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Wall Street was set to open flat on Thursday as uncertainty of trade talks between the United States and China offset optimism after Britain’s parliament voted to reject a disorderly Brexit.
European shares rallied to more than five-month highs on Thursday, boosted by fading risks of a no-deal Brexit and overcoming fears about a possible delay in trade talks between the United States and China.
Tesla Inc said https://bit.ly/2TM4L47 on Thursday it appointed Zachary Kirkhorn as its chief financial officer to succeed Deepak Ahuja.
Lufthansa issued cautious guidance on Thursday for revenue and profitability this year as it battles rising fuel costs and strives to erase losses at budget carrier Eurowings, sending its shares down 5 percent.
Tunisia has barred the passage, takeoff and landing of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on its territory, the transport ministry said on Thursday.
General Electric Co forecast adjusted earnings of 50 cents to 60 cents per share for 2019, below analysts’ expectations of around 70 cents, as new Chief Executive Larry Culp plows ahead with asset sales and restructuring.
Investigators in France were to take charge of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines jet’s black boxes on Thursday, seeking clues into a disaster that has grounded Boeing’s global 737 MAX fleet and left scores of families mourning and angry.
It may take several days to complete the first readings of the black boxes recovered from the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed after take-off, a spokesman for the French air accident investigation agency conducting the analysis said on Thursday.
Indonesia plans to send a flight inspector and an official from its transport safety agency to Ethiopia to help with the probe into Sunday’s crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet, Transport Ministry official Polana Pramesti said on Thursday.
Dollar General Corp forecast 2019 profit below analysts’ expectations on Thursday as the discount retailer ramps up spending on stores to pull in more customers, sending its shares down nearly 6 percent.
General Electric Co forecast adjusted earnings of 50 cents to 60 cents per share in its 2019 outlook on Thursday, below analysts’ expectations of around 70 cents as new Chief Executive Larry Culp plows ahead with asset sales and restructuring.
U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as early optimism after Britain’s parliament voted to reject a disorderly Brexit was offset by uncertainty over U.S.-China trade talks and weak data out of China.
Dollar General Corp forecast 2019 profit below analysts’ expectations on Thursday as it ramps up spending on stores, sending the shares of the discount retailer down nearly 5 percent in premarket trading.
Dollar General Corp reported better-than-expected same-store sales on Thursday, as its customers spent more on groceries at the discount retailer’s stores, benefiting from an earlier-than-usual issue of food stamps.
Investigators in France were to take charge of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines jet’s black boxes on Thursday, seeking clues into a disaster that has grounded Boeing’s global 737 MAX fleet and left scores of families grieving and angry.
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