Trade hopes buoy Wall Street as China extends olive branch
Wall Street moved higher on Wednesday, led by tariff-sensitive technology and industrial stocks after China extended an olive branch ahead of next month’s trade negotiations...
Purdue Pharma reaches tentative opioid settlement with some: sources
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP reached a tentative agreement with some plaintiffs to resolve litigation over its alleged role in fueling the U.S. opioid crisis...
Hong Kong Exchange in $39 bln bid for LSE, rivaling Refinitiv deal
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) made a $39 billion takeover approach to the London Stock Exchange Plc on Wednesday, aiming to create a...
T. Boone Pickens, ‘Oracle of Oil’ and corporate raider, dies at 91 – CNBC
T. Boone Pickens, ‘Oracle of Oil’ and corporate raider, dies at 91 CNBC Oil legend T. Boone Pickens, who helped shape the American energy industry, has...
Three bills in U.S. House would ban offshore, Arctic drilling
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to ban offshore oil and gas drilling off Florida, the first of three measures it...
T. Boone Pickens, Iconic Oil Tycoon, Dead At 91 – NPR
T. Boone Pickens, Iconic Oil Tycoon, Dead At 91 NPR Oil legend T. Boone Pickens, who helped shape the American energy industry, has died at the...
Canadian court rules parts of assisted-suicide law violate patient rights
Two severely ill and handicapped Canadians can ask for immediate help in ending their lives, a court in the province of Quebec ruled on Wednesday,...
Warren gains on Biden, Sanders: Reuters/Ipsos
Support for U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren rose more than that of any other Democratic presidential hopeful over the past month, according to the Reuters/Ipsos poll,...
Oracle CEO Mark Hurd to take leave on health grounds; misses quarterly revenue
Oracle Corp said on Wednesday Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd would be taking a leave of absence due to health-related reasons, and the business software...
Trump says Bolton a ‘disaster’ on North Korea, ‘out of line’ on Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that John Bolton, dismissed a day earlier as national security adviser, had been a “disaster” on North Korea...