(Reuters) -Boeing is in talks to sell as many as 500 jets to China, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of the U.S. planemaker rose 2% before the market open as the potential order would be China’s first major purchase of Boeing jets since U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit…
(Reuters) -Comcast-owned NBCUniversal is in advanced talks with Major League Baseball to carry games on NBC and the Peacock streaming service in a three-year deal approaching $200 million annually, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Netflix is also close to a deal with MLB to stream the ‘Home Run Derby’ for more than $35…
HOUSTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday authorized a court officer overseeing an auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum to receive and negotiate improved bids this week before confirming or changing the winner recommendation he made last month. A final winner recommendation in the complex court-organized auction is expected to…
(Reuters) -Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has acquired 5 million shares in UnitedHealth Group, a regulatory filing showed on Thursday, sending the health insurer’s stock up 7% in extended trading. Billionaire investor Buffett owned about 1.18 million shares in UnitedHealth between 2006 and 2009, before selling his entire stake in 2010 amid a broader retreat from…
By Dan Catchpole SEATTLE (Reuters) -U.S. planemaker Boeing said on Tuesday that it delivered 48 airplanes in July, down from 60 in June but five more than a year earlier. It was the most deliveries by the company in July since 2017, when it delivered 58 aircraft. Boeing continued to fall further behind European rival Airbus…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -WestJet Airlines said on Tuesday a return to normal operations was underway after a temporary system outage had forced the Canadian carrier to briefly halt all departures. Earlier in the day, the airline, owned by Onex Corp, requested the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for a ground stop that affected the flights operated under…
(Reuters) -Exxon Mobil could invest as much as $21.7 billion in Trinidad and Tobago if the energy major finds reserves in a large deepwater area it plans to explore for oil and gas in the Caribbean country, energy minister Roodal Moonilal said. The official spoke on Tuesday at an event in Port of Spain to…
(Reuters) -Upcoming streaming services of ESPN and Fox will be bundled for $39.99 per month starting October 2, the companies said on Monday, offering sports fans a wide range of major events including the NFL and NBA at a discounted rate. The bundle is the first significant deal involving major sports rights holders after Disney,…
By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -OpenAI launched on Thursday its GPT-5 artificial intelligence model, the highly anticipated latest installment of a technology that has helped transform global business and culture. OpenAI’s GPT models are the AI technology that powers the popular ChatGPT chatbot, and GPT-5 will be available to all 700 million ChatGPT users,…
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) -So far this earnings season, large miners are paying out their lowest dividends in years, as mineral prices slip and they need to retain cash for their massive development projects, while trying to keep a lid on costs. Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Glencore have all reported lower half year…
