(Reuters) -A 90-day trade thaw between Washington and Beijing could prove to be a welcome reprieve for the U.S. freight industry, as importers rush to lock in shipments ahead of the busy back-to-school period, experts said. The $906 billion U.S. trucking industry, in particular, has been facing a nearly three-year-long slowdown due to overcapacity, which was worsened by President Donald...

11:28 AM EDT, 05/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates throughout with company response.) Verizon Communications ( VZ ) confirmed to MT Newswires Friday it is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs as it seeks US Federal Communications Commission approval for its acquisition of Frontier Communications (FYBR). Verizon said it is deleting its Diversity and Inclusion website and removing references to...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

Quantum Computing, Inc. ( QUBT ) reported first-quarter earnings after the market closed on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know. What To Know: Quantum posted earnings per share of 11 cents, beating the consensus estimate of a 7 cent-loss. In addition, the company reported sales of $39,000, missing the consensus estimate of $100,000, but representing a year-over-year increase of...