Futures tumble on fears of financial hit from China virus
U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on growing concerns about the financial fallout of a fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak in China as the country extended the...
J&J CEO to testify at trial for first time on Baby Powder risks
Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Officer Alex Gorsky was set to be called as a witness on Monday in what would be his first appearance...
Fed’s first hurdle in 2020: Dispensing with ‘QE Lite’
The Federal Reserve’s bond portfolio is swelling again at a pace not seen since the “quantitative easing” heyday in the early 2010s. Prices for stocks...
China virus fears push stocks to two-week low, safe havens gain
World shares slipped to their lowest in two weeks on Monday as worries grew about the economic impact of China’s spreading coronavirus, with demand spiking...
EU to rule on $120 billion United Technologies, Raytheon deal by February 28
EU antitrust enforcers will rule by Feb. 28 whether to approve United Technologies Corp and U.S. contractor Raytheon Co’s bid to create a $121 billion...
Stock futures tumble on fears of financial hit from China virus
U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on growing concerns about the financial fallout of a fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak in China as the country extended the...
Oil drops below $60 as China virus stokes demand concern
Crude prices extended declines on Monday, dropping below $60 for the first time in nearly three months, as the death toll from China’s coronavirus rose...
The week in business in five graphics
Wuhan in central China is the size of London. But flights to and from the city are canceled, highways are shut and soldiers guard the...
EU antitrust regulators to rule on $69 billion Aramco-SABIC deal by February 27
EU antitrust regulators will decide by Feb. 27 whether to clear state energy firm Saudi Aramco’s $69.1 billion acquisition of world number four petrochemicals group...
Trump’s ‘massive’ U.S.-UK trade deal faces big hurdles
Britain is the United States’ closest ally but their long friendship may be sorely tested as the two countries try to forge a new trade...