Oil drops to $64 on Fed outlook, ample supply
Oil dropped to around $64 a barrel on Thursday, declining for the first time in six days, after the U.S. Federal Reserve dampened hopes for a...
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Oil drops 2% on Fed outlook, ample supply
Oil dropped more than 2% on Thursday, declining for the first time in six days, after the U.S. Federal Reserve dampened hopes that a string of...
Yum Brands posts earnings beat on KFC boost, Pizza Hut rebound
Yum Brands Inc beat expectations for quarterly profit on Thursday, as menu refreshes and a delivery push drove better-than-expected growth at all of the restaurant operator's...
GM open to working with other automakers on development of EVs: CEO
General Motors Co is open to working with other automakers on the development of electric vehicles, Chief Executive Mary Barra said on Thursday.
LSE's $27 billion deal rehabilitates Refinitiv debt
Financial data firm Refinitiv's $13.5 billion debt, once described as having some of the weakest-ever investor protections typical of the frothy peak of the credit cycle,...
The IRS drops its 'postcard-sized' tax return, drafts a new one for 2019
The "postcard-sized" income tax return is about to be scrapped. The IRS has released a draft of its new Form 1040 for the 2019 tax year.
UniCredit says no evidence of any customer data breach after Capital One case-memo to staff
UniCredit has found no evidence so far of any customer data having been accessed or compromised in relation to a major data breach at Capital One...
Atlanta Fed model raises U.S. third-quarter GDP view to 2.2%
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.2% annualized rate in the third quarter based on the latest data on national manufacturing activity and construction spending, the...
Higher medical costs take shine off Cigna second-quarter profit beat
Health insurer Cigna Corp raised its 2019 profit forecast on Thursday, helped by last year's acquisition of pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, but medical costs in...
U.S. confirms small soybean sale to private Chinese buyer
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday confirmed a private Chinese company bought 68,000 tonnes of soybeans in the week ended July 25, the first soybean...
Retail stocks tank as companies could take the biggest hit from the next round of China tariffs
Shares of retailers are tanking as they are seen as the biggest target in the new China tariffs.
Oil crashes 7% as Trump announces additional tariffs on Chinese imports
Oil prices plummeted more than 7% on Thursday to the lowest level in about seven weeks, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose an...
Retail stocks tank as industry set to take a 'direct hit' from new China tariffs
Shares of retailers are tanking as they are seen as the biggest target in the new China tariffs.
What startups need to know about IP
Aird McBurney LP Tony Sabeta Aug 1, 2019 33%. That’s the percentage of funded startups that have filed a patent application; also 19% of all funded...
The IRS revamps its 'postcard-sized' tax return, drafts a new one for 2019
The "postcard-sized" income tax return is about to undergo an overhaul. The IRS has released a draft of its new Form 1040 for the 2019 tax...