AT&T, Verizon strike tower agreement in effort to diversify vendors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc said on Monday they have agreed to lease hundreds of new cell towers from owner and operator Tillman Infrastructure, a move they hope will give them more leverage in negotiations with major U.S. tower vendors.
Google faces antitrust investigation in Missouri
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Missouri’s attorney general said Monday his office would investigate whether Alphabet Inc’s Google violated the state’s consumer protection and antitrust laws.
Tyson shares top one-year high as low feed costs boost margins
(Reuters) – Tyson Foods Inc shares climbed to their highest level in more than a year on Monday as the No. 1 U.S. meat processor said low prices for livestock feed will help boost results again next year.
GE slump, tax plan doubts pressure Wall St
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes were under pressure in early afternoon trading on Monday after GE shares hit their lowest in five years and investors fretted over the future of the U.S. tax reform plan.
GE to shrink, investors worry it will be less profitable
(Reuters) – General Electric Co will radically shrink to focus on aviation, power and healthcare, betting on sectors where it thinks it can make a profit, as the largest U.S. industrial group tries to end more than 15 years of share price stagnation.
Wall Street flat as GE, tax plan doubts weigh
(Reuters) – Wall Street was little changed in late morning trading on Monday as GE’s dismal outlook weighed on indexes and investors fretted over the future of the U.S. tax reform plan.
Airbus looks at more capacity for A350 with new layout
DUBAI (Reuters) – Airbus is working on increasing the capacity of its A350-900 aircraft as airlines look to reduce their operating costs per seat, industry executives said on Monday.
China’s JD.com swings to third-quarter profit, lifting shares
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s second biggest e-commerce company, JD.com, reported an unexpected profit in the third quarter, though it lost about 100 merchants to fierce competition in the run-up to this month’s Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza.
Wall Street slips on tax plan uncertainty, GE losses
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were lower in morning trading on Monday as uncertainty over a U.S. tax reform deal and GE’s dismal outlook hit investor sentiment.
Pfizer names Bourla as chief operating officer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Drugmaker Pfizer Inc on Monday named Albert Bourla to the position of Chief Operating Officer, a move it said would free up Chief Executive Ian Read to focus more on long-term strategy and engaging with government and industry lea…
