Thursday, 2 November 2017

Breaking business news: Apple sees holiday-quarter sales above Wall St., shares rise

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Thursday, November 2, 2017
Apple sees holiday-quarter sales above Wall St., shares rise
(Reuters) - Apple Inc forecast revenue for the holiday shopping-quarter largely above market expectations, helping allay investor concerns about production delays and supply constraints for the iPhone X, which it will start shipping on Friday.
Trump nominates Fed's 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, promoting a soft-spoken centrist to replace Janet Yellen when her term expires in February 2018.
Qualcomm sues Apple for breach of software license contract
(Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc has sued Apple Inc , alleging that it violated a software license contract to benefit rival chipmaker Intel Corp for making broadband modems, the latest salvo in the longstanding dispute between Qualcomm and Apple.
Starbucks' revenue unexpectedly drops as Americas sales disappoints
(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp , the world's biggest coffee chain, posted an unexpected drop in quarterly net revenue on Thursday due to disappointing sales at established cafes in the U.S.-dominated Americas region.
AIG swings to quarterly loss, adds $836 million to reserves
(Reuters) - American International Group Inc posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss as the property and casualty insurer booked huge catastrophe losses, and said it set aside $836 million to meet losses related to prior-year accident claims.
S&P flat after tax cut plan; Dow climbs to record
(Reuters) - Wall Street's Dow industrials climbed to a record high on Thursday while losses in Facebook kept the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq in check as investors assessed the long-awaited tax cut plan unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans.
U.S. and AT&T discuss conditions for approval of Time Warner deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T Inc and the U.S. Department of Justice are discussing conditions the No. 2 wireless carrier needs to meet in order for its acquisition of Time Warner Inc to win government antitrust approval, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday.
CBS Corp's revenue misses estimates on lower ad sales
(Reuters) - CBS Corp , owner of the most-watched U.S. TV network, reported a quarterly revenue that missed Wall Street estimates, weighed down by lower advertising sales.
Game-maker Activision Blizzard's holiday-quarter forecasts disappoint
(Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc on Thursday became the second videogame publisher after Electronic Arts to forecast revenue below Street estimates for the all-important holiday sales quarter as a slew of title releases heats up competition.
Exclusive: Beleaguered Airbus looks outside for new sales chief
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus has embarked on a fresh search for a sales chief to take over from soon-to-retire John Leahy as the aerospace group seeks a clean break from turmoil over investigations into the use of middlemen, said three people familiar with the plans.
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