S&P, Dow eke out gains after U.S. jobs report
The S&P 500 and the Dow industrials closed slightly higher on Friday as investors digested a mixed U.S. jobs report and bet on a Federal...
Fed Chair Powell repeats vow to act ‘as appropriate’
The U.S. Federal Reserve will continue to act “as appropriate” to sustain the economic expansion in the world’s biggest economy, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said...
Apple says Uighurs targeted in iPhone attack but disputes Google’s findings
Apple Inc on Friday confirmed that Uighurs, a minority mostly Muslim group considered a security threat by Beijing, had been the target of attacks due...
Fed chair Powell’s remarks, China stimulus help markets look past weak U.S. jobs data
Wall Street advanced on Friday and Treasury yields pared their losses as upbeat remarks from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and a Chinese economic stimulus...
Wall Street ekes out gains after China stimulus plan, jobs data
U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday as China’s stimulus plan helped ease some concerns around global growth, while investors digested underwhelming jobs data that capped...
U.S. wants ‘near term’ results from new China trade talks: Kudlow
The Trump administration wants to see “near term results” from U.S.-China trade talks in September and October, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on...
U.S. hiring slows; wages, hours offer silver lining
U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August, with retail hiring declining for a seventh straight month, but strong wage gains should support consumer...
Fed will continue to act ‘as appropriate’ to sustain U.S. growth
The U.S. Federal Reserve will continue to act “as appropriate” to sustain an economic expansion now in its 11th year, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said...
Big Tech companies like Facebook, Amazon to face antitrust probe by U.S. state attorneys general
A bipartisan group of state attorneys general will announce on Monday an investigation into large tech companies, like Facebook and Google, for potential violations of...
Big Oil undermines U.N. climate goals with $50 bln of new projects: report
Major oil companies have approved $50 billion of projects since last year that will not be economically viable if governments implement the Paris Agreement on...