Fiscal 2020 domestic spending bill passes in Senate
The U.S. Senate, rushing to meet a looming deadline, passed legislation on Thursday to fund an array of domestic programs through Sept. 30 in a...
Breakingviews TV: Buyout blues
A $1 trillion market for sliced-and-diced loans known as CLOs has fueled a host of private-equity deals, but a weakening economy could throw grit in...
Top Republican calls on U.S. Senate to correct ‘toxic’ impeachment case
The top Republican in the U.S. Senate on Thursday called on his fellow senators to correct what he called the “toxic” impeachment of President Donald...
Netflix says ‘Klaus’ is a hit with nearly 30 million views worldwide
Netflix Inc’s animated holiday movie “Klaus” has been watched in nearly 30 million households worldwide during its first month, landing among the streaming service’s most-watched...
Oil hovers near three-month highs, supported by low U.S. inventories, trade progress
Oil prices hovered near the highest in three months in thin pre-Christmas trading on Thursday, buoyed by the previous day’s news that U.S. crude inventories...
Boeing astronaut capsule faces key test on trip to space station
Boeing Co is set to launch its new astronaut capsule on Friday on its first unmanned journey to the International Space Station, a milestone test...
Japanese companies exhibit robots to help care for a rapidly aging society
Toyota’s latest humanoid robot “T-HR3” is like an avatar that can be controlled remotely by a human operator. The goggle on the operator allows them...
Gunman opens fire near Russian security service HQ
An unknown person opened fire near the headquarters of Russia’s FSB security service in central Moscow on Thursday evening wounding several other people, the Interfax...
Amazon to deliver 3.5 billion packages through own network in 2019
Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it was on track to deliver 3.5 billion customer packages globally this year through its in-house delivery network....
U.S. House set to approve new North American trade deal replacing NAFTA
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to approve a rewritten North American trade deal on Thursday that includes tougher new labor and automotive content...