter guidance EBay Confirms to Conduct ’Mass Layoff’ in California Warn Letter Target raises dividend by 32%, announces new $15 billion share repurchase program TikTok faces class action lawsuit over allegedly harvesting data of millions of children Juul sued by Massachusetts for allegedly targeting minors with its e-cigarette products Binance hit with $1.3 million fine by Dutch regulator for violating anti-money laundering rules HSBC fined $192 million by US for helping wealthy Americans evade taxes T-Mobile completes merger with Sprint, names Mike Sievert as new CEO Zoom agrees to pay $85 million to settle class action lawsuit over privacy and 'Zoombombing' issues LINDE DECLARES $0.875/SHARE DIV IN 2Q 2019 Hewlett Packard Enterprise boosts dividend by 10%, announces new $15 billion share buyback program Disney sells $11 billion of bonds in one of the largest debt offerings ever for the company UnitedHealth Group hikes dividend by 16%, approves new $10 billion buyback program Hyundai and Kia fined $137 million by US for delaying recalls of faulty engines Facebook reports Q3 revenue of $29.01 billion, up 35% year-over-year, but warns of slowdowns ahead Apple sells $6.5 billion of bonds in four parts DoorDash revenue more than triples in Q2 as online food delivery booms Boeing board strips CEO of chairman role amid 737 Max crisis Tesla raises another $5 billion in stock offering as shares soar Former Marketo Global President Mika Yamamoto Joins BlackLine Board Of Directors Dominos reports Q3 revenue of $967.7 million, up 17.9% year-over-year, as pizza delivery demand remains high Facebook agrees to pay $650 million to settle Illinois privacy lawsuit over facial recognition feature Google sued by shareholders for covering up sexual misconduct allegations against executives Disney maintains semi-annual dividend despite coronavirus headwinds Google parent Alphabet tops Q3 earnings estimates as ad revenue surges 43% year-over-year PepsiCo sells $1 billion of green bonds to finance sustainability projects Disney names Bob Chapek as new CEO, replacing Bob Iger Credit Suisse fined $475 million by US and UK regulators over Mozambique scandal IBM CEO Ginni Rometty to step down, replaced by Arvind Krishna SYNOPSYS INITIATES $100 MILLION ACCELERATED SHARE REPURCHASE AGREEMENT >SNPS AT&T to sell $14 billion of bonds to help finance DirecTV deal Coca-Cola to cut 2,200 jobs globally, including 1,200 in US Starbucks increases quarterly dividend by 10% to 45 cents per share Tesla plans to raise up to $5 billion in third stock offering this year Spotify hits 365 million monthly active users in Q2, up 22% year-over-year Nike names former eBay CEO John Donahoe as its new president and CEO, succeeding Mark Parker Goldman Sachs to cut 400 jobs, or 1% of its workforce, due to coronavirus slowdown DoorDash settles class action lawsuit for $40 million, agrees to change its tipping policy Square reports Q3 revenue of $3.03 billion, up 140% year-over-year, driven by strong growth in Cash App and Bitcoin transactions Chevron boosts dividend by 4% despite lower earnings Boeing to cut 16,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, due to coronavirus and 737 Max crisis McDonald's boosts dividend by 7%, adds $10 billion to buyback program Costco raises quarterly dividend by 12.9%, plans $4 billion debt offering to fund buybacks Salesforce to lay off 1,000 workers after record quarterly revenue Procter & Gamble increases dividend by 10%, plans to buy back up to $10 billion of shares in fiscal 2021 Oracle increases dividend by 33%, expands buyback program by $20 billion Charter Offers Senior Secured Notes Disney to lay off 28,000 workers at its US theme parks due to coronavirus pandemic EU fines Google $1.7 billion for abusing online ads market Twitter misses on user growth in Q3, but beats on revenue and earnings Uber freezes hiring of software engineers and product managers in U.S. and Canada Microsoft to buy back up to $60 billion in stock, raises dividend by 11% Tesla reports record deliveries of 241,300 vehicles in third quarter Airbnb to cut nearly 1,900 jobs, or 25% of its global workforce, due to travel slump A longtime Goldman Sachs power broker is stepping back from his role Novartis fined $678 million by US for illegal kickbacks to doctors Peloton faces class action lawsuit over treadmill recall and injuries