Tesla's Elon Musk, SEC to face off in U.S. court on April 4

Lawyers for Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will square off in a Manhattan courtroom next week over whether the Tesla Inc chief executive should be held in contempt over o...

Dueling Qualcomm, Apple rulings leave battle lines unchanged

Split decisions on Tuesday by a U.S. government panel in acrimonious patent disputes between iPhone-maker Apple and chip supplier Qualcomm left the battle lines largely unmoved ahead of a U.S Fede...

Wall Street climbs as financials snap five days of losses

U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, with financials snapping a five-day losing streak as Treasury yields stabilized above 15-month lows. ...

Dow Jones Industrial Average adds Dow Inc, removes DowDuPont

Dow Inc will replace DowDuPont Inc in the Dow Jones Industrial Average following the chemical corporation's breakup into three smaller companies, S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Tuesday. ...

Southwest 737 MAX makes emergency landing, says computer system not to blame

A Southwest Airlines Co Boeing 737 MAX 8 heading to the California desert for parking during a global ban of the aircraft made an emergency landing on Tuesday due to an engine-related problem short...

Merck KGaA goes hostile in $5.9 billion Versum takeover battle

German pharma group Merck KGaA launched a hostile $5.9 billion all-cash takeover offer for Versum Materials on Tuesday to boost its presence in the semiconductor materials market and sideline a ri...

Boeing readies 737 MAX software fix as families wait for crash report

Boeing Co will provide airlines that have bought the 737 MAX with free software upgrades, the U.S. manufacturer said on Monday, as Ethiopian Airlines told Reuters it expected a preliminary crash re...

Qualcomm loses bid for Apple iPhone import ban in ITC ruling

Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday lost a bid to have imports of some Apple Inc iPhones banned in a final and binding ruling on one dispute between the two companies by the full U.S. International Trade Commi...

Goldman's Apple pairing furthers bank's mass-market ambitions

Goldman Sachs Group Inc's credit card deal with Apple Inc is the latest move by the Wall Street investment bank to court mass-market consumers, potentially connecting Goldman with hundreds of milli...

Purdue Pharma agrees to $270 million settlement in Oklahoma opioid case

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and members of the wealthy Sackler family that own the company reached a $270 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit brought by the state of Oklahoma accusing the ...