Wall Street at record highs as year-end rally continues
U.S. stock indexes rose slightly on Friday, continuing a year-end record rally that has been fueled by optimism over a U.S.-China trade truce and an...
Oil edges up to three-month highs as U.S. crude stocks fall
Oil prices rose on Friday to three-month highs after data showed U.S. crude inventories declined much more than expected and upbeat economic data and optimism...
Global shares rise in record year-end rally, dollar slips
Global equity markets scaled fresh records in a year-end rally on Friday as upbeat Chinese economic data and optimism a U.S.-Sino trade deal is imminent...
Twelve dead as plane crashes after take-off in Kazakhstan
Twelve people were killed and dozens injured when a plane with nearly 100 passengers and crew on board crashed soon after take-off in Kazakhstan on...
Exclusive: FBI investigating British socialite and others who ‘facilitated’ Epstein – sources
The FBI is investigating British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and several other people linked to U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while awaiting trial on...
A Japanese manga on China’s Uighur plight goes viral
A Japanese manga artist draws a comic based on the story of a young Uighur woman who was detained and tortured by Chinese authorties in...
Antibiotics maker Melinta files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Melinta Therapeutics Inc said on Friday it had filed for bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest casualty of a persistent cash burn in the antibiotic industry....
U.S. appeals court voids ‘shockingly low’ 17-year sentence in NY terrorism case
A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday ordered the resentencing of a Staten Island, New York man for attempting to provide material support to Islamic...
Oil edges down from three-month highs after Russia downplays output cuts
Oil prices edged down from three-month highs on Friday as investors’ optimism on economic growth was clouded by the Russian energy minister’s comments downplaying oil...
Wall Street’s festive rally pauses as investors await trade details
Wall Street hovered at record highs on Friday, as investors paused after a year-end rally that has been fueled by optimism over a U.S.-China trade...