Lowe’s shares jump as higher-spending customers drive profit beat
Lowe’s Cos Inc shares surged over 11% on Wednesday as the home improvement chain’s efforts to focus on higher-spending customers helped it beat quarterly profit...
Target, Lowe’s earnings push Wall St. higher ahead of Fed minutes
Wall Street’s main indexes rose about 1% on Wednesday, as upbeat earnings from retailers Lowe’s and Target reinforced confidence in consumer demand, while investors awaited...
British pilots union prepared to call off Ryanair strike
Ryanair can still avoid a planned strike by British pilots this week if it agrees to a new framework for talks, the chief of UK...
Exclusive: Two groups, one backed by China’s Fosun, bid for NMC Health stake – sources
Two groups, including one backed by China’s Fosun , have made competing offers to buy a 40% stake in London-listed NMC Health worth up to...
Trump -‘I am the chosen one’ to fix U.S. trade imbalance with China
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his life would be easier if he had not mounted a trade war with China but said “I...
U.S. home sales rise, boosted by lower mortgage rates
U.S. home sales rose more than expected in July, boosted by lower mortgage rates and a strong labor market, signs the Federal Reserve’s shift toward...
U.S. markets regulator votes to propose new guidelines on shareholder advisers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday voted to publish new guidance that aims to clarify how investors and advisory firms that vote on...
World stocks lead risk rally amid stimulus, recession talk
A global equities gauge rose on Wednesday for a third day in four as bets on more economic stimulus overcame, for now, worries over the...
Osram to clear way for AMS takeover offer: sources
Osram is likely on Wednesday to waive an agreement that currently prevents AMS from making a takeover bid for the German lighting group, paving the...
U.S. markets regulator proposes new guidelines on shareholder advisers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday proposed new guidance that aims to clarify how investors and advisory firms that vote on their behalf...