Bernstein skeptical on Home Depot new initiatives

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) shares are up around 0.3% Wednesday, a day after the company held its 2023 Investor & Analyst…

Factbox-Vodafone, Hutchison UK merger to create country’s largest mobile operator

(Reuters) – Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) and CK Hutchison unveiled the merger of their British operations, creating the country’s largest mobile operator.…

Google faces EU break-up order over anti-competitive adtech practices

(Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) was charged by EU antitrust regulators with anti-competitive practices in its digital advertising business on…

Dow futures slip; Fed decision, Microsoft/Activision merger in focus

U.S. stock futures traded in a mixed fashion Wednesday, with investors cautious ahead of the latest Federal Reserve policy decision.…

Deutsche Bank hires senior dealmakers from rivals – memo

(Reuters) – Deutsche Bank (ETR:DBKGn) has added three senior dealmakers to its team of bankers advising other financial institutions, such…

Shell boosts dividend, steadies oil output in new CEO plan

(Reuters) – Shell (LON:RDSa) will ramp up its dividend and share buybacks while keeping oil output steady into 2030, it…

European shares rise on hopes of Fed pause; Entain plunges

(Reuters) – European shares rose on Wednesday, ahead of a broadly priced-in pause in interest rate hikes by the U.S.…

Grifols shares soar on possible sale of $1.5 billion stake in Shanghai RAAS

(Reuters) – Shares in Spanish pharmaceutical Grifols soared on Wednesday morning after it disclosed a plan to reduce its stake…

Airbus raises 20-year delivery forecast, sees more replacements

(Reuters) – Europe’s Airbus on Wednesday raised its 20-year forecast for new airplane deliveries, but tempered its predictions for growth…

US judge temporarily blocks Microsoft acquisition of Activision

(Reuters) – A U.S. judge late on Tuesday granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request to temporarily block Microsoft Corp…