Wall Street advances on renewed trade deal optimism
Tech stocks led Wall Street into the black on Wednesday, capping a three-day losing streak as a report that China was open to a partial...
Oil steady as military action in Syria boosts prices, crude inventories weigh
Oil prices edged up on Wednesday as Turkey launched an offensive in Syria that could disrupt crude production in the region and on hopes of...
Fund investors dump U.S. stocks as recession worries mount
Investors retreated from the U.S. stock market by unloading nearly $11.8 billion from mutual funds and exchange traded funds that hold domestic equities last week,...
Halliburton cutting 650 jobs in U.S. as oilfield business slows
U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton on Wednesday said it was cutting 650 jobs across Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and North Dakota amid slowing oil and...
Southwest finds cracks on two Boeing 737 NG airplanes during inspections
Southwest Airlines Co said Wednesday it found cracks on two Boeing 737 NG airplanes and removed them from service after U.S. regulators last week ordered...
Falling U.S. job openings point to slowing labor market
U.S. job openings fell to a 1-1/2-year low in August and hiring declined, suggesting employment growth was slowing largely because of ebbing demand for labor...
Halliburton cutting 650 jobs as U.S. oilfield slowdown accelerates
Halliburton said on Wednesday it is cutting another 650 U.S. oilfield services jobs as U.S. and gas producers have slashed spending amid weak prices and...
Facebook’s Zuckerberg to testify before U.S. House panel on Oct. 23
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Oct. 23 as the social media company faces growing scrutiny...
Tech stocks lift Wall Street as reports brighten hopes of trade deal
Wall Street rose for the first time in three sessions on Wednesday with technology stocks providing a boost, as a report that China was open...
Wearable device Fitbit to shift production out of China from January
Fitbit Inc will manufacture all its trackers and smart watches outside China from January, the wearable device maker said on Wednesday, the latest U.S. company...