July 29 (Reuters) - Jordan's flag carrier Royal Jordanian has suspended flights to Beirut on Monday and Tuesday, Jordanian Television reported, citing a statement from the airline on Monday. The airline said evaluation was continuing regarding flights scheduled for Tuesday. Flights to and from Beirut airport were cancelled or delayed on Monday as tensions escalated between Israel and the armed...

Loews Corp ( L ) reported second-quarter 2024 net income of $369 million, up 2.5% year-over-year. EPS was $1.67, up from $1.58 year-ago. Revenues grew to $4.27 billion from $3.39 billion a year ago. CNA Financial Corp ( CNA ) revenue contribution increased to $3.52 billion from $3.30 billion a year ago, and net income rose to $291 million from...

08:54 AM EDT, 07/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were edging higher premarket Monday as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was marginally advancing and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) was recently up 0.7%. Alibaba Group Holding ( BABA ) shares rose by more than 2% after Bloomberg News reported a change in company policy...

08:53 AM EDT, 07/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- BlackBerry (BB) said Monday it has named Tim Foote as chief financial officer and Jay Chai as chief accounting officer. Foote, whose appointment as CFO took effect Monday, succeeds Steve Rai, who is pursuing other opportunities outside the company but will stay until September as a consultant to help facilitate the transition, the...