Anthem Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday as it benefited from higher sales of its government-backed health plans, prompting the health insurer to raise its full-year profit forecast.
Heineken , the world's second-largest brewer, forecast profit this year would be at the bottom end of its previous guidance after an unexpected dip in third-quarter sales in the Americas partly offset strong growth in Asia.
SoftBank Group Corp's financial strains escalated on Wednesday as it agreed to spend more than $10 billion to take over office-space sharing startup WeWork, knocking the Japanese tech conglomerate's already weakened shares.
Boeing Co reported a 53% drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday, as the world's largest planemaker was hurt by the grounding of its best-selling 737 MAX jets.
World stock markets struggled on Wednesday, as hopes faded that a Brexit deal would be wrapped by next week and a profit warning from Texas Instruments pulled down technology shares.
Blackstone Group Inc , the world's largest manager of alternative assets such as private equity and real estate, said on Wednesday that its distributable earnings in the third quarter fell 8% year-on-year, surpassing most analyst estimates.
Eli Lilly and Co's quarterly sales missed Wall Street estimates on Wednesday due to a weaker-than-expected performance of its diabetes drug Trulicity because of lower realized prices, sending shares down 3%.
U.S. electronics factories are investing less and slowing hiring or laying off workers in some cases due to the rising costs of trade tariffs, according to an industry survey set for release on Wednesday.
U.S. exchange operator Nasdaq Inc beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, boosted by higher revenue in its units that provide news and other information to traders.
Every half an hour, 50 vans sweep into Amazon's distribution center in Mannheim, Germany and sweep out again with up to 200 parcels and a precise delivery plan in each.
Amazon is not only a major customer of logistics companies like Deutsche Post DHL, FedEx and UPS. It is a growing rival.
Caterpillar Inc fell short of Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, hit by weak demand in its construction and mining equipment businesses, and the company cut its 2019 profit forecast, sending its shares down 5%.
International benchmark Brent crude is likely to continue trading at around $60 a barrel next year, Goldman Sachs said on Wednesday.
Shares of Snap Inc reversed initial losses following Tuesday's results, rising 4% in early trade as analysts focused on strong third-quarter numbers rather than a disappointing revenue outlook for the final three months of the year.
Industrial bellwether Caterpillar Inc fell short of Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday and cut its forecast for overall earnings in 2019, as it reported a 13% slide in Asia sales driven by weakening demand in China.