U.S. antitrust chief says evidence, not tweets, drives decision-making
The Department of Justice’s antitrust chief, Makan Delrahim, said on Tuesday that evidence drove the division’s decision-making rather than pressure from the president, who recently tweeted that he supported an antitrust probe of Comcast Corp .
Boeing’s 737 deliveries up, shares dip on Lion Air concerns
Boeing Co reported higher October deliveries of its best-selling 737 aircraft on Tuesday, but the company’s shares fell on concerns related to last month’s deadly crash of a 737 MAX, the newest version of the jet, operated by Indonesia’s Lion Air.
U.S. stocks rise on trade optimism; pound soars on impending Brexit deal
Wall Street stock prices rose on Tuesday as investors hoped U.S.-China trade tensions could ease, while the pound soared on rising prospects for a finalized agreement on the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union.
Wall Street gains on tech bounce, trade hopes
U.S. stocks rose in choppy trading on Tuesday as a bruised technology sector recovered and industrial stocks gained on hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal, but declines for Boeing Co and Home Depot Inc weighed on the Dow.
Exclusive: Dell taps banks to raise more cash for tracking stock offer – sources
Dell Technologies Inc is working with investment banks to add more cash to a $21.7 billion offer to buy back a “tracking stock” tied to its software company VMware Inc as it nears a deal with investors, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday…
Home Depot signals U.S. housing demand slowing
Home Depot Inc , the biggest U.S. home improvement chain, suggested on Tuesday that the pace of U.S. home sales was slowing, and said impending trade tariffs could force it to raise prices on some products.
Former IDG Communications CEO Friedenberg named Reuters News president
Thomson Reuters Corp has appointed tech and media veteran Michael Friedenberg as president of Reuters news and media operations, Thomson Reuters said on Tuesday.
Pentagon expects next big F-35 contract in spring 2019
The U.S. Defense Department expects to award Lockheed Martin Corp an interim contract for a 12th batch of F-35 fighter jets “very shortly” and finalize the deal by next spring, the Pentagon’s chief arms buyer Ellen Lord said.
White House adviser says U.S. talking again with China on trade
U.S. President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser said on Tuesday that the United States was talking again with China on trade, calling it a “very positive” development.
CEO of Walmart’s India venture resigns after sexual assault accusation: source
The chief executive of Flipkart Group, Walmart Inc’s Indian e-commerce business, resigned following an internal probe into accusations of “serious personal misconduct,” Walmart said Tuesday.
