 | | | | Amazon.com Inc forecast disappointing holiday season sales on Thursday, projecting its fourth-quarter revenue growth would be the slowest in years, sending shares of the online retailer down 6 percent in after-hours trade. | | | | | | Mattel Inc reported a surprise rise in North American sales, allaying concerns about the effects of retailer Toys 'R' Us' liquidation on the toy industry and driving its shares up 8 percent on Thursday. | | | | | | U.S. stocks climbed back on Thursday after a massive sell-off the day previous, with strong earnings encouraging investors to venture into risky bets again, while the dollar gained on the euro. | | | | | | Google parent Alphabet Inc on Thursday reported slower third-quarter revenue growth than analysts had expected, with ad sales barely topping estimates and other revenue missing forecasts, sending shares down more than 4 percent after hours. | | | | | | Snap Inc had fewer active users at the end of September than Wall Street was expecting as an unpopular redesign of its Snapchat photo-messaging app and fierce competition from Facebook's Instagram weighed. | | | | | | U.S. stocks jumped on Thursday, giving the Nasdaq its biggest daily gain since March, as Microsoft's upbeat earnings spurred a rebound in technology names and investors snapped up oversold shares. | | | | | | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc reported lower-than-expected quarterly same-restaurant sales on Thursday, as the burrito chain battles to entice diners to return back to its outlets in the face of intense competition. | | | | | | Minnesota farmer Paul Fritsche can no longer afford health insurance as he struggles to sustain a dairy farm that has been in his family for nearly a century. | | | | | | Chevron Corp has held talks to acquire Pasadena Refining System Inc (PRSI), a Texas oil refining unit of Brazilian state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA , three people familiar with the matter said this week. | | | | | | Activist investor Third Point LLC sued Campbell Soup Co on Thursday, alleging the soup and snack maker's board misled investors about the competence of its directors and the way it carried out a recently completed strategic review. | | | | | | Billionaire investor William Ackman has taken a stake in hotel operator Hilton Worldwide Holdings for the second time in two years after earning a 32 percent profit on his investment in 2017. | | | | | |
