Major U.S. stock indexes posted modest gains on Tuesday, helped by gains for chip stocks as investors took advantage of cheaper prices following a steep recent pullback for equities.
Bain Capital and CVC Capital Partners are among the private equity firms competing to acquire Papa John’s International Inc , the world’s third-largest pizza delivery company, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Broad gains in the U.S. equity market turned global stocks higher on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said a “great deal” could be struck with China that would relieve fears of a growing trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
Fiat Chrysler (FCA) reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and promised to pay 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in special dividends, but a lower net cash forecast and its over-reliance on the North American market weighed on its shares.
Pfizer Inc on Tuesday reported worse-than-expected third quarter revenue and lowered the top end of its full-year sales forecast as generic competition and drug pricing pressure in the United States hurt its older drugs business.
Mastercard’s shares reversed course to fall sharply in afternoon trading on Tuesday as investors worried the company’s third-quarter revenue growth was largely being driven by rebates and incentives and not by transaction volumes.
A former executive at Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc and the former head of a start-up mail-order pharmacy were sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of defrauding the drugmaker through a secret kickback scheme.
Oil prices dropped more than $1 a barrel in choppy trading on Tuesday on signs of rising supply and concern that global economic growth and fuel demand will fall victim to a deepening of the U.S.-China trade war.
A bounce back in trade-sensitive chipmakers pushed U.S. stocks higher on Tuesday, after Washington cut off a Chinese semiconductor maker from its U.S. suppliers.
Apple Inc refreshed some of its lesser-known products at a New York event on Tuesday, adding iPhone features like facial recognition to the iPad Pro and faster processors and better displays to some Mac computers that had gone years without a major update.
Under Armour Inc’s shares surged 25 percent on Tuesday after the sportswear maker’s upbeat quarterly earnings and full-year profit forecast underscored the success of its multi-year plan to lower costs and reduce bloated inventory.
Boeing has agreed to spend billions of dollars in Israel over the coming decade if it wins major defense contracts, Israel’s Economy Ministry said on Tuesday.
U.S. stocks moved higher on Tuesday, led by a strong rebound in trade-sensitive chipmakers after Washington cut off a Chinese semiconductor maker from its U.S. suppliers.
Broad gains in the U.S. equity market turned global stocks higher on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said a “great deal” could be struck with China that would relieve fears of a growing trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
Oil prices fell more than 1 percent in choppy trading on Tuesday on signs of rising supply and concern that global economic growth and fuel demand would be hit by a deepening of the U.S.-China trade dispute.
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