Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, -0.22% said Thursday it will buy back up to $50 billion in stock through 2024, including $15 billion in 2022. Exxon also plans to increase lower-emission Read more
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Sanrio shares jump after the Hello Kitty owner boosts guidance
Sanrio Co. 8136, +13.92% shares rose sharply Monday morning after the owner of Hello Kitty posted strong first-half earnings and raised its full-year guidance. The company’s shares were recently 15% Read more
This Earth-friendly sugar alternative from discarded plants boosts fiber intake
It’s hard to kick the sugar habit entirely, even when we know our lives can be much healthier without the dozen-plus teaspoons many of us consume daily in cookies, our Read more
Visa beats on earnings and boosts dividend by 20%
Visa Inc. topped earnings expectations for its latest quarter Tuesday as the payments giant continued to call out strong consumer spending trends. Payments volume at Visa V, +1.92% grew 10% Read more
Philip Morris boosts Swedish Match bid and buys U.S. rights to Iqos
Philip Morris International Inc. raised its offer for Swedish Match by 9.4% and has agreed to pay $2.7 billion to regain the U.S. rights for its IQOS heated tobacco products Read more
FAA boosts time-off between shifts for flight attendants
U.S. flight-safety regulators will require flight attendants to have more time off between shifts, officials said Tuesday, a rule Congress called for four years ago. Under the mandate, flight attendants Read more
Microsoft boosts quarterly dividend by 9.7%
Shares of Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -1.03% fell 0.7% in premarket trading Tuesday, after the software behemoth said it raised its quarterly dividend by 9.7%, to 68 cents a share from Read more
Toast boosts earnings outlook, restaurant-tech stock shoots higher
Toast Inc.’s stock was climbing more than 11% in after-hours trading Thursday, after the maker of payment solutions and other technologies for restaurants raised its forecast for the full year. Read more
Oil prices lifted as IEA boosts demand forecast
Crude oil futures moved higher Thursday, finding support after the International Energy Agency raised its forecast for global oil-demand growth as summer heatwaves in Europe and tight natural-gas supplies prompt Read more
Aston Martin boosts sales but losses widen after currency hit
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC AML, +1.93% said Friday that its first-half pretax loss widened, though revenue rose, and backed its full-year guidance. The U.K. luxury-car maker said that Read more
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