Belgium said on Thursday it had chosen Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth jets over the Eurofighter Typhoon to replace its aging F-16s, in a widely-anticipated decision, saying the pick came down to price.
Continental AG expects to report a decline in third-quarter adjusted operating profit to around 770 million euros ($878 million) from 1.09 billion euros, according to the auto supplier’s finance chief Wolfgang Schaefer.
American Airlines quarterly profit nearly halved on Thursday, hurt by higher fuel costs and the impact of Hurricane Florence that forced it to cancel about 2,100 flights in September.
Defense contractor Raytheon Co beat analysts’ estimates for third-quarter profit on Thursday and raised its full-year forecast, helped by sales of missiles and cybersecurity services.
Minnesota farmer Paul Fritsche can no longer afford health insurance as he struggles to sustain a dairy farm that has been in his family for nearly a century.
UBS Group AG’s Wealth Management Americas unit said on Thursday it will roll out a new software platform to its U.S.-based financial advisers and staff that will allow the Swiss bank to split some tech costs with other firms.
Twitter Inc posted revenue and profit ahead of Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as higher advertising sales offset a drop in monthly users to push the company’s shares up nearly 12 percent before the opening bell.
Chevron Corp will spend about $163 million to settle claims by the U.S. government and the state of Mississippi that it violated provisions of the Clean Air Act when its refineries accidentally released hazardous chemicals, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.
Private equity firm KKR & Co LP reported its second-highest distributable earnings in its history on Thursday, as its third-quarter earnings were buoyed by the sale of the divestment of its stake in payments processor First Data Corp and the sale of Finish healthcare company Mehilainen.
Tomahawk missile maker Raytheon Co beat analysts’ estimates for third-quarter profit on Thursday, driven by higher sales at two of its biggest businesses and lower taxes, helping the company raise its 2018 profit and sales forecasts.
Hyundai Motor Co’s third-quarter net profit plunged by a shocking two-thirds, hit by a $440 million one-off charge related to U.S. recalls and sending its shares tumbling to near nine-year-lows on Thursday.
Comcast Corp’s quarterly profit and revenue topped Wall Street estimates on Thursday as it attracted more customers to its high-speed internet connections, offsetting a drop in cable TV subscribers that was also less severe than expected.
Saudi Arabia is still moving ahead with three major development projects, NEOM, the Red Sea tourism project, and an entertainment development that will include a Six Flags theme park.
Saudi Arabia’s government has signed deals worth $4.4 billion to develop its housing and construction sectors, the state investment promotion agency said on Thursday.
Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Thursday that companies that pulled out of the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh had apologized for missing the event.
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