Facebook Inc will provide a way for people to track political sponsored content on Facebook and Instagram ahead of the U.S. presidential election, it said on Thursday.
Shares of Microsoft Corp fell as much as 4per cent on Thursday after the company warned of weakness in its PC business due to a hit to its supply chain from the coronavirus outbreak, echoing similar statements from Apple Inc and HP .
Johnson & Johnson and other drug companies facing thousands of lawsuits over their role in the opioid epidemic have warned that settlement talks will be "severely" jeopardized if plaintiffs' lawyers are allowed to assess a fee payment worth billions of dollars.
The U.S. economy grew moderately in the fourth quarter, the government confirmed, and is facing a bumpy road in early 2020 amid the fast-spreading coronavirus that has left financial markets fearing a recession.
Pfizer Inc on Thursday warned that the continued spread of the coronavirus globally could have an adverse impact on its financial results.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to propose fining four major U.S. mobile phone companies expected to total at least US$200 million in total for improperly disclosing some consumer real-time location data, two people briefed on the matter said.
With this week's coronavirus-driven rout having shaken awake previously slumbering euro-dollar markets, the spotlight is back on the "short volatility" trades that some regulators fear could trigger a blowup on world markets.
Telecom Italia (TIM) said on Thursday its board viewed positively a non-binding offer by U.S. investment firm KKR to become the Italian telecoms group's exclusive partner in developing a fiber-optic network.
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would cancel its annual developer conference, F8 2020, amid rising concerns of the coronavirus outbreak.
Thyssenkrupp on Thursday said it agreed to sell its prized elevator division to a private equity consortium including Advent, Cinven and Germany's RAG foundation for 17.2 billion euros (US$18.7 billion).
