BlackBerry beats revenue estimates as it reaps rewards of Cylance buy
Canadian software maker BlackBerry Ltd on Wednesday beat analysts’ expectations for quarterly revenue, benefiting from its acquisition of cybersecurity firm Cylance....
Futures bounce on trade hopes, Micron results
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the United States and China were close to reaching a trade deal,...
Britain’s Hunt takes aim at PM rival Johnson’s ‘do or die’ Brexit pledge
Jeremy Hunt took aim at Boris Johnson’s “do or die” pledge to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31, saying his rival...
U.S. pushes Middle East economic plan, Palestinians reject it
Palestinians poured scorn on a $50 billion economic formula launched by the Trump administration for Israeli-Palestinian peace as the United States sought on Wednesday to...
Chinese farmers gear up for armyworm as government says situation severe
China’s agriculture ministry said on Wednesday it had now found fall armyworm in 19 provinces, across 5 million mu or about 333,000 hectares of crops....
Investors with $34tln demand climate action
Investors responsible for $34 trillion in assets have signed a joint letter demanding governments act to meet targets on climate change set down in the...
Sneaker site StockX raises funds, hires eBay executive
StockX, an online market place which specializes in reselling limited-edition sneakers, has raised $110 million from investors to fund its expansion and poached Scott Cutler...
Spain’s Sanchez will go ahead with PM confirmation vote, risking new election
Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will next Tuesday set a date for a parliamentary vote on whether he can stay on in the role,...
EU will not renegotiate Brexit deal, ready to work with new PM: Commission
The European Commission repeated on Wednesday that the European Union was not prepared to renegotiate the withdrawal agreement struck with London despite the plans of...
Afghanistan’s Ghani to visit Pakistan in bid to step up peace effort
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani will visit Pakistan on Thursday to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan, less than a week after its neighbor hosted Afghan opposition...
