HP Inc quarterly profit jumps 26 percent
HP Inc , which houses the hardware business of former Hewlett-Packard Co, reported a 26.4 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, due to strength in its personal systems that sells notebooks and desktops.
Stocks drop as trade spat escalates
Wall Street’s major indexes fell on Thursday as trade-sensitive stocks were hit by a new round of tariffs in the trade dispute between the United States and China.
Wall St. falters as trade worries weigh
The S&P 500 treaded water on Thursday as gains in technology stocks were offset by declines in commodity-related and trade-sensitive sectors after the U.S.-China trade war escalated with a fresh round of tariffs.
British Airways, Air France halting flights to Iran from next month
British Airways and Air France said on Thursday they would halt flights to Iran from September for business reasons, months after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would re-impose sanctions on Tehran.
Britons living in EU could lose access to UK bank services in no-deal Brexit
Britons living in the European Union could lose access to their UK bank account services and businesses on the continent could be cut off from investment banks in London if there is a no-deal Brexit, the British government said on Thursday.
Oil, copper slip as U.S.-China trade row escalates
Oil and copper prices slipped on Thursday as the U.S.-China trade dispute escalated while global equity markets traded slightly lower as gains in U.S. technology shares offset declines in commodity and trade-sensitive shares.
UK food exports to EU may be stalled by ‘no deal’ Brexit: NFU
Britain could be barred from exporting some food to the European Union for months if it leaves the bloc without a deal, the National Farmers Union said on Thursday after the government published reports on that scenario.
NAFTA autos rules to keep Detroit carmakers competitive: trade group chief
Stronger automotive content rules that are emerging from NAFTA negotiations are expected to keep North America competitive as a production base and allow General Motors , Ford and Fiat Chrysler to remain competitive globally, the head of their trade …
Wall St. drops as trade worries weigh
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, hurt by declines in commodity-related sectors and trade-sensitive companies as new trade tariffs came into effect in the U.S.-China trade war, although gains in technology shares helped limit losses.
Credit Suisse says committed to Russia after U.S. sanctions
Credit Suisse said it remained committed to Russia after it ringfenced 5 billion Swiss francs ($5.02 billion) of customer money linked to Russia for fear of falling foul of U.S. sanctions.
