New British PM calls Dublin for first time since taking charge
Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke by telephone on Tuesday, national broadcaster RTE has reported....
Procter & Gamble sales, profit beat expectations; shares rise
Procter & Gamble Co’s quarterly revenue and profit beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, boosted by price hikes and strong demand for its beauty products...
‘Five Eyes’ security alliance to discuss encryption in London: source
Encryption is one of the top agenda items at a London meeting of security officials from the U.S.-led ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance, an official told...
Karmic reckoning? Investors in activist hedge funds agitate for change
Frustrated by high fees and uninspiring returns, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and other big institutional investors are demanding U.S. activist hedge funds be more...
ConocoPhillips adjusted profit falls on lower crude prices
Independent oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips reported an 11.6% drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday, as fears of slowing global economy weighed on crude prices....
Under Armour cuts North America revenue forecast; shares fall 10%
Sportswear maker Under Armour Inc on Tuesday cut its full-year revenue forecast for North America, its biggest market, in the face of stiff competition from...
Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit gamble hits sterling
The British pound tumbled on Tuesday as investors bet Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit brinkmanship with the European Union could trigger a messy divorce that...
Myanmar lawmakers debate proposals to curb military political power
Myanmar’s parliament on Tuesday began debating amendments to the constitution aimed at reducing the military’s role in politics, amid objections from army lawmakers....
Texas shale pioneers struggle to appease investors
Seven years ago, Diamondback Energy Inc went public with a modest parcel of drillable land in the Permian Basin of West Texas....
Blockchain launches cryptocurrency exchange with trades at high speed
Blockchain, one of the world’s largest digital currency wallet companies, announced on Tuesday the launch of a cryptocurrency exchange called The PIT that aims to...
