U.S. business investment picking up; goods trade deficit narrows
New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods surged in June, but the jump will probably not change expectations that business investment contracted further in the second...
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Oil rises on Iran tensions, U.S. inventory decline
Oil rose more than $1 on Thursday amid Middle East tensions and a big fall in U.S. crude stocks, but prices faced downward pressure from weak...
Boeing 737 MAX groundings plague U.S. airlines even as bookings grow
American Airlines Group Inc and Southwest Airlines Co warned on Thursday of an increasing financial toll from the prolonged Boeing 737 MAX grounding this year even...
Nissan to cut 12,500 jobs as first quarter profit nearly wiped out
Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it would slash 12,500 jobs globally by 2022 and cut output to rein in costs as it suffers from sluggish...
Invisalign maker warns of slowdown in China, shares plummet 27%
Invisalign shipments disappointed, "primarily due to a softness in China related to a tougher consumer environment," CEO Joe Hogan says.
Oil advances on Gulf tensions but demand concerns cap gains
Oil prices edged higher on Thursday amid Middle East tensions and a big fall in weekly U.S. crude stocks, but gains were stemmed by a frail...
Tesla shares sink as Musk changes tune on profit
Shares of Tesla Inc sank 11 percent on Thursday, on course to knock more than $5 billion off the electric carmaker's market value, a day after...
Total plans $5 billion in asset sales as second quarter net profit falls
French energy giant Total will sell around $5 billion worth of assets, mostly from its upstream exploration and production business, as it seeks to focus on...
Unilever second-quarter sales miss estimates hurt by rain in Europe
Consumer goods giant Unilever Plc reported slightly weaker-than-expected quarterly underlying sales growth on Thursday, hit by wet weather in Europe, but kept its full-year sales targets...
AB InBev profits as beer sales growth hits five-year high
Anheuser-Busch InBev , the world's largest brewer, beat earnings expectations after beer sales grew at their fastest pace in over five years, helped by increases in...
Warren Buffett charity lunch in limbo after crypto promoter issues apology
Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun issued a lengthy public apology on Thursday for the manner in which he promoted his $4.57 million charity lunch with Warren...
Here are the biggest analyst calls of the day: Activision Blizzard, Dollar General, Etsy & more
Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Thursday
Dow forecasts third-quarter revenue below estimates, shares dip
Dow Inc forecast current-quarter revenue below analyst expectations on Thursday and said it would cut 2019 spending as chemical companies grappled with the prolonged U.S-China trade...
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Wall Street falls after mixed earnings; ECB chief disappoints
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday after a handful of mixed earnings reports pointed to a slowing global economy, and as the European Central Bank chief's comments...