BP has been subject to speculation that it could be acquired by a rival but if the positive results continue, the threat may disappear, Cheviot adds. What is most encouraging is that BP grew earnings ...

The London-based company is under pressure from investors to revive its flagging share price and boost shareholder returns. Earlier this year it jettisoned a push into low-carbon energy such as wind, ...

The large services side of the U.S. economy barely grew in July as ongoing trade wars raised costs, spurred reductions in employment and forced businesses to delay future plans until the scope of ...

There's a good chance Nvidia won't become the U.S. stock market's first $5 trillion company. Now that Nvidia (NVDA) has topped the $4 trillion market-cap threshold, some Wall Street analysts are on ...

The biggest deterrent to bull market returns has been the "watershed destruction of U.S. confidence," says Paulsen. Since 1960, when U.S. consumer confidence has risen monthly, the S&P 500 average ...

The large service side of the economy barely grew in July as ongoing trade wars raised costs, spurred reductions in employment and forced businesses to delay future plans until the scope of tariffs ...

The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal. Forecasts were last updated Monday afternoon.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba--Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were on the rise coming out of the August long weekend due to stronger vegetable oils.

Pfizer (PFE) increased its 2025 profit outlook by 10 cents a share to a range of $2.90 to $3.10 a share, citing continued cost cuts, a lower tax rate and "confidence" that strength seen in the first ...

Palantir (PLTR) has bucked the skeptics, posting its eighth quarter in a row of accelerating revenue growth on Monday and predicting that the current quarter would mark the ninth. Meanwhile, its stock ...

During the interview, two other candidates under consideration appeared to get a boost from Trump, when he said "both Kevins" are "very good" - a reference to Kevin Hassett, the director of Trump's ...

In a presentation accompanying the results, Caterpillar said that it expects net incremental tariff costs of around $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion for the full year. This refers to tariffs announced in ...