Reuters

Analysts and bankers believe the club could be at the start of a virtuous cycle, where winning begets higher revenue and even more winning for years to come.

The amount was less than the $400 million the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) was claiming in damages.

The packaged food giant cut its 2015 outlook to around 4.5 percent, below its long-term model calling for 5 to 6 percent growth.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said he plans to travel to the Middle East soon to try to calm the violence.

Mexico and the U.S. said they will open two jointly staffed border stations on Mexican soil in a bid to streamline trade and improve communication at the frontier.

Many Fed watchers are exasperated by the mixed messages from the U.S. central bank in recent weeks.

U.S. banks are cutting costs to boost earnings as overnight fund rates stay near zero and fixed-income trading shows no sign of picking up.

The Canadian company tripled the price of its drug Isuprel and raised the price sixfold for another heart drug, Nitropress, after buying them in February.

"All options are on the table," a diplomat said.

Bonuses across Wall Street could fall about 10 percent this year, with traders taking the biggest hit, a pay consultant says.

Gavin Newsom, a former San Francisco mayor, said elements of the measure would be strongly supported by California voters.

Japan's Nikkei stock index was up 1 percent, but still poised to shed about 0.9 percent for the week.

Clinton and the other Democrats in the November 2016 race for the White House have pushed hard for support among Hispanics, a critical voting bloc.

Also on Thursday, Bush issued details of his health status, with his doctor reporting that at age 62, he is in excellent physical condition.

"He spends more of his time in that country than he does at home," the wife of a U.S. Army Special Forces member says.

Goldman said revenue from fixed-income, currency and commodity trading fell 33 percent to $1.46 billion, the biggest year-over-year drop since 2013.

The 2015 deficit fell to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product, the lowest since 2007 and less than the average of the last 40 years.

The financial sector jumped 2.3 percent, recovering from losses on Wednesday, when J.P. Morgan results disappointed.

Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson made the remarks at a press roundtable in Tokyo at the start of a trip around Asia.

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security computer system that checks airline passengers against terrorism watch lists experienced a brief service disruption.

"With inflation falling and consumer spending stagnating, it will be very difficult for the Federal Reserve to pull the trigger this year," one analyst said.

Gains by the Islamic State group near Aleppo would threaten supply lines of rival rebels in the city, which is divided between insurgents and government forces.

The Democrat said Thursday that she had hoped the Trans-Pacific Partnership would have "enforceable provisions."

“If you’re a Hillary supporter and you were worried ... you should feel very good about yourself,” a Democratic strategist said after Tuesday's debate.

Sildenafil, a Viagra ingredient that can be found in some herbal alternatives, can be dangerous for those with an undiagnosed cardiac issue, a physician said.

Bangladeshi suppliers to the world's top brands said they didn't expect the disruptions to hurt their orders for the year-end Christmas season.

The aeropsace firm knowingly charged the United States for time its mechanics spent on extended breaks and lunch hours, the government had alleged.

The doomed El Faro "should have never left dock" amid hurricane conditions, attorney Willie E. Gary told reporters in Jacksonville, Florida.

A university's research arm ppears to have dropped some claims during the trial, including one on sales of iPhones and iPads, before the lawsuit was filed.