Global stocks falter, dollar slips on potential U.S.-China trade delay
Global stocks faltered on Tuesday as strong earnings from U.S. drugmakers Merck and Pfizer and expectations the Federal Reserve will cut rates was offset by a...
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Asia shares touch three-month top, cautious on Fed
Asian shares crept to a three-month peak on Tuesday after Wall Street hit all-time highs amid hopes of progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks and for another...
Australian regulator files privacy suit against Google alleging location data misuse
An Australian regulator has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google, accusing it of misleading smartphone users about how it collected and used personal location data,...
Ex-FDA chief Gottlieb sees investment opportunity in 'unloved' antibiotics
As a private investor, former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is focused on an area where few have found success in recent years:...
Three-peat? Fed copies 1990s playbook in bid to avert a downturn
In the midst of what became a golden decade for the U.S. Federal Reserve, central bankers twice in the 1990s cut interest rates in short bursts...
Oil slips to $61 on OPEC+ doubts, U.S. inventories in view
Oil slipped to around $61 a barrel on Tuesday, falling for a second day, pressured by expectations of a rise in U.S. crude inventories and doubts...
Financial advisors need a succession plan to benefit clients and their own firm
With average financial advisor now in their 50s and many in their 60s and 70s, the fate of thousands of practices remains in doubt. Studies show...
Merck beats estimates as Keytruda sales top $3 billion for first time
Merck & Co Inc blew past Wall Street expectations for third-quarter profit on Tuesday, as sales of its blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda crossed the $3-billion mark for...
Britain's Tesco takes on discounters with paid-for loyalty card
Tesco will next week become the first major British supermarket group to offer a subscription customer loyalty scheme, the latest weapon in its fight to stem...
Tech improves your life, but are you willing to pay the monthly cost?
Subscriptions could be responsible for hundreds of dollars in spending you may not even see.
Aramco signs slew of deals at Future Investment Initiative conference
Saudi Aramco has signed several deals at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) said in a statement on Tuesday.
Blame it on Instagram: Spending on costumes takes over Halloween
In the days leading up to Oct. 31, nearly half of millennials admitted making Halloween purchases strictly for the social media posts.
Kellogg profit beats on higher demand for snacks, frozen foods
Kellogg Co reported quarterly sales and profit above market expectations on Tuesday, benefiting from higher demand for its Pringles and Cheez-It snacks, as well as frozen...
Wall Street dips at open after mixed earnings reports
Wall Street opened slightly lower on Tuesday as investors assessed a mixed batch of earnings reports, including from Google-parent Alphabet and big drugmakers Merck and Pfizer.
Alphabet should spin off YouTube because it would be worth $300 billion as standalone, analyst says
If YouTube becomes a $300 billion standalone company, it would rank as one of the top 20 biggest companies in the S&P 500