U.K. supermarket chain Wm. Morrison Supermarkets PLC (MRW.LN) has priced it 400 million pound ($625.42 million) bond at 175 basis points over gilts, one of the banks running the deal said Wednesday. BNP Paribas SA, Lloyds Banking Group PLC and Santander GBM were the lead managers on the deal. The

BlackRock Inc.'s (BLK) second-quarter profit slid 11% as the money manager's investment advisory revenue decline combined with investment losses.

Construction on new U.S. homes in June rose 6.9% to an annual rate of 760,000, the highest level since October 2008, but building permits fell slightly, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

AT&T Inc. (T) unveiled the details of its long-awaited new wireless data plan structure, which allows customers to share data among multiple users and devices, but users won't be required to adopt the new options.

Honeywell's second-quarter profit beat analysts' forecasts on stronger U.S. demand for building-control systems and specialty chemicals. The company also raised the low end of its full-year profit forecast by 5 cents.

Northern Trust Corp.'s (NTRS) second-quarter earnings climbed 18% as the trust bank's revenue increased and net charge-offs sharply declined.

Greek coalition leaders are set to meet next week to hammer out 11.7 billion euros worth of austerity cuts after an initial round of talks on Wednesday resulted in no firm solution.

Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML Holding NV (ASML.AE) Wednesday said booming sales of mobile handsets and tablet PCs will ensure steady sales of its chip-making machines in the months ahead, despite a heavy drop in profit in the second quarter.

St. Jude Medical Inc.'s (STJ) second-quarter earnings edged up 1.2% as the medical-device maker benefited from lower costs, though negative currency impacts masked otherwise modest sales growth.