Starboard joins opposition to Bristol-Myers' $74 billion Celgene deal

Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP followed Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's second-largest investor, Wellington Management, in opposing the drugmaker's $74 billion purchase of biotech Celgene Corp on Thursday, sowing further doubt on would be the largest pharmaceutical acquisition of all time.

U.S. fines American Airlines, Delta for long tarmac delays

American Airlines was fined $1 million and Delta Air Lines Inc $750,000 for violating federal rules barring lengthy tarmac delays at U.S. airports, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday.

U.S. economic growth in 2018 misses Trump's 3 percent target

The U.S. economy fell short of the Trump administration's 3 percent annual growth target in 2018 despite $1.5 trillion in tax cuts and a government spending blitz, and economists say growth will only slow from here.

Global stocks fall on China weakness, tempered trade hopes

Global equities markets fell on Thursday as weak Chinese economic data and mixed messages on the progress of trade talks between China and the United States weighed on investor sentiment.

Wall Street flat; strong GDP counters Trump-Kim summit failure

Wall Street's main indexes went nowhere fast on Thursday with better-than-feared GDP data providing some support to counter the abrupt end to a U.S.-North Korean summit and ongoing concerns about earnings and U.S.-China trade relations.

Allergan shareholder Chevedden backs Appaloosa's proposal to split CEO-chairman role

Appaloosa LP said on Thursday investor John Chevedden was backing the hedge fund's proposal to split the roles of chairman and chief executive officer at Botox-maker Allergan Plc.

Trump warns he could abandon China trade deal as advisers tout progress

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned he could walk away from a trade deal with China if it were not good enough, even as his economic advisers touted "fantastic" progress toward an agreement to end a dispute with the Asian country.

Venezuela's oil exports drop 40 percent after U.S. sanctions: data

Venezuela's oil exports sank 40 percent in the first full month after the beginning of U.S. sanctions designed to oust Socialist President Nicolas Maduro, according to data from state-run oil firm PDVSA and Refinitiv Eikon.

U.S. companies put record number of robots to work in 2018

U.S. companies installed more robots last year than ever before, as cheaper and more flexible machines put them within reach of businesses of all sizes and in more corners of the economy beyond their traditional foothold in car plants.

Google workers support proposed U.S. laws to curb mandatory arbitration

Six Google employees on Thursday joined U.S. lawmakers to support bills that would ban mandatory arbitration in employment and consumer contracts, as the workers seek to build on recent success in getting the Alphabet Inc company to drop some arbitration provisions.

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