Easing hopes prop up global stocks, pound sags as Britain eyes new PM
Expectations of policy easing by major central banks such as the Federal Reserve propped up global stocks on Tuesday, while the pound sagged as Britain braced...
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Equifax consumers face uphill battle for claims
Consumers affected by the massive Equifax Inc data breach in 2017 will not reap any windfalls from the credit reporting company's $700 million U.S. settlement announced...
Trump meets with tech CEOs on Huawei
U.S. President Donald Trump met on Monday with the chief executives of seven technology companies and he agreed with their request for timely licensing decisions from...
LG Display to invest $2.6 billion in OLED panel plant in South Korea
LG Display said on Tuesday that it would invest 3 trillion won ($2.6 billion) in its organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels production line in South Korea.
Trump agrees to prompt responses to license requests for Huawei sales
President Donald Trump agreed at a meeting with the heads of top technology companies like Google on Monday to make "timely" decisions on requests by U.S....
Halliburton profit exceeds analysts estimates as costs cut; shares rise
Halliburton Co on Monday reported a second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as its largest oil-well services unit exceeded expectations, sending shares to their biggest one-day...
Ford to upgrade Chicago plant for SUVs, hire 450 workers
Ford Motor Co said on Monday it would invest $50 million upgrading a Chicago facility to partially assemble hybrid electric SUVs and vehicles for police use,...
Shipping companies sue Philadelphia Energy Solutions for $600,000 in unpaid bills
Three Greek shipping companies sued U.S. refiner Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc (PES) for about $600,000, claiming the company did not pay them for fees incurred by...
Philadelphia Energy Solutions shutting down remaining refinery units: source
Philadelphia Energy Solutions' 335,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery began permanently shutting its remaining refinery units on Monday, said a source familiar with plant operations. The shutdown will...
Fitch, Moody's cut Boeing's debt outlook to 'negative' on 737 MAX problems
Fitch Ratings and Moody's lowered their outlooks for Boeing Co to "negative" from "stable" on Monday, citing delays in its 737 MAX jets' return to service.
AutoNation names new CEO, posts strong quarterly profit
AutoNation Inc , the largest U.S. auto dealership chain, on Monday named a new chief executive four months after picking someone else for the position, while...
Bunge and BP team up in Brazil bioenergy venture, create No. 3 sugarcane processor
U.S. commodities trader Bunge Ltd and British energy company BP Plc said on Monday they will merge their Brazilian sugar and ethanol operations to create the...
Apple in advanced talks to buy Intel's smartphone-modem chip business: WSJ
Apple Inc is in advanced talks to buy chipmaker Intel Corp's smartphone-modem chip business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the...
Huawei's U.S. research arm sends workers packing
Futurewei Technologies Inc, the U.S. research arm of China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, began laying off workers on Monday, according to employees including one who spoke...
Equifax's $700 million data breach settlement spurs criticism, calls for new rules
Credit-reporting company Equifax Inc will pay up to $700 million to settle claims it broke the law with a massive 2017 data breach and to repay...