Global stocks fall from 20-month highs on trade talk doubts
World stock markets slid from 20-month highs on Thursday as uncertainty about a U.S.-China trade deal offset strong results from Apple and Facebook, while the dollar...
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Google urges confidentiality protections in Texas-led antitrust probe
Google on Thursday petitioned a Texas judge to ensure that the state-led probe into possible antitrust violations by the Internet search and advertising company will not...
Oil prices decline on weak Chinese data, U.S. pipeline problems
Oil prices fell on Thursday after data showed weak factory activity in China, with U.S. crude facing extra pressure after flows out of the Cushing, Oklahoma...
Mexican president talks with Canada's Trudeau, aims for progress on trade
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he talked with recently reelected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday, congratulating him on his win and agreeing...
Pinterest quarterly revenue, forecast disappoint; shares plunge
Pinterest Inc fell short of Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on lower-than-expected average revenue per user and its revised full-year sales forecast came marginally below...
Qantas says cracks found in three 737 NG jets, will minimize customer impact
Qantas Airways Ltd said on Friday it found structural cracks in three of its Boeing Co 737 NG planes after conducting earlier-than-required checks of its aircraft...
WeWork, former CEO Adam Neumann accused of pregnancy discrimination
The former chief of staff to ousted WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has accused him and the company of discrimination, saying she was belittled for getting pregnant,...
New Wells Fargo CEO says he wants to fix problems, isn’t a 'wallflower'
Wells Fargo & Co’s new chief executive, Charlie Scharf, told employees this week he is more hands-on in his early days than at his previous CEO...
American Airlines flight attendants stand up to Boeing CEO on 737 MAX
American Airlines' flight attendants union still has safety concerns about the Boeing 737 MAX and is demanding an active role in the relaunch of the grounded...
Hudson's Bay shareholder Catalyst opposes go private deal
Hudson's Bay Co shareholder Catalyst Capital Group Inc has opposed an agreed deal by the struggling Canadian department store operator with a group led by executive...
U.S. prosecutors file new charges in UAW corruption case
A United Auto Workers official was charged on Thursday with embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in an alleged scheme that a person familiar with the...
Exclusive: Government officials around the globe targeted for hacking through WhatsApp - sources
Senior government officials in multiple U.S.-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc's WhatsApp to take over users' phones, according...
Facebook sued for age, gender bias in financial services ads
Facebook Inc was sued on Thursday in a proposed class action accusing it of discriminating against older and female users by withholding advertising for financial services...
Hudson's Bay going private deal faces Catalyst hurdle
Hudson's Bay Co shareholder Catalyst Capital Group Inc has opposed an agreed deal by the struggling Canadian department store operator with a group led by executive...
Oil prices stabilize, but set for big weekly loss amid trade gloom, rising output
Oil prices steadied on Friday after a rough week, squeezed about 4% lower by a combination of rising global supply and uncertain future demand.