Amazon touches $1 trillion, on pace to overtake Apple
Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday briefly joined Apple Inc to become the second $1 trillion publicly listed U.S. company after its stock price more than doubled in a year as it grew rapidly in retail and cloud computing.
Air Baltic CEO says on track for A220 deliveries, as delays ease
AirBaltic, the largest European customer for Airbus SE’s A220, expects to have 14 of the 130-seat jets by year’s end, as production issues and engine woes that once delayed deliveries have eased, the airline’s chief executive said on Tuesday.
Canada PM indicates he will not bend on key NAFTA demands at talks
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau indicated on Tuesday that Canada would not compromise on key demands at high-level talks this week with the United States to update the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Facebook, Twitter face U.S. Congress over politics and the internet
Top Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc executives will defend their companies before U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday, with Facebook insisting it takes election interference seriously and Twitter denying its operations are influenced by politics.
Kaepernick ads spark boycott calls, but Nike is seen as winning in the end
Protesters burned their Nike shoes, investors sold shares and some consumers demanded a boycott after the footwear and apparel maker launched an advertising campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the NFL quarterback who sparked a national controversy by …
Trump says Nike sending ‘terrible message’ with Kaepernick ads: Daily Caller
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Nike was sending “a terrible message” with an advertising campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the NFL quarterback whose decision to kneel during the national anthem sparked a national controversy.
Getty family to regain control of photo agency
The Getty family said on Tuesday it would acquire Carlyle Group LP’s majority stake in Getty Images Inc, ending ten years of private equity control that contributed to the U.S. photo agency’s debt pile swelling.
Facebook, Nike drag Wall Street lower; trade concerns linger
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as trade concerns lingered and declines in Facebook and Nike shares weighed on Wall Street’s major indexes, though data showing U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated in August kept losses in check.
U.S. apple farmers afraid they will be hurt by U.S.-China trade battle
Apple farmers across the U.S. Northwest fear they will be the next victims of a U.S.-China trade war that left cherry growers in the same region with weak prices and having to scramble for alternative buyers because of prohibitive Chinese tariffs.
Dollar climbs, emerging markets under pressure
Stocks fell in major markets around the world on Tuesday, and emerging markets currencies lost ground while the dollar rose as investors braced for an escalation in the U.S.-China trade conflict.
