U.S. third-quarter labor costs revised down; productivity weak
Growth of U.S. labor costs was not as robust as initially thought in the third quarter, suggesting inflation could remain tame for a while.
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Schlumberger CFO Simon Ayat to be replaced by Stephane Biguet
Schlumberger NV's chief financial officer, Simon Ayat, is stepping down after nearly 12 years in the role and will be replaced by Stephane Biguet, the oilfield...
Wall Street opens flat as Netflix, JPM losses overshadow trade hopes
Wall Street's main indexes were little changed at the open on Tuesday, with losses in Netflix and JPMorgan overshadowing a report that the United States and...
Trump says U.S., Mexico, Canada trade pact 'looking good'
Efforts to finalize the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) were "looking good," U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Tuesday shortly before U.S. House Speaker...
Pelosi to speak on USMCA as officials close in on trade deal
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a news conference on Tuesday to discuss the U.S. Mexico Canada (USMCA) trade deal as U.S. and Canadian officials...
These money habits in your 'financial junk drawer' are probably doing you more harm than good
The best way to change your worst financial behaviors? Embrace positive new habits instead of avoiding old ones.
France fines Morgan Stanley $22 million for bond manipulation
France's markets watchdog AMF said on Tuesday it had fined U.S bank Morgan Stanley 20 million euros ($22 million) for manipulation of sovereign bonds.
Netflix could lose four million U.S. subscribers in 2020: brokerage
Needham and Co was the fourth Wall Street brokerage in two months to cut its rating for Netflix Inc on Tuesday, arguing competition from new streaming...
World stocks sink as tariff deadline approaches
Global stock markets fell for a second day on Tuesday, as caution over a Dec. 15 deadline for the next round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese...
Dollar General to sell CBD cosmetics in select Tennessee and Kentucky stores
Discount store chain Dollar General Corp said on Tuesday it would sell cannabidiol (CBD) cosmetic products in more than 1,000 stores in Tennessee and Kentucky, as...
Britain's Lloyds criticized for mistreating victims of major fraud
Lloyds Banking Group has been heavily criticized for mishandling a compensation scheme for victims of one of Britain's biggest banking scandals in a report published on...
Irish court lifts restriction on Ryanair profit target
An Irish court on Tuesday withdrew a ban on reporting a reference to Ryanair's profit after tax target for the airline's 2020 financial year contained in...
Cboe buys EuroCCP to bolster Dutch EU base after Brexit
Cboe Global Markets said on Tuesday it would take full control of EuroCCP, Europe's largest clearing house for stock trades, to bolster its post-Brexit base in...
Drowning in uncertainty: Trade questions slow investment, squeeze profits across U.S.
From a denim plant in rural Georgia to a St. Paul, Minneapolis loudspeaker maker, nagging uncertainty over when President Donald Trump's trade wars might end, if...
Non-Saudi investors get 23% of Aramco IPO institutional tranche
Non-Saudi investors in oil giant Saudi Aramco's initial public offering have been allocated 23.1% of the institutional tranche, one of the lead banks working on the...