Pfizer tops 3rd quarter earnings views, makes progress on COVID shot
Drugmaker Pfizer saw its third-quarter profit plunge 71%, mainly due to an $8.1 billion gain a year earlier from selling its consumer health care business…
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Spain tries to reverse economic slump as unemployment rises
MADRID — The Spanish government plans to increase taxes on big corporations and the wealthy and use 27 billion euros ($31.8 billion) in European grants…
Developer drops plans for large wind farm in southern Wisconsin
TOWN OF JEFFERSON, Wis. — The developer of a controversial wind farm in Green County has scrapped plans for the project. EDF Renewables had planned…
Harley-Davidson: 3rd quarter earnings snapshot
MILWAUKEE — Harley-Davidson Inc. today reported third-quarter net income of $120.2 million. The company said it had profit of 78 cents per share. The results…
3M: 3Q earnings snapshot
ST PAUL, Minn. — 3M Co. today reported third-quarter profit of $1.41 billion. On a per-share basis, the company said it had profit of $2.43….
September new home sales fall 3.5%, after strong summer season
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sales of new homes fell by 3.5% in September to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 959,000 million units. The Commerce Department said…
U.S. stocks open lower as virus cases spread, aid talks stall
NEW YORK — Stocks are opening broadly lower on Wall Street as investors pull back over concerns that economic shutdowns will accelerate with the increasing…
Germany’s Bayer to buy US gene therapy specialist AskBio
BERLIN — German health care company Bayer said today it is buying Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, a U.S.-based firm specializing in gene therapy, in a deal worth…
German business confidence slips after 5 months of rises
BERLIN — German business confidence has declined for the first time after five straight monthly increases as coronavirus infections rebound across Europe, a closely watched…
American, Southwest, Alaska add to airline loss parade in 3Q
DALLAS (AP) — Airlines are piling up billions of dollars in additional losses as the pandemic chokes off air travel, but a recent uptick in…