Dollar’s Sudden Weakness Could Help U.S. Profit Picture

Stock investors could have at least one less worry in the next earnings period: the suddenly limp U. S. dollar. The greenback, whose strong rally after the Nov. 8 U.S. election hit profits at many U.S. multinationals in the fourth quarter, has had a sharp reversal since the start of the year. Coupled with comments … Read more

Apple Boss’s Salary and Bonuses Fall

Apple chief executive Tim Cook saw his salary and bonus slide in the last financial year, but his income from the sale of shares jumped dramatically. Mr Cook was paid $8.75m (£7.1m) in salary and bonus in 2016, down from $10.3m the previous year. All Apple’s named executives saw their salary and bonus payments fall … Read more