Stocks edge lower, gold gains on slowdown, geopolitical fears
Equity markets struggled and safe-haven assets like gold were in demand on Friday as weak Chinese data stoked investor anxieties over a global growth slowdown...
Solid U.S. retail sales offer economy some respite
U.S. retail sales increased in May and sales for the prior month were revised higher, suggesting a pick-up in consumer spending that could ease fears...
Rising oil prices add to global economic strife
Escalating tension in the Middle East is driving up oil prices, a huge import cost for many economies, putting more strain on global growth already...
U.S. retail sales rise solidly in May; April data revised up
U.S. retail sales increased in May and sales for the prior month were revised higher, suggesting a pick-up in consumer spending that could ease fears...
Wall Street to open lower on Broadcom warning, Chinese gloom
Wall Street was set to drop at the open on Friday, as the long-feared hit to global growth from President Donald Trump’s trade war crystallized...
Take Five: The Fed and the rest
With President Donald Trump’s trade policies heightening fears of a U.S. recession, expectations of a Fed rate cut have dramatically increased in the past month....
U.S. retail sales rise in May; April revised higher
U.S. retail sales increased in May and sales for the prior month were revised higher, suggesting a pick-up in consumer spending that could ease fears...
How an Obama Fed appointee is scuttling Wall Street’s bid to ease rules
As a U.S. Federal Reserve governor, Lael Brainard gets only one vote on proposals that come before the central bank’s board. Over the past year,...
Norwegian Air expects Boeing 737 MAX fleet to remain grounded until end of August
Norwegian Air expects Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft to remain grounded until at least the end of August, missing the European summer season, CEO Bjoern Kjos...
United States suspends WTO intellectual property litigation against China
The United States has halted a World Trade Organization dispute over China’s treatment of intellectual property rights until Dec. 31, the WTO dispute panel hearing...