Lyft attracts riders, trumps revenue estimates as costs soar
Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc blew past Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, but promotional costs rose as it battled Uber Technologies Inc to...
Pediatricians talk less about guns after mass shootings
(Reuters Health) – In the wake of mass shootings, many pediatricians become more hesitant to ask parents routine questions about safety measures for any guns...
Twitter to ban political ads, bowing to pressure on social media companies
Twitter Inc will ban political advertising on its platform next month, the company’s chief executive said on Wednesday, as social media platforms face pressure to...
UK’s culture minister Morgan joins exodus from parliament
Britain’s culture minister Nicky Morgan said on Wednesday she would not stand as a candidate in the next election, the latest high-profile lawmaker to cite...
MetLife profit falls short on U.S., LatAm weakness
U.S. insurer MetLife Inc fell short of Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, hit by a fall in adjusted earnings in its U.S....
Subtropical storm Rebekah forms over north Atlantic: U.S. NHC
Subtropical storm Rebekah formed over the north Atlantic and is forecast to become a post-tropical cyclone on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said...
Peru won’t ‘impose’ troubled Tia Maria copper project after green-light given
Peru has given an important green light for Southern Copper Corp’s much-delayed Tia Maria copper mine, but the government cautioned it would not move ahead...
U.S. Fed cuts interest rates, signals it is on hold
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the third time this year to help sustain U.S. growth despite a slowdown in other parts...
Facebook beats on profit as costs grow slower; shares rise
Facebook Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Wednesday and profit rose as growth in expenses slowed from a year earlier, assuaging investor fears of financial...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro rejects link to murder case, threatens TV network’s license
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday deplored a TV network’s report linking him with a former police officer accused of assassinating a Rio de Janeiro...
