TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares inched up Friday, hobbled by a downbeat day on Wall Street but still on track for weekly rises, while oil prices extended gains on hopes for output cuts.
NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - The dramatic fall in Snap Inc shares on Thursday following the company’s disappointing first quarterly earnings report as a public company was likely costly for a wide range of mutual funds, including Fidelity’s giant Contr…
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, is hoping this year to sell bonds backed by mortgages without government guarantees for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, the head of the bank’s consumer lending division said on Thursday.
(Reuters) - A Pennsylvania businessman charged with bribing Philadelphia’s District Attorney Rufus Seth Williams in exchange for special treatment pleaded guilty to federal bribery and tax evasion charges on Thursday.
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - A judge effectively killed off any practical chance of Anthem Inc merging with Cigna Corp on Thursday as he declined to order Cigna not to terminate the deal.
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered Wal-Mart Stores Inc Chief Executive Douglas McMillon to submit to questioning in a lawsuit by shareholders hoping to learn what he knows about suspected bribery by the world’s largest retailer in Mexico.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Five major chocolate and candy companies announced a joint commitment on Thursday to reduce calories in many sweets sold on the U.S. market, a rare example of cooperation in a competitive industry and testament to a rising consumer…
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc will launch a new private stock-trading venue, known as a “dark pool,” on Friday, that is run by exchange operator Nasdaq Inc , according to a note to clients obtained by Reuters.
(Reuters) - Nordstrom Inc on Thursday became the latest department store operator after Macy’s and Kohl’s to report weaker-than-expected quarterly same-store sales, underscoring the industry’s struggle to attract customers amid a slump in demand for ap…
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. aviation regulator must reapprove the engines on Boeing Co’s 737 MAX jetliner before it can take flight and begin deliveries, the engine maker said on Thursday, after the new aircraft was grounded due to an engine problem….
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The board overhaul announced by Whole Foods Markets Inc on Wednesday has failed to satisfy Jana Partners, according to a person familiar with the matter, signaling that the month-long battle between the organic grocer and activist…
DUBAI/MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) - The naming of a new boss at Etihad Airways presents the Gulf carrier with an opportunity to rethink its aggressive expansion strategy after the failure of minority-owned Alitalia underlined the big barriers to global growt…
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays reshuffled its senior global investment bank management on Thursday and is seeking to hire between 50 to 100 people to boost the division under new chief Tim Throsby, according to sources with direct knowledge of the plans….
(Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co , which is merging with DuPont , said Chief Executive Andrew Liveris would retire as chairman of the combined DowDuPont company in July 2018.
(Reuters) - Ideas were flying at a brainstorming session to create a slogan for North Carolina county Democrats when Catherine Cloud blurted out a phrase that made a colleague’s eyes light up: “Because this is America.”
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday granted final approval on an agreement for Volkswagen AG to pay at least $1.22 billion to fix or buy back 80,000 3.0-liter vehicles in the United States linked to the German automaker’s diesel emissions cheating…
