Wall Street finishes down as U.S.-China tensions heighten trade deal worries
Wall Street ended lower on Thursday, a day after hitting two-month highs, on a fresh wave of China-U.S. tensions that raised doubts about the trade deal...
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Brent at highest since March on U.S. stock draw, recovering demand
Global benchmark Brent rose more than 1% on Thursday to its highest since March, supported by lower U.S. crude inventories, OPEC-led supply cuts and recovering demand...
U.S. senators urge Delta, JetBlue to restore employee hours
A group of U.S. senators is urging Delta Air Lines Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp to immediately reverse their decisions to reduce employees' hours, calling them...
GM to restart part of its plant in Silao, Mexico on Thursday
General Motors Co will restart its eight-speed transmission line at its plant in Silao in Mexico's Guanjuato state on Thursday, according to a company message sent...
U.S. secures 300 million doses of potential AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The United States has secured almost a third of the first one billion doses planned for AstraZeneca's experimental COVID-19 vaccine by pledging up to $1.2 billion,...
Americans splurge at Walmart, Target as stimulus checks kick in
The Trump Administration's coronavirus relief payment provided a fillip to sales of major retailers in April as millions of Americans used the money to buy everything...
U.S. labor market struggles as layoffs spread despite businesses reopening
Millions more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, more than two months after a shutdown of the country to deal with the coronavirus crisis, pointing...
How big unions smooth the way for Amazon worker protests
Warehouse employees last month staged a walkout in Michigan to demand safer working conditions at their facility. So did workers in New York, Illinois and Minnesota.
Many Americans used part of their coronavirus stimulus check to trade stocks
People earning between $35,000 and $75,000 annually traded stocks about 90% more than the week after receiving their stimulus check.
U.S.-China tensions pull Wall Street lower
Wall Street receded on Thursday, a day after hitting two-month highs, on a fresh wave of China-U.S. tensions, raising doubts about the trade deal reached early...
Facebook's Zuckerberg embraces remote work outside Silicon Valley
Facebook Inc will permanently embrace remote work even after coronavirus lockdowns ease, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Thursday, accelerating the tech sector's geographic diversification...
Trump arrives in Michigan to visit Ford plant amid political tensions
President Donald Trump traveled on Thursday to the crucial U.S. election battleground state of Michigan to visit a Ford Motor Co plant amid hostility with its...
Southwest to limit seats sold on each flight through July -CEO
Southwest Airlines Co will continue to limit bookings on its flights through at least July to give passengers space between seats, CEO Gary Kelly told shareholders...
Bill to delist Chinese stocks moving at 'warp speed' as a crackdown gains bipartisan support
A bill that could force Chinese companies to give up their listings on American exchanges is now moving at "warp speed," Raymond James says.
Wall Street slips on rising U.S.-China tensions, recovery worries
Wall Street's main indexes eased on Thursday from more than two-month highs hit in the previous session, as growing Sino-U.S. tensions and concerns about a rebound...