France sending experts to investigate Saudi oil attack: Elysee
France will send experts to Saudi Arabia to help with investigations into an attack on Saudi oil installations, President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Wednesday.
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Exclusive: Where's the beef? Argentine ranchers hope more is headed for China
Cattle ranchers in Argentina, which recently edged out neighbor Brazil as the top exporter of beef to China, are hoping to build on that status by...
Stocks reverse losses, Treasury yields dip following remarks by Fed's Powell
The S&P 500 and the Dow reversed losses to close higher on Wednesday and U.S. Treasury yields slipped after remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell...
Microsoft approves $40 billion share repurchase program
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its board had approved a new share repurchase program of up to $40 billion and raised its quarterly dividend.
A Warren Buffett protege is leaving to start her own Berkshire
Tracy Britt Cool is leaving the firm after a decade to start a company that replicates Warren Buffett's business model, the Wall Street Journal reported.
AT&T explores parting ways with DirecTV unit: Wall Street Journal
AT&T is exploring parting from its DirecTV unit, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Parts shortage leads GM to lay off 1,200 temporarily in Canada
The strike against General Motors Co's U.S. operations has led to a parts shortage, the automaker said on Wednesday, and as a result it announced the...
Fed cuts interest rates, signals holding pattern for now
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates again on Wednesday to help sustain a record-long economic expansion but signaled a higher bar to further reductions in...
Powell to Trump: Now it's your turn
Tucked into Fed Chair Jerome Powell's news conference on Wednesday was a not-so-subtle message for President Donald Trump: the economy is holding up because the U.S....
U.S. bankers seize on repo-market stress to push for softer liquidity rules
Big U.S. banks are using the recent chaos in short-term funding markets as an opportunity to pressure the Federal Reserve to ease liquidity requirements they have...
AT&T, Dish not in talks over DirecTV deal: source
AT&T Inc and Dish Network Corp are not in discussions over a deal due to regulatory issues, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday,...
Huawei promises smartest 5G phone, but who will be brave enough to buy?
Huawei [HWT.UL] launches what could be the world's most powerful and feature-packed 5G smartphone on Thursday, but the fate of the device in Europe will hang...
Fed makes small changes to control policy rate, hints at more to come
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday made only minor changes to help it better manage its benchmark interest rate after the U.S. central bank briefly lost control...
Purdue Pharma seeks to halt opioid suits against company, Sacklers
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP on Wednesday asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge to halt for roughly nine months more than 2,600 lawsuits alleging the company and...
Trump says the Fed should have acted faster but today’s action is fine
President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve's decision on Wednesday to lower interest rates was "fine" but the central bank should have acted sooner.