Dollar General same-store sales top estimates
Dollar General Corp’s quarterly same-store sales topped analysts’ estimates on Thursday as customers spent more on apparel and daily-use items at its stores.
On Canadian dairy farms, fear and frustration as U.S. demands trade concessions
Marie-Pier Vincent, a fourth-generation Quebec dairy farmer, worries it will be even harder to make ends meet if Canada allows more tariff-free imports of milk products from the United States under a reworked North American Free Trade Agreement.
United Airlines eyes business travelers as it boosts European flights in 2019
United Airlines on Thursday will announce three new daily routes to Europe as the third largest U.S. carrier eyes higher-paying business travelers on transatlantic flights.
As clock ticks, Canada and U.S seek ways to salvage NAFTA
Talks between Canada and the United States intensified on Thursday as the two countries pushed to hammer out a deal on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement by a Friday deadline, with both sides upbeat about the progress made so far.
Campbell Soup to sell international and Fresh units
Campbell Soup Co said on Thursday it would sell its international businesses and Fresh refrigerated-foods unit, following a months-long strategic review and pressure from hedge fund investors to sell the whole company.
Nestle to cut fewer tech workers in Switzerland
Nestle has finalised plans for reorganizing its Swiss information technology (IT) setup, the food and beverage giant said on Thursday, reducing the number of tech worker jobs it will cut at its home base.
Stock market’s advance grinds to a halt on China concerns
Stock market gains came to a grinding halt on Thursday, held back by concern that China will be left behind as the United States nears trade agreements with other North American countries and Europe.
U.S. closely following Danske Bank money laundering case: paper
U.S. authorities are closely following an investigation into Danske Bank over allegations that Denmark’s biggest lender had been involved in money laundering through its Estonian branch.
Asia stocks retreat; weakness in China outweighs NAFTA trade optimism
Asian stocks handed back earlier gains and fell on Thursday, with Chinese markets fixed firmly on risks from the China-U.S. trade war and taking little comfort from an apparent easing in business tensions in North America and Europe.
Pressures on Didi intensify after latest passenger killing
China’s largest ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has suspended its carpooling service after a passenger was killed, and is likely to face tighter oversight that will squeeze driver numbers and extend customer waiting times.
