 |  | Apple CEO Cook breathes new life into old iPhones |  | (Reuters) - By delivering solid financial results that beat Wall Street's expectations for both revenues and profits on Thursday, Apple Inc's CEO Tim Cook put to rest concerns that the company's flagship device, the iPhone X, wouldn't be ready in time for the holiday shopping season. | |  |  |  | Trump taps Fed centrist Powell to lead U.S. central bank |  | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday tapped Fed Governor Jerome Powell to become head of the U.S. central bank, breaking with precedent by denying Janet Yellen a second term but signaling a continuation of her cautious monetary policies. | |  |  |  | World stocks take breather, dollar inches up ahead of payrolls |  | LONDON (Reuters) - World shares took a breather and the dollar crept up on Friday, as investors turned their attention to monthly U.S. jobs data after welcoming the appointment of a centrist to the helm of the country's central bank, the Federal Reserve. | |  |  |  | T-Mobile and Sprint work to save merger talks: WSJ |  | FRANKFURT (Reuters) - T-Mobile US and Sprint are working to salvage their $74 billion merger and could reach a deal within weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. | |  |  |  | Futures extend gains after October jobs report |  | (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slightly extended gains on Friday after a Labor Department report showed October nonfarm payrolls rose, after hurricane-related disruptions hurt employment in September. | |  |  |  | GSK's R&D head to leave for top UK government job: source |  | LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline's research and development head Patrick Vallance is set to leave the drugmaker to become the British government's new chief scientific adviser, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. | |  |  |  | Toyota China sales likely to grow steadily but lag Japan rivals |  | BEIJING (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp , Japan's biggest automaker by volume, has fallen to the No. 3 spot among Japanese automakers in China, due to lack of presence in a key segment – a situation experts say will likely prevail well past the middle of 2018. | |  | |  |  | |  |  | Related Video | |  | |  | |  |  |  |  |  | Counterparties is a curated snapshot of the best finance news and commentary around the web. Register Today |  | |  |  |  | News you can use with actionable, timely advice for managing your financial life, including retirement, taxes, real estate, education and more. Register Today |  | |  | » » MORE NEWSLETTERS |  | |