Ford Motor Company ( F ) shares are trading slightly higher on Thursday. Today, the company has agreed to a consent order with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), including a civil penalty of $165 million for failing to meet federal recall requirements. This marks the second-largest civil penalty in NHTSA’s history, following the Takata airbag scandal. The penalty...

(Reuters) - ByteDance-owned TikTok on Thursday announced the global availability of its generative AI video creation platform, Symphony Creative Studios, to all advertisers, as the short-video app looks to boost its ad business. Earlier this year at the TikTok World Product Summit, the social media platform unveiled a new creative content suite called 'Symphony' with an aim to help businesses,...

12:40 PM EST, 11/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- National Bank has lifted its one year target on the company to $195, from $188, with analyst Vishal Shreedhar noting that results were on plan. Loblaw ( LBLCF ) reported third quarter adjusted EPS of $2.50 versus NBF at $2.44 and consensus at $2.45. Loblaw ( LBLCF ) has also been removed from...

Unilever PLC ( UL ) shares are trading relatively flat on Thursday. The company is reportedly exploring the sale of some of its smaller food brands, including those based in the Netherlands, as part of a strategic shift under CEO Hein Schumacher. The company is looking to streamline its portfolio and refocus on its key power brands, reported Reuters, citing...