Robots manufacture auto parts at a factory in Ningde, China, on Oct. 17, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s official purchasing managers’ index for October came in at 50.1, in expansionary territory for the first time since April, according to National Bureau of Statistics data released Thursday. The reading was expected…
Elon Musk wears a black “Make America Great Again” cap while attending a campaign rally with Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5, 2024. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Elon Musk must attend an emergency court hearing in Philadelphia on Thursday morning…
Brian Niccol speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Oct. 30, 2018. Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Starbucks on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that missed analysts’ expectations as sales in the U.S. and China, its two biggest markets, disappointed. The company previously released a preliminary report of its quarterly results on Oct. 22 and announced…
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman hugs mascot Snoo as Reddit begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 21, 2024. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Shares of Reddit closed up 42% on Wednesday, one day after the social media company posted a surprise profit in its third-quarter results and offered rosy…
A United Airlines Boeing 757 departs from Los Angeles International Airport en route to New York on Sept. 19, 2024. Kevin Carter | Getty Images United Airlines customers will have to spend more to reach frequent flyer status next year, the latest move by the carrier to increase profits and give an exclusive feel to…
An Airbus A321XLR Neo passenger aircraft performs a flying display at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, Paris, France, on Monday, June 19, 2023. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airbus said Wednesday that it has handed over its first extra-long-range narrow-body aircraft, the A321XLR, marking another step in an era of smaller…
Passers-by walk in the pedestrian zone of the Bavarian capital. Peter Kneffel | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s inflation surged to 2.4% in October, back above the European Central Bank’s 2% target, even as the country narrowly avoided a technical recession in the third quarter. The preliminary print, announced by German statistics office Destatis,…
A “For Sale” sign in front of a home in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates rose last week for the fourth time in five weeks, causing another pullback in refinancing. Total mortgage application volume was essentially flat, falling 0.1% compared with the previous…
People walk down the iconic Alcalá street on a very hot afternoon in Madrid, Spain. Miguel Pereira | Getty Images News | Getty Images The euro zone economy grew 0.4% in the third quarter, flash figures published by the European Union’s statistics agency showed Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected growth of 0.2%. following…
A Volkswagen logo on the rim of an e-up. electric car tire. Julian Stratenschulte | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German automaker Volkswagen on Wednesday reported a 42% drop in operating profit in the third quarter. Operating profit fell to 2.86 billion euros ($3.1 billion), while third quarter sales revenues slipped 0.5% year on year…
