Tech shares lead Wall Street higher; S&P 500 nears record high
A Microsoft-led rally in technology shares pushed U.S. stock indexes higher on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected and...
SEC’s Clayton worries about private markets, negative rates
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Jay Clayton said on Thursday he was concerned about the growth of private markets and negative interest rates as...
France urges Germany to act on economy sooner rather later
Germany should act sooner rather than later to revive its flagging economy, France’s finance minister said on Thursday, as he struggled to hide frustration with...
Burger King scraps plastic toys in children’s meals, launches amnesty
Burger King will stop handing out plastic toys in its children’s meals and said on Thursday it was launching an amnesty for customers to return...
Airbnb plans public listing in 2020
Earlier this week, Airbnb said that it took in more than $1 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2019. Reuters had reported in...
Huawei hails own apps in Mate 30 challenge to iPhone 11
Huawei [HWT.UL] directly challenged Apple’s new iPhone 11 with its new Mate 30 smartphone range on Thursday, highlighting its own apps brand while sidestepping the...
Banker tells German fraud trial he made millions from ‘astronomical’ trades
A British investment banker at the center of Germany’s biggest fraud trial told judges on Thursday he earned millions of euros from deals involving “astronomical”...
Walmart chief to chair CEO group Business Roundtable
Walmart Inc Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon will chair the Business Roundtable, the CEO trade group....
Shares inch higher after Fed cut; BOJ, SNB, BoE keep powder dry
World share markets and bond yields nudged modestly higher on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s second interest rate cut of the year and promises...
Microsoft, energy stocks lift Wall Street at open
U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, boosted by Microsoft Corp and energy stocks, a day after the Federal Reserve cut rates as expected but played...