EU antitrust regulators opened on Thursday an in-depth investigation into Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica's 7.2 billion euro bid for Dutch opticians group GrandVision , saying the deal could push up prices.
Financial markets appear to be recovering from the damage done in late January by the coronavirus outbreak in China.
"This is one of those deals where if they had brought it higher it would have been crushed," CNBC's Jim Cramer said ahead Casper's Thursday debut as a publicly traded stock.
Europe's future must be based on fair competition rules, EU antitrust regulators said on Monday, after Germany and France reiterated calls for a speedy overhaul of the bloc's rules to help EU companies better compete with U.S. and Chinese rivals.
New York Stock Exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE) would "love" to speak with eBay Inc about a potential deal if its management is interested, the company's chief executive said on Thursday following the release of ICE's financial results.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped to a nine-month low last week, suggesting a tightening labor market would continue keep the longest economic expansion in history on track.
Yum Brands Inc shares fell 4.7% after it reported quarterly same-store sales and profit that missed analyst expectations on Thursday, as stiff competition took a bite out of sales at its Pizza Hut chain in the United States.
Twitter Inc pulled in $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time on Thursday, beating expectations as efforts to make its platform more user-friendly brought in more people, and sending its shares up 14% in early trading.
China's biggest telecommunications equipment maker will square off in court against the No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier over whether Verizon Communications Inc should pay Huawei Technologies Co Ltd for patent infringement.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped to a nine-month low last week, suggesting a tightening labor market would continue to keep the longest economic expansion in history on track despite weak business investment.
World equity markets rallied for a fourth day on Thursday, with a bevy of key stock indexes touching fresh peaks, as news that China will soon cut tariffs on some U.S. goods buoyed risk sentiment and pushed safe-haven currencies lower.
Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp said on Thursday it will delay the first delivery of its SpaceJet regional jet for at least another year until after March 2021.
Disruptions to auto parts production caused by the deadly virus outbreak in China could threaten production at one of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles's European plants within two to four weeks, Chief Executive Mike Manley told Reuters.
Nike Inc on Thursday said it would partner with some South American distributors, as a part of the footwear maker's wider plan to sell new products directly to consumers faster.
Fiat Chrysler posted a 7% rise in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, boosted by strong business in North America and better results in Latin America as it headed into a merger with France's PSA .