Explainer: What is driving Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot merger talks?
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA are in talks to combine and create a $50 billion giant better placed to tackle a host of costly technological...
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With Disney, Apple about to enter, the streaming wars are just beginning
Apple Inc's Apple TV+ and Walt Disney Co's Disney+ will launch competitors to streaming video pioneer Netflix Inc in November. Several others already have hit the...
Fed Chair Powell is 'overdue for a press conference gaffe,' says Wells Fargo
On the eve of the Fed's announcement, some on Wall Street started to get flashbacks to Chair Jerome Powell's communication miscues.
Timeline: Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot merger talks mark next round of consolidation
FiatChrysler and France's Peugeot said they are in talks about a potential tie-up, the latest bout of auto industry consolidation as the costs of developing zero-emissions...
Italian trade union fears FCA-Peugeot tie-up could hit Italian plants
Italian trade union FIOM said on Wednesday it feared a possible tie-up between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA could hurt Italian factories.
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot in talks over potential $50 billion tie-up
Talks between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA over a potential tie-up that could create a $50 billion car giant gathered pace on Wednesday, with one...
U.S. private sector job growth picks up in October: ADP
U.S. private employers added 125,000 jobs in October, slightly above economists' expectations, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.
U.S. economy slows marginally in the third quarter
U.S. economic growth slowed less than expected in the third quarter as declining business investment was offset by resilient consumer spending and a rebound in exports,...
BP says no decision yet on 2019 dividend hike
BP has yet to decide whether to boost its dividend by the end of the year, it said on Wednesday, after its shares fell sharply on...
Bayer says U.S. glyphosate plaintiffs more than double since July
Germany's Bayer is now facing 42,700 U.S. plaintiffs blaming its glyphosate-based weedkillers for their cancer, more than twice the tally in July and potentially raising any...
In U.S.-China talks, Beijing's refusal to order farm buys becomes pain point
U.S. President Donald Trump's demand that Beijing commit to big purchases of American farm products has become a major sticking point in talks to end the...
GE raises cash forecast, beats on adjusted EPS, lifting shares
General Electric Co on Wednesday posted a $1.3 billion loss in the third quarter, but on an adjusted basis beat analysts' profit estimates, helped by higher...
Whirlpool drops plan to shut plant in southern Italy
U.S.-listed white goods maker Whirlpool Corp has dropped plans to shut down a production site in the southern Italian city of Naples after two weeks of...
Bayer says U.S. farmers unfazed by glyphosate litigation
Bayer , the world's largest maker of seeds and pesticides, said U.S. farmers were unperturbed by lawsuits seeking damages from Bayer for an alleged cancer-causing effect...
California fire threatens PG&E's plan to raise $14 billion
A wildfire raging in California threatens to destroy more than homes and businesses - it could also undermine bankrupt PG&E Corp's plan to raise $14 billion...