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Lawsuit saying Twitter aided Islamic State thrown out by U.S. appeals court
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Boeing ends Wall St.'s slide, Fed caution limits gains
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U.S. food distributors allege Tyson Foods, rivals fixed chicken prices
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Democrats press Facebook, Twitter again to probe Russia links to Republican memo
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France to name and shame worst cases of tax fraud - PM
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Yellen's swan song to markets
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France to name and shame worst cases of tax fraud: PM
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European shares slip at end of strong month
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U.S. prosecutors drop corruption case against Sen. Menendez
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Lawsuit saying Twitter aided Islamic State thrown out by U.S. appeals court
By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters(Reuters) - A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled on Wednesday that Twitter Inc is not liable to families of two U.S. government contractors killed in an Islamic State attack in Jordan for...
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Boeing ends Wall St.'s slide, Fed caution limits gains
By Tanya Agrawal, Reuters(Reuters) - A surge in Boeing led Wall Street out of a two-day slump on Wednesday, but U.S. stocks pared gains in early afternoon trading as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's comments to gauge...
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U.S. food distributors allege Tyson Foods, rivals fixed chicken prices
By Tom Polansek, ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Top U.S. food distributors Sysco Corp and U.S. Foods Inc have sued the country's biggest chicken processors for allegedly conspiring to inflate prices. The distributors sued...
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Democrats press Facebook, Twitter again to probe Russia links to Republican memo
By Dustin Volz and Warren Strobel, ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday asked Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc to answer questions about potential Russian involvement in social media campaigns that...
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France to name and shame worst cases of tax fraud - PM
By Reuters, ReutersPhilippe said the tougher measures were particularly necessary as his government intended to cut business and household taxes. "For grave offences, the French must know who is trying to absolve...
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Yellen's swan song to markets
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters(Reuters) - Janet Yellen soothed markets' anxieties even while unwinding her predecessor's emergency measures to combat the 2007-2009 global financial crisis during her tenure as the first woman to...
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France to name and shame worst cases of tax fraud: PM
By Reuters, ReutersPhilippe said the tougher measures were particularly necessary as his government intended to cut business and household taxes. "For grave offences, the French must know who is trying to absolve...
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European shares slip at end of strong month
By Helen Reid and Danilo Masoni, ReutersLONDON/MILAN (Reuters) - European shares fell on Wednesday as investors locked in profits at the end of a strong month while results from some of the region's biggest names also weighed. The STOXX...
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U.S. prosecutors drop corruption case against Sen. Menendez
By Sarah N. Lynch and Joseph Ax, Reuters(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has dropped corruption charges against Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, according to a court filing on Wednesday, days after the trial judge...
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For Saudi tycoons freed from detention, cheers and a business challenge
By Stephen Kalin and Katie Paul, ReutersRIYADH (Reuters) - Cheering supporters greeted Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal when he arrived at his skyscraper offices in Riyadh after his release from detention in an anti-...
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Continental to flesh out possible overhaul by the summer: CFO
By Andreas Cremer and Jan Schwartz, ReutersBERLIN/HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germany's Continental is in talks with banks about a possible structural overhaul of the auto parts and tire maker and aims to flesh out its plans within six months, its...
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Huawei's AT&T U.S. smartphone deal collapses
By Sijia Jiang, ReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's [HWT.UL] planned deal with U.S. carrier AT&T Inc to sell its smartphones in the United States has collapsed at the 11th hour because of security...
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Salvadorans say going home not an option after U.S. axes protection
By Joseph Ax and Mica Rosenberg, ReutersRED BANK, N.J. (Reuters) - Three decades after fleeing civil war in his native El Salvador, Luis Munoz has built a life for himself in the New Jersey coastal town of Red Bank, working as a mechanic...
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Wall Street climbs with boost from healthcare, banks
By Sinead Carew, Reuters(Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes extended the New Year rally to close at record levels on Tuesday on investor optimism ahead of quarterly earnings reports and hopes for easing tensions with...
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Uber reaches $3 million settlement with New York drivers over fees
By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] agreed to pay up to $3 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of 2,421 drivers in New York who accused the ride-sharing...