(Reuters) – U.S. investors made large investments in equity funds in the week to Oct. 16, buoyed by strong third-quarter earnings from U.S. lenders and optimism over a potential Federal Reserve rate cut in November and signs of cooling inflation. According to LSEG data, U.S. equity funds drew a sharp $20.08 billion in net purchases…
By Allison Lampert and Mike Stone (Reuters) – Spirit AeroSystems will tell employees on Friday that it will furlough 700 workers for 21 days as an over month-long strike at U.S. planemaker Boeing eats into the supplier’s cash and inventory space, a spokesperson told Reuters. The furloughs will affect Spirit Aero employees working on Boeing’s…
(Reuters) -CVS Health replaced CEO Karen Lynch with company veteran David Joyner on Friday and withdrew its 2024 profit forecast, as the struggling healthcare conglomerate seeks to turn around its fortunes amid rising investor pressure. Shares fell 11% in premarket trading, adding to this year’s losses, as CVS also forecast quarterly adjusted profit below estimates….
(Reuters) – United States Cellular said on Friday it has agreed to sell some of its spectrum licenses to Verizon in a $1 billion deal. U.S. Cellular’s shares jumped 3.9% in trading before the bell. The company will sell portion of its spectrum licenses used for mobile phone signals and high-speed data services to Verizon….
