Wall Street is greeting what is expected to be the worst earnings season since 2009 with a gigantic shrug. Though there has been some selling in recent weeks, there's been no panic dumping of stocks, even though forecasts for S&P 500 first-quarter earnings have tumbled since Jan. 1, thanks to the surging dollar, falling oil prices and another severe winter. The earnings season unofficially kicks off Wednesday with results from aluminum company Alcoa (AA.N).
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Dollar steps back, outlook still solid on diverging monetary policy paths
The dollar took a step back on Wednesday but retained a bulk of its overnight gains after currency bulls scooped up the greenback following the tumble induced by weak U.S. non-farm payrolls late last week.
Mercedes, Nissan expand cooperation to build pickup
Daimler AG on Tuesday said it would expand its cooperation with partner Nissan Motor Co Ltd to develop a mid-sized pickup truck for Mercedes-Benz as the German premium automaker seeks to narrow its sales gap with rival BMW.
Boeing beats Airbus in first quarter net orders, deliveries
U.S. planemaker Boeing (BA.N) beat European rival Airbus (AIR.PA) in net new orders and deliveries in the first quarter, according to figures released on Tuesday.
France raises Renault stake to ensure long-term control
The French government has been buying shares in French carmaker Renault SA (RENA.PA) to increase its stake to up to 19.73 percent with the aim of blocking a resolution at the next annual general meeting that could reduce its control over the company.
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"Bloodborne" apparantly has an unintended bug which exposes an easier level of difficulty players can exploit at will.
Oil prices fell towards $58 a barrel on Wednesday as industry data showed a larger-than-expected weekly increase in U.S. stockpiles and as Saudi Arabia reported record output in March.
PC gamers can rejoice as pre-loading for "GTA V" has finally started, and details about its day one update have also been leaked.
Global stocks remained upbeat on Wednesday as a $70 billion mega-deal in the European oil and gas sector stoked the merger and acquisition fever that has gripped investors this week.
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) agreed to buy smaller rival BG Group (BG.L) for $70 billion in the first oil super-merger in more than a decade to close the gap with the world's largest oil firm U.S. ExxonMobil (XOM.N).
Gaz Deaves, from the "Batman: Arkham Knight" development team recently talked about the final game of the franchise.
The people behind "Battlefield 2" are planning a new project which will now feature 50v50 style combat.
HexaDrive will now become a part of the growing "Final Fantasy XV" development team. Square Enix continues to expand its roster of developers for their planned video game epic, "Final Fantasy XV" with the addition of HexaDrive.
Kylie Jenner's blackface photo made the public mad but others looked at her pic as an art. Also, Karrueche Tran and Zendaya commented on the said image saying Kylie must be responsible for what she's posting.
