Health insurer Anthem beats estimates, raises full-year profit forecast
Anthem Inc raised its full-year adjusted earnings forecast, as the health insurer reported better-than-expected profit on Wednesday, helped by premium rate increases and lower patient medical costs.
U.S. health insurer Anthem quarterly profit rises 23 percent
Anthem Inc reported a 23 percent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by premium rate increases.
Global stocks rally stalls ahead of U.S.-EU trade meeting
A three-day stocks rally was threatening to stall on Wednesday, as markets waited for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission chief Jean Claude-Juncker to see where the global trade war was heading next.
Nokia’s profit expected to drop ahead of 5G fillip
Telecom network equipment maker Nokia is expected to post another plunge in quarterly profits on Thursday ahead of an anticipated boost later this year from next-generation 5G networks.
China keeps Qualcomm guessing on NXP fate as bid enters final hours
Qualcomm Inc is yet to win China’s nod to buy Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors even as a deadline for the offer to expire is just hours away, raising the prospect the deal could be scuppered amid Sino-U.S. trade tensions.
Former Fiat Chrysler CEO Marchionne dies
Former Fiat Chrysler chief executive Sergio Marchionne, one of the auto industry’s most tenacious and respected auto chiefs, has died, succumbing to complications from recent surgery.
Strike-hit Ryanair warns of job losses as cuts Dublin fleet
Ryanair has told more than 300 pilots and cabin crew that they risk losing their jobs as it cuts its Dublin-based fleet by 20 percent for the winter season after strikes hurt bookings in its home market.
Deutsche Bank to redeploy capital to trading operations
Deutsche Bank will start to plow more money into its investment banking operations and expects the business to pick up after lagging peers’ performance in the quarter.
EU readying tariffs on $20 billion of U.S. goods, commissioner tells newspaper
The European Union Commission is preparing to introduce tariffs on $20 billion of U.S. goods if Washington imposes trade levies on imported cars, EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom told the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter on Wednesday.
Strike-hit Ryanair warns of job losses as cuts Dublin-based fleet
Irish airline Ryanair has told over 300 over pilots and cabin crew that they may lose their jobs as it cuts its Dublin-based fleet by 20 percent for the winter season after recent strikes hurt forward bookings.
