Stocks gain on trade hopes, risk appetite lifts dollar
The dollar strengthened and global stock markets rallied on Monday on signs the United States and China are nearing the end of a damaging trade...
Lindsay Hoyle is elected speaker of UK’s House of Commons
Opposition Labour lawmaker Lindsay Hoyle has been elected as speaker of the UK’s House of Commons, replacing John Bercow....
Comcast launches tools to improve ad targeting on TV
Comcast Corp on Monday launched new advertising capabilities to help advertisers find and target certain television viewers, as the largest U.S. cable TV provider tries...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro pushes new reforms in skeptical Congress
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will try to build momentum for his government’s market-friendly reforms on Tuesday, proposing new measures to tackle a budget deficit that...
Indexes hit closing records amid further trade deal optimism
All three major U.S. stock indexes posted record closing highs on Monday, extending a recent run of gains on further hopes of a U.S.-China trade...
U.S. House Democrats say Boeing CEO testimony prompts new questions
The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the head of its aviation subcommittee said on Monday that Boeing’s testimony on two...
Caterpillar lays off 120 workers as trade war hits sales
Caterpillar Inc has laid off 120 temporary workers at a plant in Texas following its decision to cut production in the wake of a fall...
China pushing Trump to remove more tariffs ahead of trade deal: Politico
China is pushing U.S. President Donald Trump to remove more tariffs imposed in September ahead of the signing of the U.S.-China trade deal, Politico reported...
House committees release first transcripts of closed-door Trump impeachment testimony
U.S. House of Representatives committees conducting an impeachment probe of President Donald Trump released the first transcripts of one of their closed-door witness interviews on...
In impeachment testimony, U.S. diplomat says she was told to tweet support for Trump
Two U.S. diplomats told lawmakers the State Department was being used for domestic political purposes under President Donald Trump and warned that would hurt American...