Business torrents

The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits dipped by 1,000 last week, while the number collecting long-term aid fell to […]

General Dynamics Corp reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday as strength in defense sales helped offset weakness in business jets.
The maker of tanks […]

Shares in Dutch bancassurer ING Group NV fell for a second day on Tuesday, as analysts said a pending 7.5 billion euro rights issue […]

British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia may have to give up take-off and landing slots for their Oneworld transatlantic alliance to go ahead, the […]

Whirlpool Corp reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday as cost cuts offset weak sales at the world’s biggest appliance maker.
The maker of Maytag […]

Wells Fargo & Co said shareholder profit rose 60 percent in the third quarter as mortgage banking revenue surged.
The San Francisco-based bank reported net […]

Pfizer Inc reported higher third-quarter profit as aggressive cost-cutting helped offset unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates and declining sales of drugs, including those facing […]

Japan’s demand for services rose for a third month in August, signaling that the country’s recovery from its deepest postwar recession is spreading to […]

U.S. authorities charged 41 people in a suspected mortgage fraud scheme that cheated lenders out of more than $64 million on more than 100 […]

Geneva’s banks and trading houses are worried about the future allure of Switzerland as an international banking center, according to a new survey.
The annual […]