Satish Bate | Hindustan Times | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivers his keynotes at the company’s flagship technology and business conference — Future Decoded 2017 in Mumbai, India. Microsoft cut the size of its international sales force this week, laying off a small percentage of its employees, according …

Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images U.S. Circuit Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump introduces him as his nominee to the United States Supreme Court during an event in the East Room of the White House July 9, 2018 in Washington, DC.  The Consumer Financial Protection …

As President Donald Trump headed to Brussels to meet with the members of the world’s most powerful military alliance, NATO published its latest estimates on defense spending. The NATO report estimates that only five out of the 29 nations will meet the spending standards that were agreed upon at the …

Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Susan Wojcicki, chief executive officer of YouTube Inc., introduces the company’s new television subscription service. Google recently rolled out a new YouTube feature that lets you watch videos privately on your phone. That means you can watch content without Google keeping track, …

Amy Osborne | AFP | Getty Images An augmented reality feature shows the finished Apple Park at the Apple Park Visitor Center on November 17, 2017 in Cupertino, California. Apple’s move into augmented reality could boost iPhone and App Store sales, resulting in as much as $8 billion in revenue …

Apple also makes up a large portion of both indexes, contributing 12 percent of both S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 returns, while Alphabet and Facebook contributed 8 percent to each. In total for 2018, the six stocks make up 98 percent of S&P 500 returns and 105 percent of Nasdaq …

Isabella Bonotto | AFP | Getty Images Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine on May 26, 2018.  Real Madrid says Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving to join Italian club …

Walgreens isn’t the only one feeling the pressure of Amazon’s PillPack acquisition, as one Wall Street analyst copped to underestimating just how aggressively the e-commerce giant would disrupt drugstores. “We are downgrading shares of Walgreen … ending one of the more painful experiences I have endured in my 15 [plus] …

Scott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty Images Seth Klarman, founder of the Baupost Group Hedge fund manager Seth Klarman’s classic investment book “Margin of Safety” is being sold illegally on Amazon’s e-book platform. On Tuesday Klarman’s firm, Baupost, said the book listing on Amazon was not legitimate. “The Kindle version …

EMMANUEL DUNAND | AFP | Getty Images European Council President Donald Tusk (L) speaks to US President Donald Trump (R) as he welcomes him at EU headquarters. European Council President Donald Tusk is appealing to President Donald Trump to remember who his allies are as the U.S. leader prepares to …