Oracle Corp's co-chief executive officer, Mark Hurd, passed away on Friday, according to an internal email reviewed by Reuters.
With the US$2 he earns in wages each week working as a cargo driver for Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, 56-year-old Freddy Brito cannot even afford to buy one kilogram (2.2 lb) of cheese.
CHICAGO: African swine fever has killed off about 20 per cent of Vietnam's hog herd, and it is not clear whether the outbreak has been contained, US Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Ted McKinney said on Friday. There were some reports that the number might be higher, said McKinney, who ......
Credit card issuer American Express Co reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit that highlighted the health of the U.S. consumer even as fears mount that a manufacturing-led weakness could spread to the broader economy.
Documents from Saudi Aramco show that the world's largest oil firm earns only a limited proportion of its profit from foreign refining ventures, an area in which the company plans huge investment.
U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday, as better-than-expected earnings reports were overshadowed by fresh jitters about the global economy after economic data from China revealed growth slowed to its weakest pace in almost 30 years.
Walmart's Asda has agreed a 3.8 billion pounds (US$4.9 billion) 'buy in' with Rothesay Life to secure the benefits for 12,300 members of one of its pension schemes, in a deal that simplifies its balance sheet ahead of a possible standalone listing.
SINGAPORE: SBS Transit on Friday (Oct 18) said it has made an application to refer the wage dispute cases involving five bus drivers to the Industrial Arbitration Court (IAC). The IAC arbitrates industrial disputes and certifies collective agreements between unions and employers. The five bus ...
From the start of the sprawling U.S. litigation seeking to hold drugmakers and distributors liable for the country's opioid epidemic, Judge Dan Polster has made one thing clear: he never wanted a trial.
Technology companies, which make up the largest swath of the U.S. stock market, are expected to post a nearly 8per cent drop in third-quarter profits as reports roll in next week from many of the sector's biggest corporations.
