Wall St. opens higher as technology stocks gain
U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, lifted by technology stocks, extending a rally from the prior session that was powered by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome...
Halep rolls over Svitolina to reach first Wimbledon final
Simona Halep barely put a foot wrong as she became the first Romanian woman to reach a Wimbledon singles final with a composed 6-1 6-3...
Likely UK’s new U.S. ambassador will be appointed by new PM: minister
The appointment of Britain’s ambassador to the United States is likely to be made by the next British prime minister rather than outgoing leader Theresa...
U.S. underlying inflation firming; labor market tightening
U.S. underlying consumer prices increased by the most in nearly 1-1/2 years in June amid solid gains in the costs of a range of goods...
Tropical storm brewing off U.S. Gulf Coast, likely to hit Louisiana as hurricane
A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico and aimed at water-logged New Orleans was expected to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of...
El Niño likely to transition to neutral weather conditions in Aug.-Sept
The El Niño weather pattern is likely to transition into ENSO-neutral conditions in the next month or two, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on...
White House kills rule aimed at ending Medicare drug rebates
The Trump administration has withdrawn a rule aimed at eliminating pharmaceutical drug rebates from its Medicare health plans, sending shares of Cigna Corp, the largest...
Fiat bets on electric ‘500’ as it moves on from Renault
Fiat Chrysler plans to invest 700 million euros ($788 million) in an electric makeover of its iconic Fiat 500, a top executive said on Thursday,...
Futures pare gains after inflation data
U.S. stock index futures pared gains on Thursday after U.S. underlying consumer prices increased by the most in nearly 1-1/2 years in June, dimming hopes...
Putin says he hopes Venezuela talks will normalize situation
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he hoped Norway-brokered talks between Venezuela’s government and the opposition would normalize the situation in country and bring...