Judge rejects U.S. move to disqualify states' lawyer in T-Mobile/Sprint lawsuit
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a U.S. government effort to disqualify a lawyer arguing for 15 states and the District of Columbia in their effort...
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Exclusive: Unilever, Henkel and buyout funds eye bids for Coty's $7 billion beauty brands – sources
Consumer goods giants Unilever and Henkel and a series of buyout funds including Advent and Cinven are talking to U.S. cosmetics maker Coty to submit bids...
U.S. senators urge Trump administration to halt Huawei license approvals
A bipartisan group of 15 U.S. senators urged the Commerce Department to suspend issuing licenses to U.S. firms that conduct business with China's Huawei Technologies Co,...
Pelosi says progress was made on USMCA in meeting with Lighthizer
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that progress was made on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact in a meeting she held with U.S. Trade Representative...
U.S House Democrats see progress on USMCA, passage still possible this year
U.S. House Democrats said they ironed out some differences with the Trump administration on Thursday about a trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, and that Congress...
GM's electric pickup to hit dealer showrooms in fall 2021: CEO
General Motors Co's first electric pickup truck model will go on sale in the fall of 2021, the company's top executive said, around the same time...
Facebook agrees to provide additional documents in California AG data privacy probe
Facebook Inc has agreed to turn over additional documents after the California state attorney general's office went to court earlier this month to compel the social...
Gap quarterly revenue beats, says plan to split Old Navy making progress
Gap Inc on Thursday reported better-than-expected quarterly net sales, nearly two weeks after the retailer's longtime Chief Executive Officer Art Peck stepped down, sending its shares...
Chinese antitrust regulator approves Boeing-Embraer deal
A Chinese antitrust regulator has approved Boeing Co's deal to buy a controlling stake in the commercial jet division of Brazilian planemaker Embraer , according to...
Stocks slip, dollar rebounds on trade hopes stir sentiment
The dollar rebounded and global equity markets edged lower on Thursday as efforts by China to smooth the path forward in U.S.-Sino trade talks helped sooth...
Wall Street dips as investors await U.S.-China trade progress
U.S. stock indexes moved slightly lower on Thursday as investors moved to the sidelines with mixed messages and no concrete signs of progress on U.S.-China relations.
Nordstrom quarterly profit beats estimates; share jump 10%
Nordstrom Inc reported quarterly profit above Wall Street expectations on Thursday, as it sold more apparels at its off-price stores and kept inventories in check, sending...
Xerox threatens hostile bid unless HP opens its books
Xerox Corp on Thursday threatened to take its $33.5 billion buyout bid for HP Inc hostile, if the personal computer maker did not agree to a...
Macy's cuts profit outlook as tourist numbers drop
Macy's Inc cut its annual profit forecast for the second time this year on Thursday, as the department store operator blamed weak international tourism, warm weather...
Global stocks slip, dollar rebounds on rekindled trade hopes
The dollar rebounded and global equity markets pared losses on Thursday as efforts by China to smooth the path forward in U.S.-Sino trade talks helped sooth...