Shares in luxury carmaker Porsche AG are up 3.4% at the top of Frankfurt’s blue-chip DAX index after traders points to positive brokerage comments following a call with investors prior to the start of the blackout period.
Industrial giant Honeywell said on Wednesday it would buy Air Products’ liquefied natural-gas process technology and equipment business for $1.81 billion in cash.
China, the world’s largest beef importer and Brazil, the biggest supplier, will set up a pilot scheme as part of efforts to make beef production more sustainable, state media said on Wednesday.
While American children may wish summer vacation would never end, retailers want back-to-school season to start earlier than ever — preferably now — and are timing promotions ahead of Amazon’s Prime Day.
3M said on Wednesday its CFO Monish Patolawala would leave the company at the end of the month to pursue another opportunity, the second major change at the post-it maker’s top brass this year.
The Bank of Israel (BOI) remains committed to plans for a digital shekel currency to improve Israel’s payments system and foster innovation, but is unlikely to launch one ahead of other advanced economies.
Futures for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained on Wednesday as the most heavily weighted stocks rose in premarket trading, while markets awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and key events later in the week for more direction.
Only one in four U.S. patients prescribed Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss were still taking the popular medications two years later, according to an analysis of U.S. pharmacy claims provided to Reuters that also showed a steady decline in use over time.
In a dusty plain in northern Argentina’s mountains, black tubes stretching two stories high fill a massive tank with salty brine sucked from deep below ground.
