The coronavirus continues to claim lives, yet the impact on global demand and companies is just starting to be felt. Recent days have seen an unremitting flow of dire headlines as supply chains from New Zealand to the United States felt the impact of a paralyzed China.
U.S. job growth accelerated in January, with unseasonably mild temperatures boosting hiring in weather-sensitive sectors, indicating the economy will probably continue to grow moderately despite a deepening slump in business investment.
Sweden's central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate at zero at a policy meeting next week and is not expected to alter its stance for the foreseeable future, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
The White House's economic adviser on Friday said that President Donald Trump's administration does not expect the coronavirus in China will have a major effect on the U.S. economy.
Tidjane Thiam is unlikely to quietly retire after his abrupt exit as chief executive of Credit Suisse, some of those who have worked with him predict.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday that a U.S. decision to impose "Section 232" national security tariffs on cars and auto parts imported from the European Union is on pause amid attempts to reach a U.S.-EU trade deal.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump that China would still meet its Phase 1 trade deal purchasing targets despite delays linked to the coronavirus, White House adviser Larry Kudlow told Bloomberg Television on Friday.
Wall Street pulled back from record levels on Friday, as investors assessed the U.S. employment report that showed jobs growth accelerated in January but included a downward revision to some previous numbers.
U.S. wholesale inventories were a bit weaker than initially estimated in December amid a broad decline in stocks, including motor vehicles.
Britain's decision to eschew U.S. concerns and grant China-based Huawei Technologies a limited role in its 5G network will not hinder efforts to reach a U.S.-UK trade deal, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday.
The latest warning comes from Charles Schwab strategists, who are advising clients to reduce their exposure to a part of the market that will see a record number of maturities over the next five years.
The "best case scenario" for World Wrestling Entertainment is if Amazon buys its streaming rights in the US and internationally, according to Needham.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that Britain's decision to let Huawei Technologies have a limited role in its 5G network remains a point of issue between the two traditional allies.
European Union leaders and institutions went into a frenzy of meetings this week to start the toughest job the bloc faces this year: agreeing on a seven-year budget that for many is the most tangible sign of what a united Europe will look like after Brexit.
Mediaset will submit revised plans to merge its Italian and Spanish broadcasting units under a Dutch entity to authorities in the Netherlands, securing a six-month extension to complete the project, two sources familiar with the matter said.