Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam on Wednesday read out a letter from the family of a contractor who committed suicide in the wake of a spying scandal which rocked the Swiss lender. An internal investigation into the saga which erupted in September cleared Thiam of any knowledge or involvement in the surveillance of former wealth
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A customer browses the Mattel Barbie dolls section of a now closed Toys ‘R’ Us store. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Mattel spiked more than 12% during extended trading after the company announced that its audit committee completed its independent investigation into
AIG affiliates charged with mutual fund shares conflicts by the SEC on March 14, 2016. JB Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of insurance giant AIG dropped 1% on reports that a subsidiary of the insurer, Valic, is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission about its sales to schools and universities, people
Employees walk in Luziajui business district of Shanghai, China. Lucas Schifres | Getty Images BEIJING — The Chinese government’s latest efforts to make it easier for foreign businesses to operate locally come as China’s own companies seek to be global players. China pushed ahead this month with long-awaited announcements for removing foreign ownership limits in
Beyond Meat plant-based burger patties. Source: Beyond Meat Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Beyond Meat tanked as much as 15% after the bell despite the company’s raised revenue guidance and third-quarter earnings that topped expectations. The alternative plant-based meat company raised its revenue guidance from at least $240 million
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 broke through its previous highs Monday, just as the historically best time of year for stocks got underway. That should give the market fuel for a positive market move into the end of the year, with
Ewen Stevenson, Group CFO at HSBC. Chris J. Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images HSBC, Europe’s largest bank, plans to restructure its loss-making businesses after the lender reported an 18% on-year drop in pre-tax profit for the third quarter, group CFO Ewen Stevenson said. The bank is looking at ways to reshape its non-ring-fenced bank
The Gmail email application is seen on a portable device in this photo illustration on December 6, 2017. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images Here are the most important things to know about Monday before you hit the door. 1. Busiest week of earnings season Monday marks the
Bob Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company Scott Mlyn | CNBC It might seem like media companies are finally embracing the future as nearly every major programmer is launching a streaming service. But examining the streaming products of AT&T‘s WarnerMedia, Disney and Comcast‘s NBCUniversal in isolation, a different concept reveals itself. The giants of media
(This story is part of the Weekend Brief edition of the Evening Brief newsletter. To sign up for CNBC’s Evening Brief, click here.) We’ve been here before – several times, and not long ago. A plodding but steady rally is drawing the S&P 500 toward a new record high as investors lean on modest interest