Wall St. ends near flat; healthcare shares gain but trade deal delay weighs
U.S. stocks ended little changed on Wednesday as a report the U.S.-China trade deal could be delayed until December was offset by gains in healthcare shares.
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Square profit tops estimates on growth in subscription and services business
Payments processor Square Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, as it earned more from its subscription and services business.
U.S. DoJ demands Ford Focus, Fiesta documentsL Detroit Free Press
The U.S. Department of Justice has demanded documents related to the transmission used in about 2 million of Ford Motor Co's Fiesta and Focus vehicles sold...
Qualcomm's upbeat profit forecast, results send shares higher
Qualcomm Inc forecast current-quarter profit above Wall Street expectations and beat estimates for fourth-quarter revenue from its closely watched licensing business, sending its shares up 5%...
Walmart de Mexico says October same-store sales up 2.3% year-on-year
Walmart de Mexico, Mexico's biggest retailer, said on Wednesday that sales at stores open for more than a year in Mexico rose 2.3% in October compared...
Oil down more than $1 a barrel on U.S. crude build, delay in U.S.-China trade pact
Oil prices dropped more than $1 a barrel on Wednesday after a much larger-than-expected build in U.S. crude inventories and after Reuters reported that the signing...
Fitbit reports a 12% fall in revenue
Wearable device maker Fitbit Inc reported its first drop in revenue in five quarters on Wednesday as it faced intense competition from deeper-pocket companies such as...
Roku quarterly net loss widens on higher costs
Roku Inc reported a bigger net loss in the third quarter, as the video streaming device-maker spent more to attract subscribers to its video streaming platform,...
Regulators want revised Boeing 737 MAX software documentation: company
U.S. and European regulators have asked Boeing Co to revise documentation on its proposed 737 MAX software fix, the planemaker confirmed Wednesday, a development that further...
Xerox in $33 billion bid for HP -sources
U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp has made a roughly $33 billion cash-and-stock offer for personal computer maker HP Inc , a move on a company...
U.S. DoJ demands Ford Focus, Fiesta documents: Detroit Free Press
The U.S. Department of Justice has demanded documents related to the transmission used in about 2 million of Ford Motor Co's Fiesta and Focus vehicles sold...
Judge shields OxyContin-maker Purdue from litigation until April
Purdue Pharma LP and the company's Sackler family owners will be shielded until April 8, 2020, from sprawling opioid litigation to give the maker of OxyContin...
Italian PM says ArcelorMittal wants mass layoffs; government rejects demand
Steel giant ArcelorMittal wants to cut 5,000 jobs in Italy because of low production levels at its Taranto plant, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on...
Roku beats revenue and profit estimates
U.S. video streaming service Roku Inc beat expectations for third quarter revenue, earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA on Wednesday, benefiting from a widespread trend toward...
Qualcomm's licensing forecast, helped by Apple deal, drives share gains
Qualcomm Inc shares rose more than 5% on Wednesday after it forecast current-quarter profit above Wall Street expectations, as its all-important licensing segment benefits from a...