(Reuters) – Consulting giant McKinsey & Co. is close to reaching a deal with U.S. prosecutors to pay at least $500 million to settle federal probes into its past work helping opioid makers boost sales, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. A settlement, which could be announced in the coming weeks, would resolve criminal and civil…
By Toby Sterling and Nathan Vifflin AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Investors and analysts are looking sceptically at computer chip equipment maker ASML, they said on Wednesday, after the company cut 2025 financial guidance, citing weakness in markets other than AI and delayed orders. The position of ASML, Europe’s most valuable technology company, as an essential supplier to…
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule on Wednesday requiring businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up, in the agency’s last major rulemaking before the Nov. 5 election. The “click to cancel” rule requires retailers, gyms and other…
By Kevin Yao and Liangping Gao BEIJING (Reuters) – China may raise an additional 6 trillion yuan ($850 billion) from special treasury bonds over three years to help bolster a sagging economy through expanded fiscal stimulus, Caixin Global reported, citing multiple sources with knowledge of the matter. The report comes after Finance Minister Lan Foan…
(Reuters) – UnitedHealth Group provided a 2025 profit forecast below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, saying it expects pressure across its government-supported health insurance businesses, and its shares fell 9%. The largest U.S. health insurer forecast a profit of as much as $30 per share. That upper end was below analysts’ estimates of $31.18 per…
By Manas Mishra and Sneha S K (Reuters) -Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Tuesday it would shut 1,200 stores over the next three years as new CEO Tim Wentworth plots a turnaround at the struggling pharmacy chain operator hit by sluggish consumer spending and low drug reimbursement rates. The company narrowly beat Wall Street’s lowered…
By Toby Sterling and Nathan Vifflin AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Computer chip equipment maker ASML reported on Tuesday third-quarter earnings that surprised markets with weak bookings and lower than expected sales forecasts for 2025, sending the company’s shares to their biggest one-day drop since 1998. The company said that despite a boom in AI-related chips, other parts…
(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Saturday that Democratic Party presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s description of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “murderous dictator” exposed how politicians in Washington sought to impose their views on the world. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov’s comment was the latest jab in exchanges revolving around the U.S. presidential election and…
By Allison Lampert and David Shepardson (Reuters) -Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs — 10% of its global workforce — delay first deliveries of its 777X jet by a year and record $5 billion in losses in the third quarter, as the U.S. planemaker continues to spiral during a month-long strike. CEO Kelly Ortberg said in…
This week, three major companies are poised to release their third-quarter earnings: Netflix (NFLX), Bank of America (BAC), and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Each company, representing different sectors—technology, finance, and healthcare—is under market scrutiny for how they’ve weathered recent macroeconomic turbulence. In this editorial, we’ll explore each company’s expected earnings, their performance following prior earnings…
