Tiffany, TD Ameritrade rise; Kirkland Lake, La Jolla fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., up $3.65 to $51.78 The brokerage firm is being bought by rival Charles Schwab for about $26 billion. Tiffany & Co., up $7.74 to $133.25 The jeweler is being bought by French luxury goods group LVMH...

Tiffany is latest jewel for French luxury group LVMH’s crown

PARIS (AP) — French luxury group LVMH has agreed to buy New York jeweler Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion, adding a famed star to its portfolio that already boasts Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Bulgari. LVMH said in a statement Monday it will take over the 182-year old Tiffany and its 300 boutiques...

Global shares advance amid hopes for US-China trade deal

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares rose Monday amid some optimism that the U.S. and China may be edging closer toward a deal on a trade dispute that has been rattling markets for more than a year. Over the weekend, Beijing issued new guidelines for protecting intellectual property, a key concern for foreign...

French luxury giant LVMH buying U.S.-based Tiffany & Co for $16.2 billion

Advent calendars have exploded with gift-worthy options

NEW YORK (AP) — The Advent, to some Christians, is the four Sundays before Christmas. More generally, the variation of the Latin word for “coming” marks the season to prepare for the holiday. Among rituals associated with the Advent is keeping an Advent calendar. Some reusable versions begin...

Macy’s, La-Z-Boy fall; L Brands, Charles Schwab rise

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday: Macy’s Inc., down 35 cents to $14.67. The department store operator cut its profit and sales forecast for the year. Charles Schwab Corp., up $3.28 to $48.03. The brokerage firm is considering buying rival TD Ameritrade,...

Tiffany, Microsoft rise; Prologis; PG&E fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday. Tiffany & Co., up $31.17 to $129.72 French luxury group LVMH is offering $14.5 billion in cash for the iconic jeweler. Microsoft Corp., up $3.46 to $144.19 The Pentagon awarded the software company a $10 billion...

France's LVMH seeks to buy jeweler Tiffany for $14.5 bln

PARIS (AP) — French luxury group LVMH is making a play for the iconic blue box. The conglomerate said Monday it has offered to buy Tiffany & Co. for $14.5 billion in cash, sending shares in the New York jeweler soaring. The purchase would add another household name to LVMH's plethora of upscale brands...

Reports: LVMH seeking to buy luxury jeweler Tiffany

WASHINGTON (AP) — Luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has made an offer to purchase U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co., according to news reports. LVMH has offered $120 a share, or about $14.5 billion, for Tiffany, according to the Wall Street Journal. LVMH made the offer earlier this...

Nationalism over NBA fandom: Fans support 'motherland' China

BEIJING (AP) — When Wu Xintong's favorite team, the Los Angeles Lakers, played the Brooklyn Nets in Shanghai this Thursday, she broke a viewing streak of more than 10 years and deliberately missed the game. Until recently, the 20-year-old student in northern Hebei province had followed her idol, Kobe...