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.
Market wire
Latest news on private equity markets
Headlines on the small cap U.S. and Canadian companies we follow, pulled from the wires as they publish. Every story opens at its original source.
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...
Exclusive: Exxon aims to sell $25 billion of assets to focus on mega-projects - sources
Exxon Mobil plans to sell up to $25 billion of oil and gas fields in Europe, Asia and Africa in its biggest asset sales for decades,...
Vivendi ready to sell part of Mediaset stake at a loss to end legal row: sources
French media group Vivendi is prepared to sell part of its stake in Mediaset at a loss in an attempt to reach a deal to end...
Apple, Intel file antitrust case vs SoftBank-owned firm over patent practices
Apple Inc and Intel Corp on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fortress Investment Group, alleging the SoftBank Group Corp unit stockpiled patents to hold up...
Schwab-TD Ameritrade deal shows Trump rule-easing boon for financial M&A
A possible purchase by brokerage giant Charles Schwab Corp. of rival TD Ameritrade reflects a more relaxed mood under Trump administration regulators, which has helped unleash...
U.S. grants final approval for expanded Delta, Air France, Virgin, KLM JV
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Thursday granted final approval for an expanded trans-Atlantic joint venture for Delta Air Lines Inc , Air France KLM SA...
Saudi Aramco order book reaches 73 billion riyals so far: Samba
Saudi Aramco's initial public offering (IPO) has attracted approximately 73 billion riyals ($19.47 billion) in institutional and retail orders so far, Saudi Arabia's Samba Financial Group...
WeWork to lay off 2,400 employees in SoftBank revamp
WeWork said on Thursday it is laying off around 2,400 employees globally, as the office-sharing company seeks to drastically cut costs and stabilize its business after...
Boeing settles more than half of Lion Air crash lawsuits: lawyer
Boeing Co has settled more than half of some 118 claims related to the fatal crash of a Lion Air flight on a 737 MAX aircraft...
De Beers Namibian diamond venture seeks tax breaks to extend operations
Namdeb, a joint venture between the Namibian government and Anglo American's diamond unit De Beers Group, said on Thursday it was in talks with the government...
GM lawsuit won't torpedo Fiat Chrysler merger with Peugeot: source
Fiat Chrysler's (FCA) planned $50 billion merger with Peugeot owner PSA Group will not be blown off course by a shock lawsuit against FCA from General...