Author: Reuters

U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday, as some industrials reported disappointing results, while the Federal Reserve’s minutes showed officials broadly agreed on raising interest rates further, fanning concerns that...

Starbucks Corp said on Thursday it would license out its operations in France, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg to long-standing partner Mexico’s Alsea SAB...

Nestle and Unilever , two of the world’s biggest consumer goods makers, both reported a pick-up in quarterly sales on Thursday after getting higher prices for their...

Blackstone Group LP , the world’s largest manager of alternative assets, modestly exceeded analyst expectations with an 11 percent jump in third-quarter earnings on Thursday, as climbing equity markets buoyed its...

Philip Morris International , maker of Marlboro cigarettes among others, reported higher than expected quarterly sales and profit on Thursday, helped by its IQOS tobacco-heating...