U.S. stocks gain ground on trade optimism; oil climbs
U.S. stocks advanced on Monday at the start of a heavy earnings week, while European shares overall were little changed, as investors took heart from...
Equifax to pay $700 million over 2017 data breach, compensate consumers
Credit-reporting company Equifax Inc will pay up to $700 million to settle U.S. federal and state probes into a massive 2017 data breach of personal...
Microsoft to pay criminal fine to settle U.S. anti-bribery charges
Microsoft Corp agreed to pay about $25.3 million, including an $8.75 million criminal fine, to settle U.S. charges it violated a federal anti-bribery law by...
Philadelphia Energy Solutions files for bankruptcy after refinery fire
Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company said on Monday, its second such filing in less than two years, after...
Microsoft settles U.S. charges it violated anti-bribery law, accepts criminal fine: SEC
Microsoft Corp agreed to pay more than $25 million, including an $8.75 million criminal fine imposed on its Microsoft Hungary unit, to settle U.S. charges...
Wall Street gains as earnings season gathers steam
U.S. stocks rose on Monday, lifted by technology companies, as investors eyed fresh U.S.-China trade developments during a busy week of corporate earnings with results...
Halliburton profit beats as company cuts cost; shares surge
Halliburton Co on Monday beat analysts’ estimates for second-quarter profit as its Completions and Production unit outperformed expectations, pushing its shares up 6.8 percent in...
Fitch cuts outlook for Boeing on 737 MAX issues
Fitch Ratings lowered its outlook for Boeing Co to “negative” from “stable” on Monday, citing regulatory uncertainty around the timing of its 737 MAX jets’...
Wall Street opens higher in crucial earnings week
U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday, led by technology stocks, as investors eyed fresh trade developments between the United States and China in a busy...
Huawei secretly helped North Korea build, maintain wireless network: Washington Post
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], the Chinese company put on a U.S. black list because of national security concerns, secretly helped North Korea build and...