(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways forecast a bigger-than-expected fall in 2024 revenue amid a moderation in domestic travel demand ahead of the upcoming U.S. elections, sending its shares down 4.5% before the bell on Tuesday. Election-related uncertainty is expected to weigh on travel demand as consumers prefer to be home and hold off on major discretionary…
(Reuters) – AT&T said on Monday it had struck a $1 billion multi-year deal with Corning to buy fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions, as the U.S. telecom giant looks to expand its high-speed internet services. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT With the U.S. wireless market facing a slowdown, telecom companies such as AT&T and rival Verizon have…
(Reuters) – China’s Alibaba said on Friday it had agreed to pay $433.5 million to settle a U.S. class-action lawsuit filed by investors alleging monopolistic practices by the e-commerce giant. Alibaba denied wrongdoing, saying it entered the settlement to avoid the cost and disruption of further litigation. The proposed settlement was filed in federal court…
(Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google is developing artificial intelligence technology that takes over a web browser to complete tasks such as research and shopping, The Information reported on Saturday. Google is set to demonstrate the product code-named Project Jarvis as soon as December with the release of its next flagship Gemini large language model, the report…
(Reuters) -HCA Healthcare missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Friday and forecast up to a $300-million hit in the fourth quarter due to hurricane disruptions, causing its shares to fall 8% in premarket trading. The hospital operator experienced a loss of revenue in the third quarter owing to the impact of Hurricane Helene…
(Reuters) – Frontier Communications urged shareholders on Friday to vote for a $20 billion takeover bid from Verizon, saying that it had reviewed interest from other potential buyers and found the telecom giant’s proposal as the most favorable option. The fiber-optic internet provider said Verizon’s final offer presents “a superior value over all other potential…
(Reuters) -Intel said on Friday it would invest more than $28 billion to construct two new chip factories in Licking County, Ohio, as the company pushes ahead with plans to expand its foundry business. The chipmaker’s shares, which have slumped more than 55% this year, rose 1.4% in early trading. The initial phase of the…
By Arasu Kannagi Basil and Echo Wang (Reuters) -Ingram Micro notched a valuation of $6 billion after shares jumped 15% in their market debut on Thursday, signaling strong investor demand for one of the world’s largest technology distributors. U.S. initial public offerings have staged a comeback as investor sentiment improves and stock markets hover near…
By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) – Brazilian meatpacker JBS and Mexico’s Sigma Alimentos are among those competing to acquire Oscar Mayer, the hot dogs and cold cuts business of packaged food giant Kraft Heinz, according to people familiar with the matter. The divestment of the popular hot-dog brand, which the sources said could fetch…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank will double its commitment for investments in agricultural financing and businesses to $9 billion a year by 2030, the lender’s president announced on Wednesday. “We’ve examined the challenges from every angle — how to increase food production, boost productivity, and resolve issues around water scarcity, fertilizers, infrastructure, and financing,”…
