Market Pulse - Usa
30 Jan
US close: Wall St ill as healthcare stocks plunge; rising bond yields weigh
Rising US bonds yields and weaker healthcare stocks helped send the Dow more than 350 points lower at the close on Tuesday as the equities sell-off continued.
30 Jan
Pfizer beats Wall Street estimates on tax gain
US drugmaker Pfizer beat analysts' estimates for adjusted profits on Tuesday, leading the group to issue a bullish forecast for the current trading year after Donald Trump's tax reforms reduced its tax rate from 23% to 17%.
30 Jan
Apple to halve iPhone X production due to disappointing sales
Apple will slash production of its flagship smartphone in 2018 after the already underperforming iPhone X continued to miss sales targets.
30 Jan
Blackstone in talks with Thomson Reuters over $20bn financials unit
Blackstone Group, the US private equity giant, is in advanced discussions to buy part of Thomson Reuters.