U.S. stocks eyed a third day of gains on Thursday, leaving behind a brutal month of losses, as improving risk sentiment globally was further boosted by a string of positive earnings reports.
German consumer group vzbv filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen on Thursday over diesel emissions tests rigging, using new class-action rules which came in on Nov. 1, potentially making it easier to win damages from companies.
U.S. health insurer Cigna Corp beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit and raised its full-year earnings forecast on Thursday, as it kept a tight lid on costs of the services provided under its health plans.
Malaysia’s long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X on Thursday appointed Nadda Buranasiri as its new group chief executive officer to take over from its co-founders.
Activist investor Carl Icahn filed a lawsuit against Dell Technologies on Thursday, alleging that the computer maker did not disclose “basic information” related to its plans to go public by buying back its tracking stock .
U.S. homebuilders’ earnings have been hit by rising mortgage rates in the latest quarter, but their shares are showing signs of recovering.
Tuesday’s midterm U.S. congressional elections stand to have broad effects on federal government policies that could ripple through industries from healthcare and tech to gunmakers and prisons.
New York-based activist hedge fund Hudson Executive Capital LP has taken a stake in Deutsche Bank , the German lender said on Thursday.
Spotify , the world’s most popular paid music streaming service, on Thursday reported a modest 5 percent rise in premium subscribers for its third quarter, while revenue and gross margins were roughly in line with market expectations.
China and the United States can overcome their differences and get relations back on track if they work together in a spirit of mutual respect, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told a group of visiting U.S. politicians on Thursday.
Cigna Corp on Thursday posted a better-than-expected third-quarter profit as the health insurer earned more in premiums and added more members to its commercial health plans.
Hudson Executive Capital LP has taken a stake of about 3.1 percent in Deutsche Bank , The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Global stocks started the new month on firmer ground on Thursday after a brutal October, while sterling rallied on reports that Britain and the European Union are close to a post-Brexit deal on financial services.
Hundreds of Google employees and contractors in Asia staged brief midday walkouts on Thursday, with thousands more expected to follow at offices worldwide, amid complaints of sexism, racism and unchecked executive power in their workplace.
Fast-growing budget carrier Vietjet Aviation is set to finalize a $6.5 billion jet order with Europe’s Airbus during a visit to Hanoi by French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Friday, people familiar with the matter said.
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