The U.S. will phase out China tariffs, Beijing officials say
The United States has agreed to phase out tariffs on Chinese goods, Chinese officials said at a press conference in Beijing Friday evening....
Wall St. rises as China, U.S. agree on context of trade deal
U.S. stocks hit fresh record levels on Friday after China said first phase trade talks with the United States have achieved major progress and that...
Ford recalls 547,538 Super Duty pickup trucks on post-crash fire risk
Ford Motor Co said on Friday it would recall 547,538 of its Ford Super Duty pickup trucks across the United States, Canada and Mexico, citing...
U.S. retail sales rise less than expected in November
U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in November as Americans cut back on discretionary spending, which could see economists dialing back economic growth forecasts...
U.S. import prices rebound; underlying trend remains weak
U.S. import prices rebounded modestly in November and the underlying trend remained soft, consistent with subdued imported inflation pressures....
Shares and sterling leap on trade and Brexit boosts
Stock markets and sterling gained on Friday as U.S.-China trade hopes and an election win for Britain’s Brexit-backing Conservative Party cleared two of the clouds...
Broker group warns of investor risks posed by U.S. direct share-listing proposal
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission risks weakening investor protections if it allows companies to raise money in the public market through a direct listing...
How ethanol plant shutdowns deepen pain for U.S. corn farmers
When the U.S. ethanol industry was booming, Indiana farmer Paul Hodgen made good money selling about a quarter of his crop to a local facility...
Futures up on trade deal hopes; tariff deadline closes in
U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday on hopes that the United States and China could reach an initial deal to end their trade war...
Oil hits three-month high as trade hopes, UK election lift sentiment
Oil rose to its highest in nearly three months on Friday as progress in resolving the U.S.-China trade dispute and Britain’s general election result appeared...