Nov 02, 2023
Barrick Gold beats Q3 profit estimates on higher production, lower costs

By Divya Rajagopal and Seher Dareen (Reuters) -Barrick Gold Corp beat analysts' expectations for third-quarter profit on Thursday, as the Canadian gold miner benefited from increased production and higher bullion prices. The Toronto-based company also said it was on track…

Nov 02, 2023
Starlink achieves cash-flow breakeven, says SpaceX CEO Musk

(Reuters) -SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday the rocket company's satellite internet unit, Starlink, had achieved cash flow breakeven. In 2021, Musk said SpaceX would spin off and take Starlink public once its cash flow was reasonably predictable. Since…

Nov 02, 2023
Duke Energy beats profit estimates on higher margins

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) -Duke Energy Corp on Thursday beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit, with the company pointing to higher retail margins and so-called rider charges which are added to utility bills to recoup some costs.…

Nov 02, 2023
ProShares launches ether futures ETF for crypto bears

By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) - ProShares is rolling out the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) that allows investors to take a bearish view on ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, the firm said on Thursday. ProShares Short Ether Strategy is designed to…

Nov 01, 2023
US stocks rally as Fed holds rates, prompts hope for end to hikes

By Sinéad Carew and Amruta Khandekar (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes closed higher on Wednesday with the Nasdaq's 1.6% advance leading gains, after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and comments from its top official fueled investor…

Nov 01, 2023
US court tells SEC to fix ‘defective’ share buyback rule

(Reuters) -Wall Street's top regulator must correct "defects" in a new rule on share buybacks adopted earlier this year, a federal appeals court has ruled, marking a partial win for powerful trade groups waging the legal challenge against it. A…

Nov 01, 2023
Thomson Reuters profit beats estimates amid AI push

By Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) -Thomson Reuters Corp on Wednesday reported higher-than-expected third-quarter profit, helped by cost cuts and growth at its biggest divisions serving legal, tax and accounting professionals, and said it was making progress incorporating artificial intelligence…