Author : Stewart Kerr

McDonald’s sales growth came in slower than expected when the company released its second quarter earnings on Tuesday, with leaders pointing to execution lapses they say hampered its push to promote value deals aimed at lower-income consumers. CEO Chris Kempczinski said that weak promotion of value deals and a pullback......

Oil prices fell on Monday as markets embraced hopes for the de-escalation of the Iran war, despite uncertainty over the prospects for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike. President Donald Trump on Sunday signaled he was holding off on ordering fresh strikes against Iran and said he did so because......

A new rival to Wall Street officially debuted on Friday as the Texas Stock Exchange went fully live for the first time with trading available for all of its listed tickers. The Texas Stock Exchange, which is based in Dallas, is the first new major stock exchange to launch in......

Apple delivered its strongest June quarter on record, reporting $109.4 billion in revenue and beating analysts’ estimates of $108.65 billion in the company’s final earnings report before CEO Tim Cook steps down. A 22% jump in iPhone sales, combined with record spring quarter Mac revenue, helped drive the results. Tariff......

Visa on Tuesday announced plans to cut 7% of its workforce, or about 2,600 jobs, as the payment processor moves forward with a push to operate more efficiently. The job cuts are expected to primarily affect technology and product teams. “I have deep conviction that we are doing what is......

Airbus completed a test flight lasting more than 24 hours, a key step toward Qantas’ planned nonstop service linking Australia and Europe. The aircraft – a specially adapted A350-1000ULR – flew 14,338 miles from Melbourne, Australia, to Toulouse, France, in 24 hours and 24 minutes, according to Flightradar24 data. The......

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Monday said it reached a settlement that it would pay an estimated $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and talc products cause ovarian cancer, which could end years of litigation on the subject. The company said the proposed......

Ford Motor Co. is pursuing what could be its biggest military contract in decades as it competes to build a new tactical truck for the U.S. Army. The automaker has secured a Department of War contract to develop three prototypes based on its F-Series Super Duty pickups, The Wall Street......

Traffic at Cracker Barrel locations is yet to fully recover from the backlash against its failed rebrand last year despite signs of improvement, company executives said on the restaurant chain’s most recent earnings call. The company has been looking to put itself on a more solid financial footing after sales......

United Airlines reportedly approached Delta Air Lines last year about a potential merger that would have combined two of the largest U.S. carriers. United CEO Scott Kirby contacted Delta CEO Ed Bastian to pitch the potential tie-up, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. According......