UnitedHealth shares rebound after health care giant beats Street 2Q forecasts
UnitedHealth beat second-quarter expectations as an acquisition and more Medicare Advantage customers fueled revenue growth that balanced a jump in care use
2023-07-14 21:16
Microsoft gets more time from UK to plead case to buy video game maker Activision
British antitrust regulators have extended their deadline to issue a final order blocking Microsoft’s $69 billion plan to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard
2023-07-14 20:54
Disney is asking a judge to toss a lawsuit from DeSantis appointees
Disney is asking a Florida judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to Disney World’s governing district
2023-07-14 20:27
China criticizes German call for reducing dependency on Chinese products as 'protectionism'
China has criticized a German government call for reducing dependency on Chinese products as a form of protectionism
2023-07-14 19:50
JPMorgan Chase 2Q profits rose 67% with a boost from First Republic takeover
JPMorgan Chase says its second-quarter profits rose by 67% as the nation’s largest bank made more loans to customers and took advantage of higher interest rates and its recent acquisition of First Republic
2023-07-14 19:46
Hundreds of thousands face disruption at London's Gatwick Airport this summer after strike vote
Hundreds of thousands of British vacationers face potential disruption to their travel plans at the start of the school summer holidays after almost 1,000 workers at London’s Gatwick Airport voted to strike in a dispute over pay
2023-07-14 18:45
Putin says he offered Wagner mercenaries the option to keep operating as a single unit
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has offered mercenaries from the Wagner private military company to keep serving as single unit under the same officer
2023-07-14 17:56
IRS says it collected $38 million from more than 175 high-income tax delinquents
The IRS is showcasing its new capability to aggressively audit high-income tax dodgers as it makes the case for sustained funding and tries to avoid budget cuts sought by Republicans who want to gut the agency
2023-07-14 17:54
Biden making $20 billion available from 'green bank' for clean energy projects
The Biden administration is making available $20 billion from a federal “green bank” for clean energy projects such as residential heat pumps, electric vehicle charging stations and community cooling centers
2023-07-14 17:45
US military chief praises Japan's defense funding boost as a buttress against China and North Korea
The highest-ranking U.S. military officer is praising Japan's moves to double its defense spending over the next five years
2023-07-14 17:27
Putin says Russian mercenary group has no legal basis so 'doesn't exist'
Russian President Vladimir Putin is claiming that the Wagner private military company “simply doesn't exist” as a legal entity
2023-07-14 16:19
RBA’s Lowe Faced Disinflation, Pandemic, War in Turbulent Term
Australia’s outgoing central bank chief Philip Lowe proved to be a convenient scapegoat for public anger over surging
2023-07-14 12:52