BONN, Germany – The Latest on the climate talks in Bonn, Germany (all times local): Continue Reading Below 3:30 p.m. The head of the United Nations says climate change is “the defining threat of our time” and requires concerted action by the international community. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the […]
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Target sees highly competitive holiday on the way
MINNEAPOLIS – A cautious outlook on the crucial holiday season overshadowed a strong quarter from Target, pulling shares down sharply before the opening bell and the shares of other retailers as well. Continue Reading Below The company on Wednesday reported higher traffic and sales at established stores rose as a […]
Better Buy: Costco Wholesale Corporation vs. Amazon.com
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) is the second largest retailer in the country, while Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is easily the world’s dominant e-commerce platform. These facts ensure that many consumers will be asking themselves some form of this question as they decide where to shop this holiday season: Amazon or Costco? Continue […]
Is Wheaton Precious Metals a Buy?
Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX) and SSR Mining Inc. (NASDAQ: SSRM) dig gold and silver out of the ground and sell it. They are miners. Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE: WPM) sells these precious metals, too, but it doesn’t get its hands dirty running gold and silver mines. Wheaton is a streaming […]
Target’s 3Q earnings topped expectations
Target reported a better-than-expected 0.9 percent rise in comparable sales, as price cuts on several everyday items helped drive traffic at its stores and website. Continue Reading Below Analysts on average had expected sales at stores open at least a year to increase 0.4 percent, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. […]
China October auto sales stall as sedan demand shrinks
BEIJING – China’s auto sales growth fell below 1 percent in October as demand for sedans contracted, an industry group said Wednesday. Continue Reading Below Sales rose 0.4 percent over a year ago to 2.3 million units, down from September’s 4.1 percent growth, according to the China Association of Automobile […]
Volkswagen managers’ offices searched amid pay probe
BERLIN – Investigators have searched the offices of two senior Volkswagen executives and the company’s influential employee council chief in an operation apparently related to a probe of pay for employee representatives. Continue Reading Below News agency dpa reported Wednesday that Volkswagen confirmed the offices of personnel chief Karlheinz Blessing […]
3-year-old girl survives Russia plane crash that kills 6
MOSCOW – A 3-year-old girl was the only survivor of a plane crash in far eastern Russia, which killed six people Wednesday, officials said. Continue Reading Below An L-410 twin-engine turboprop crashed while trying to land at a small airport near the village of Nelkan. The aircraft, which belonged to […]
AP Explains: What happened when Russia bought Uranium One
WASHINGTON – The sale of Uranium One, a Canadian firm with rights to mine U.S. uranium, to a Russian company is in the news again with the Department of Justice signaling it could appoint a special counsel to look into the matter. Continue Reading Below President Donald Trump and his […]
Papa John’s apologizes for criticizing NFL anthem protests
Papa John’s is apologizing for comments made by CEO John Schnatter blaming sluggish pizza sales on NFL players kneeling during the national anthem. Continue Reading Below Papa John’s is a major NFL sponsor and advertiser, and Schnatter said on an earnings call Nov. 1 that “NFL leadership has hurt Papa […]