Insurer MetLife Inc reported a marginal rise in fourth-quarter adjusted profit on Wednesday as investment growth and underwriting gains in some of its U.S. businesses cushioned the hit from coronavirus-related claims.
Myanmar's state-owned internet provider was blocking access to Facebook-owned services early on Thursday (Feb 3), the network monitoring group NetBlocks said, days after the country's military leaders seized power in a coup.
American Airlines is telling about 13,000 employees that they are at risk of furlough when a U.S. aid package for airline workers expires on April 1, the company said on Wednesday.
Payments processor PayPal Holdings Inc reported a 209per cent jump in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by a surge in online spending from consumers staying indoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
E-commerce firm eBay Inc's holiday-quarter revenue beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as more homebound buyers flocked to its platform for shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday forecast fiscal second-quarter sales and profits above Wall Street expectations, driven by a wave of phone buyers around the world upgrading their devices for 5G network connectivity.
Commerzbank's new chief executive Manfred Knof on Wednesday finalized plans to cut 10,000 jobs and close hundreds of branches, a radical overhaul for Germany's No. 2 bank that had eluded his predecessor.
For staff at Amazon.com Inc, the departure of CEO Jeff Bezos may spell the end of one of the company's unusual and, for some managers, frightening practices: the "question-mark" email.
Papa John's International Inc on Wednesday won the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing the pizza chain and founder John Schnatter of defrauding shareholders by concealing its "toxic" workplace environment.
General Motors Co became the latest automaker hit by the global shortage of semiconductor chips as the U.S. automaker said on Wednesday it will take down production next week at four assembly plants.
