Uber says it received more than 3,000 reports of sexual assault in U.S. in 2018
Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday said it had received more than 3,000 reports of sexual assault, including rape, related to its trips in the United States in 2018, at a time when it operated roughly 1.3 billion rides.
Wall Street inches higher as Dec. 15 tariff deadline looms
Wall Street eked out slight gains on Thursday as investors waited for concrete news on a hoped-for interim trade deal between the United States and China before a new round of tariffs scheduled to kick in on Dec. 15.
Wall St. barely gains as investors wait for trade progress
Wall Street eked out gains on Thursday as investors awaited concrete news on a hoped-for interim trade deal between the United States and China before a new round of tariffs are scheduled to kick in on Dec. 15.
Global stocks falter on trade uncertainty; sterling gains
The dollar slid and global equity markets traded little changed on Thursday as enthusiasm over Apple shares was offset by doubts about the likelihood of a “phase one” trade deal before a new round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports begins in 10 days.
Airbus faces delivery challenge, poised to win jet order race
Airbus must hand a record number of aircraft to customers in December to meet delivery goals, company data showed on Thursday, and is all but certain of winning an annual order race against Boeing.
BlackRock global active equities chief to leave firm over relationship with colleague
Mark Wiseman, global head of active equities at BlackRock Inc , is leaving the firm following a violation of the company’s “relationships at work policy,” the world’s largest asset manager said in an internal memo on Thursday.
Trump upbeat on U.S.-China talks as Beijing underscores tariff-cut demands
U.S.-China trade talks are “moving right along,” President Donald Trump said on Thursday, striking an upbeat tone even as Chinese officials held fast to their line that existing tariffs must come off as part of an interim deal to de-escalate the 17-mon…
Boeing says 737 MAX approval delays could hit production
Significant additional regulatory requirements or delays in returning Boeing Co’s 737 MAX to commercial service could cause it to cut or temporarily halt production of the aircraft, it said in an Oct. 18 letter released on Thursday.
Wall Street bides its time, awaiting news from trade front
Wall Street was largely unchanged on Thursday as market participants stayed on the sidelines, awaiting further developments in the hoped-for interim trade deal between the United States and China.
Saudi Aramco prices shares at top of range in world’s biggest IPO
RIYADH/DUBAI Reuters – State-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering (IPO) will be the biggest in history, but will fall short of the towering $2 trillion valuation long sought by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
