The dollar rose and stocks on Wall Street lifted a gauge of global equities on Wednesday on robust U.S. housing data and the notion a strong economy would overcome any investor skittishness over a possible impeachment of President Donald Trump.
Juul Labs Inc has become one the biggest bets in the portfolio of Fidelity’s $28 billion Blue Chip Growth Fund, whose exposure to the troubled e-cigarette maker has climbed to $761 million amid a regulatory backlash and departure of its top executive.
Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said actor Samuel L. Jackson and other celebrities will voice speech for the company's virtual assistant Alexa, while the voice aid will also be built into a new wearable line of earbuds, eyeglasses and a ring.
U.S. energy major Chevron Corp has decided to continue negotiations with Thailand rather than seek arbitration to resolve a dispute over who should pay the bill for removing offshore oil and gas platforms, the company told Reuters on Wednesday.
Several deaths and potentially hundreds of illnesses tied to e-cigarettes, which allow users to inhale nicotine vapor, often flavored, without smoking, have been reported by U.S. health agency. Lawsuits on behalf of young consumers have been filed against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc and others are expected amid increasing scrutiny.
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The chief executive of e-cigarette maker Juul stepped down on Wednesday as merger talks between its biggest investor Altria and Philip Morris collapsed in the face of a regulatory backlash against vaping that could reshape the industry.
Boeing Co is expected to testify at an upcoming U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing on aviation safety, a spokeswoman for the panel said Wednesday.
WeWork owner The We Company will try to sell three companies it had acquired in the last few years, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The S&P 500 notched its biggest daily gain in two weeks on Wednesday as investors shrugged off the news of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, while Nike shares jumped on upbeat quarterly results.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed a limited trade deal on Wednesday that cuts tariffs on U.S. farm goods, Japanese machine tools and other products while further staving off the threat of higher U.S. car duties.
No additional U.S. tariffs will be imposed on Japanese cars as long as a U.S.-Japan trade deal, which was agreed on Wednesday between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is being implemented faithfully, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said.
Interactive Inc , the U.S. fitness startup known for on-demand workout programs on its exercise bikes, on Wednesday raised $1.16 billion in its initial public offering after pricing shares at the top end of its target range.
Microsoft said on Wednesday it was challenging a federal judge's order that prevents the software maker from informing one of its large corporate customers that the U.S. government has issued a warrant for the customer's data.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday not to impose national-security tariffs on Japanese.