Merck profit beats estimates as Keytruda sales surge
Merck & Co Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday and raised its full-year earnings forecast as sales of its blockbuster immunotherapy, Keytruda, crossed the...
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Here's what every major analyst thinks about Alphabet's earnings miss
Major Wall Street analysts were sticking by Alphabet's stock after the company reported solid but unspectacular earnings on Monday after the bell.
Pfizer beats profit estimates, raises 2019 earnings forecast
Pfizer Inc posted a third-quarter profit well ahead of analysts' estimates on higher sales of breast cancer drug Ibrance and raised its earnings forecast for the...
Goldman says there are three big stock buyers that will keep the record rally going
Corporations, foreign investors and U.S. households are the three big market forces which could continue to drive demand for U.S. equities.
Facebook, Google, Twitter urged to do more to combat fake news in EU
Facebook , Google and Twitter must do more to tackle fake news or face regulatory action, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
ConocoPhillips profit beats estimates on higher production
U.S. oil and gas company ConocoPhillips' quarterly profit shot ahead of analysts' estimates on Tuesday, as higher shale production offset the impact from lower crude prices...
Futures tick lower on mixed earnings reports
U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday as investors assessed a mixed batch of earnings reports, including from Google parent Alphabet and big drugmakers Merck...
Boeing CEO to face tough questions from U.S. lawmakers
Boeing Co Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg will begin the first of two days of testimony Tuesday before U.S. lawmakers and will face tough questions on the...
Amazon makes grocery delivery service free for U.S. Prime members
Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it would make its grocery delivery service free for Prime members in the United States and integrate all orders for groceries...
Saudi, Gulf consortium seeking to buy Barneys New York: Maaal
A Saudi and Gulf consortium is seeking to buy luxury retailer Barneys New York Inc, Saudi financial news website Maaal reported on Tuesday.
Air Canada profit misses estimates, weighed by 737 MAX grounding
Air Canada on Tuesday reported lower-than-expected third-quarter profit, hurt by lower flight capacity in the wake of the grounding of Boeing Co's 737 MAX airplanes.
Oil slips toward $61 as U.S. inventories seen rising
Oil slipped toward $61 a barrel on Monday, falling for a second day, pressured by expectations for a rise in U.S. crude inventories and fading optimism...
Swedish, Estonian regulators advance Swedbank probe
Swedish and Estonian financial regulators have opened sanction cases into Swedbank over anti-money laundering controls at its Baltic operations, they said on Tuesday, a formal step...
China to ease foreign investments curbs, won't force tech transfers: vice minister
China will eliminate all restrictions on foreign investments not included in its self-styled "negative lists", a vice commerce minister said on Tuesday, signaling upcoming directives.
Merck quarterly profit falls on deal-related charge
Drugmaker Merck & Co Inc reported a drop in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, hit by a $982 million charge related to its acquisition of Peloton Therapeutics.