Market Pulse - Usa
US close: Dow closes 220 lower, Sears rallies after judge approves Lampert's takeover bid
Wall Street trading ended with all major indexes recording losses on Thursday as investors sifted through more company earnings releases, with Sears staging a late rally after a bankruptcy judge approved billionaire Eddie Lampert's takeover bid.
Philip Morris shares spark up following revenue beat
Tobacco giant Philip Morris turned in revenues ahead of market expectations on Thursday despite a decline in net sales.
Twitter tumbles as costs increase for 2019
Twitter shares fell more than 10% in early trading on Thursday after the social media network published fourth-quarter 2018 earnings and guided to weaker than expected revenue and higher costs for the coming months.
Director dealings: Eco Animal Health director lowers stake
Eco Animal Health director Julia Trouse disposed of 75,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed pharmaceutical outfit on Thursday.
A 'sizeable distance' remains in US-China trade talks, Kudlow says
There remains "a sizeable distance" to go in US-China trade talks, US National Economic Council director, Larry Kudlow, said.
US open: Wall Street trading opens with losses as earnings continue to pour in
Wall Street trading began with losses on Thursday as investors sifted through more company earnings releases, with social media giant Twitter, in particular, under the cosh following the release of its quarterly numbers.
House to open probe into Trump's links with Russia
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff announced on Wednesday that his committee would open an investigation into President Donald Trump’s personal financial interests and his links with foreign powers.
Tech giants must collect less data, EU regulators say
Facebook, Amazon and Google may be forced to review their business models in Europe as German and Belgian regulators are challenging them over competition and copyright.