Walmart Canada exploring possible sale of cannabis-based products
Walmart Inc’s Canadian unit said on Tuesday it is exploring the possibility of selling cannabis-based products, but has no immediate plans to get into the business.
Boeing surprises with jump in September plane deliveries
Boeing Co delivered 61 of its best-selling 737 single-aisle aircraft in September, unexpectedly surging past numbers for August and suggesting manufacturing problems at suppliers may be easing.
Comcast’s $40 billion Sky takeover becomes unconditional
U.S. cable company Comcast took control of Sky on Tuesday after it acquired the 39 percent of the company owned by Twenty-First Century Fox, the rival it defeated with a $40 billion knock-out bid for the European pay-TV group last month.
Chile’s Codelco plans to raise $1 billion in 2019
Chile’s state-owned miner Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, plans to raise up to $1 billion next year to help finance the overhaul of its existing mines, Chairman Juan Benavides said on Tuesday.
Bain Capital Specialty Finance files for IPO, to list on NYSE
Global asset manager Bain Capital’s specialty finance arm on Tuesday filed for an initial public offering, seeking to list on the New York stock exchange under the symbol “BCSF”.
Tech rebound props up Wall Street, but global growth concerns weigh
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Tuesday, boosted by a rebound in technology stocks, but gains, including on the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average, were kept in check by concerns on slowing global growth.
Ford plugs in to electric vans in Germany as diesel bans loom
Ford is building an electric delivery van in Europe using technology provided by Deutsche Post startup StreetScooter, as German cities clamp down on diesel emissions.
Wall Street opens lower as yields, global growth concerns weigh
U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday, pressured by rising yields and after the International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecasts, squarely blaming the Sino-U.S. trade war.
U.S. investigating possible StanChart Iran breaches after 2012 deal: CEO
U.S. authorities are investigating whether Standard Chartered breached Iran-related compliance rules as recently as 2013, a year after it settled with them over earlier allegations of breaches and pledged to improve internal controls.
Microsoft expands cloud service in push for $10 billion Pentagon contract
Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday its expanded Azure cloud service to help government clients save data on their own servers would be available by the end of the first quarter of 2019, as it battles with Amazon.com for a $10 billion Pentagon contract.
