Trump, Facebook CEO Zuckerberg had ‘good, constructive’ meeting: Facebook
U.S. President Donald Trump and Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg had a “good, constructive” meeting at the White House on Thursday, the social media company said in a statement.
Factbox: Tariffs in place or planned for nearly all goods traded by U.S. and China
U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are meeting in Washington this week to find ways to defuse a trade war that has roiled markets and triggered tit-for-tat tariffs on hundreds of billions of goods traded between the world’s largest economies.
U.S. stock exchange competition to heat up in 2020 with new entrants
At least three new U.S. stock exchanges are expected in 2020, executives from the companies said on Thursday, potentially lowering trading costs as the upstarts try to take business from the incumbents, while also adding complexity to the marketplace.
House Democrats ask if Trump interfered in DOJ automaker antitrust probe
Two U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Thursday asked the White House to turn over documents that would show if President Donald Trump interfered or directed a Justice Department antitrust probe of four automakers that struck voluntary agreements with Califo…
Wall Street mixed as Microsoft climbs and Apple dips
Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday, with a gain in Microsoft offsetting a dip in Apple, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected and left the door open for further monetary easing.
France’s CNP and Brazil’s Caixa seal $1.7 billion insurance deal
France’s CNP Assurances SA has reached a deal worth 7 billion reais ($1.7 billion) with Caixa Economica Federal [CEF.UL] to sell insurance in the bank’s more than 3,000 branches, the Brazilian state-owned lender said on Thursday.
Beyond Meat names former Tesla executive as COO
Beyond Meat Inc said on Thursday it has named former Tesla Inc executive Sanjay Shah as chief operating officer, effective Sept. 18.
Explainer: U.S.-China trade talks – where they are and what’s at stake
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting in Washington on Thursday and Friday in an attempt to settle their ongoing trade war, but a lasting peace seems elusive.
Shares edge up after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
A gauge of global equity performance edged higher on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, but crude oil prices climbed higher on concerns last weekend’s attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities pose supply risks.
Mediaset strikes deal to fend off Vivendi’s withdrawal risk
Mediaset had reached an agreement with an investor to facilitate its plan to create a pan-European platform, the company said on Thursday, in a move to offset any potential attempt to derail the deal from hostile shareholder Vivendi.
