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Business from the Wall Street Journal
- Find insight on CSX, Givaudan, Rio Tinto and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.
- Banks are hoping to sell the X debt at around 90 to 95 cents on the dollar.
- Canada to Provide $720 Million to Canada Post to Avoid Insolvency at Mail Service
WSJ.com: US Business
The Canadian government said it would provide extraordinary financing to Canada Post to avoid insolvency at the state-owned mail service. - Amazon.com said it is open to talks with officials from the Canadian and Quebec governments about the decision to shut down operations in the country’s French-speaking province, which would lead to 1,700 people losing their jobs.
- Once a stalwart supporter of Black and LGBTQ rights, the retailer joined corporate America’s retreat from DEI initiatives.
- Find insight on Cnooc, YTL Power International, Ampol, and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.
- Read about CSX, Magna International, Alaska Air and more in the latest Market Talks covering the auto and transport sector.
- Find insight on Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s bid for Mediobanca, Travelers and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.
- Novo Nordisk shares rose sharply after the Danish pharmaceutical giant said an experimental weight-loss shot helped patients lose 22% of their body weight in a clinical trial.
- The European Commission said that the parties’ offer to sell five of International Paper’s plants in Europe fully addresses its competition concerns over the deal.
- The search giant has offered to start punishing British businesses that boost their star ratings with fake reviews and the people that post them, ending the U.K. competition watchdog’s investigation into online reviews.
- Ericsson Shares Slump as Earnings Hit by Weakness Outside of Core Networks BusinessThe company’s shares fell to the bottom of the Stoxx Europe 600 index as higher operating costs and weakness in some of its business units dented earnings.
- The New York telecommunications giant’s quarterly earnings beat Wall Street forecasts as higher prices helped to boost revenue.
- Driving an electric car in a wildfire emergency has its own unique challenges and benefits.
Market News from Wall Street Journal
- There are some new wrinkles, especially for those who sell things online or bought an EV.
- U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%.
- Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions.
- Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown.
- Gain insight on Experian, SoFi Technologies and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.
- Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia.
- The Yen and Swiss Franc were stronger against the dollar as investors sought safe havens after Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s new AI model hit U.S. tech stocks.
- U.S. natural gas futures fell after weekend updates took some of the chill out of early February weather forecasts.
- QXO is taking its offer directly to shareholders after being rebuffed on several occasions.
- Maverick Natural Resources has operations in Texas and Oklahoma.
- Companies with good payouts are now the hottest bet in China markets.
- The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell and ING said the the long end of the Treasury curve will continue trading at higher yields even as Trump hasn’t delivered anything to shock markets so far.
- Oil edged lower in early trade as Goldman Sachs said the latest round of U.S. sanctions against Russia haven’t had a significant impact on the country’s oil exports.
- There is little sign of crimped demand for equities among individual investors, who remain bullish after two years of blockbuster gains.