Trump: U.S. had ‘very good talk’ with China; in-person talks may follow
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin had a very good talk with his Chinese counterpart, amid signals from...
Global stocks down as big rate cut hopes fade, dollar rises
A gauge of global stocks declined after early gains dissipated on Friday as expectations for a strongly dovish U.S. Federal Reserve at its next meeting...
Wall Street falls as Fed signals smaller rate cut
Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Friday following a report that the Federal Reserve plans to cut interest rates by only a quarter-percentage point at...
Hungarian philosopher Agnes Heller dies at age of 90
Hungarian philosopher Agnes Heller, who was a student of Gyorgy Lukacs and later taught political theory for 25 years at the New School for Social...
Mexico minister says country has fulfilled pledge to U.S. to reduce migration
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday that Mexico has followed through on its commitment to reduce migration from Central America, as agreed to...
Buzz Aldrin tells Trump about his ‘great disappointment’
President Trump on Friday said the U.S. would be going back to the moon and then further to Mars, before Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin...
American Airlines-Qantas joint venture wins final U.S. approval
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Friday granted American Airlines Group Inc and Qantas Airways Ltd final approval to operate a joint venture after...
Confusion builds over U.S. ban on Chinese surveillance technology
Contractors who buy and install Hikvision and Dahua surveillance systems told U.S. officials on Friday that an ambiguous law that bans purchases from the two...
Wall Street falls as expectations for hefty Fed cut trimmed
Wall Street’s main indexes edged lower on Friday following a report that the Federal Reserve plans to cut interest rates by only a quarter-percentage point...
Pompeo says Iran needs to ‘come to the table’ for talks as tensions rise
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that the United States needed Iran to “come to the table” for negotiations, amid rising tensions...