Accenture looks to power AI efforts with $3 billion investment
(Reuters) – Accenture (NYSE:ACN) said on Tuesday it will invest $3 billion over three years into its data and AI…
Toyota Motor to face governance challenge over climate lobbying, transparency
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (NYSE:TM) will confront a difficult hurdle Wednesday when the company holds its annual shareholder meeting. According…
Dollar sags before inflation data, yuan weakens on rate cut
(Reuters) – The dollar fell slightly on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data, while China’s yuan slipped to a…
Oil prices rise on bargain hunting as demand worries weigh
(Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday on apparent bargain hunting, recovering some ground from the previous day’s plunge. But…
Futures rise ahead of inflation reading, Fed meet in focus
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday ahead of data that is expected to show consumer prices cooled…
Avolon says $4 trln needed to transform global jet fleet
(Reuters) – Global aviation needs $4 trillion of capital over the next 20 years to fund new commercial deliveries and…
China’s central bank lowers short-term lending rate
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) slashed its key seven-day reverse repo rate by 10 basis points on Tuesday, as…
FTC asks for halt to Microsoft-Activision mega-deal
U.S. antitrust regulators have asked a California federal court to put a temporary block on Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) $69 billion purchase…
Apple shares touch record-high
Shares in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) edged down slightly in after-hours trading after the stock jumped to a record-high close of $183.79…
U.S. futures rise
U.S. stock futures pointed higher on Tuesday as traders awaited the release of the all-important inflation print and the start…