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Twitter sheds another 6% following CEO Jack Dorsey’s testimony

Drew Angerer | Getty Images Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning foreign influence in use of social media platforms, on Capitol Hill, September 5, 2018 in Washington, DC.  Shares of Twitter shed another 6 percent Thursday, adding to the stock’s 6 percent …

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United joins other airlines in ditching plastic straws

Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images A United Airlines airplane takes off at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California.  United Airlines is the latest airline to ditch plastic straws and cocktail picks, amid concerns over pollution and wildlife threats caused by disposable plastics. Starting in early …

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Wells Fargo shares fall after DOJ reportedly examines potential fraud 

Getty Images CEO and President of Wells Fargo & Company Timothy Sloan testifies during a hearing before Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee October 3, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice is investigating a banking unit of Wells Fargo after the bank’s review found …

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Ford is recalling 2 million trucks in North America to address fire concerns for seat belt parts

Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ford Motor Co. F150 trucks move along the production line at the company’s Dearborn Truck Assembly facility in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford Motor said Thursday it would recall 2 million F-150 pickup trucks in North America to address fire and smoke concerns in seat-belt …

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Cloudera earnings Q2 2019

Matthew Busch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tom Reilly, chief executive officer of Cloudera Inc. Cloudera stock soared 10 percent in extended trading Wednesday after the company posted a smaller-than-expected loss for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2019. Here’s how the company did compared with Wall Street estimates: …

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Buy Caterpillar as commodity companies renew equipment, says Deutsche

Deutsche Bank has told clients that Caterpillar is likely to see an uptick in revenue and share price as mining and oil companies look to renew aging equipment. Resuming coverage on the Deerfield, Illinois-based company with a buy rating, analyst Chad Dillard said the machinery manufacturer still has years of …

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DOJ close to approving CVS-Aetna, Cigna-Express Scripts deals

Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pedestrians walk past Aetna headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut. The Department of Justice is close to approving CVS Health’s acquisition of Aetna and Cigna’s acquisition of Express Scripts, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Both deals could receive …

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20% of adults will order groceries with an app by 2019, forecast says

Stephen Brashear | Getty Images After more than a year in beta, Amazon opened their cashier-less grocery store to the public More than 20 percent of adults who use their smartphones to shop will use an app to order groceries by 2019, according to a forecast. Apps that deliver perishable …

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Emirates jet quarantined at New York’s JFK after passengers fall ill

Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images An Emirates Airbus A380 docked at Dusseldorf Airport in Germany on August 21, 2018.  Federal health authorities and local police quarantined an Emirates Airline jumbo jet Wednesday morning in New York after passengers were reported ill on the flight from Dubai. The Airbus …

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Majority of US wants ACA protections GOP lawsuit seeks to repeal

Toya Sarno Jordan | Getty Images House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA) gestures during a news conference held by House Democrats condemning the Trump Administration’s targeting of the Affordable Care Act’s pre-existing condition, in the US Capitol on June 13, 2018 in Washington, DC.  A majority of Democrats and Republicans …

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