Wall Street slips from record highs at open after jobs report
Wall Street slipped from record highs at the open on Friday as investors assessed the U.S. employment report for January that showed acceleration in jobs growth...
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Ford shakes up top management three days after weak profit outlook
Ford Motor Co on Friday named top executive Jim Farley its chief operating officer, positioning him as potential heir to Chief Executive Officer Jim Hackett and...
Uber's new roadmap to profitability draws Wall Street praise
Shares of Uber Technologies Inc rose on Friday after the ride-hailing company laid out an ambitious plan to be profitable by the end of 2020, a...
Solo entrepreneurs face a critical financial challenge: How to save for retirement
One downside to being your own boss is having to figure out company plan benefits, like a retirement account. Here's how to choose a way to...
Swiss watchdog continues Credit Suisse probe after CEO goes
Swiss markets watchdog FINMA is still examining corporate governance issues at Credit Suisse after Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam resigned amid a scandal over surveillance of managers,...
Global stocks stutter at end of best week since June
Nagging coronavirus worries took a swipe at world markets on Friday but failed to stand in the way of the best week for stocks since June...
Boeing supplier Spirit slashes dividend due to 737 MAX crisis
Spirit AeroSystems Inc, Boeing Co's largest supplier, said on Friday it would slash its quarterly dividend to just 1 cent per share as it grapples with...
Credit Suisse's incoming CEO Gottstein looking to grow balance sheet
Credit Suisse's incoming chief executive, Thomas Gottstein, plans to stick Switzerland's second-biggest bank on a growth offensive following predecessor Tidjane Thiam's cost-cutting exercise, he told Reuters...
Social Security is a very personal matter for many presidential candidates
Social Security is already a heated topic among the 2020 presidential candidates, many of whom are already eligible for retirement benefits themselves. Here's how those claiming...
Mild weather boosts U.S. job growth; but benchmark revisions show ebbing momentum
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...
Futures extend declines after January jobs data
U.S. stock index futures extended losses on Friday after the Labor Department revised some past employment numbers lower, suggesting job growth could significantly slow this year.
From black swan to bubble: as virus concerns fade, investors worry about a melt-up
When worries over the coronavirus shook U.S. stocks out of a period of quiet trading last week, investors wondered if the outbreak was the “Black Swan”...
Tesla's surge inspires fans to buy, skeptics to dig in, drives fear of missing out
Pretty much everyone on Wall Street has an opinion about Tesla.
Japanese telco SoftBank posts 15% rise in third-quarter profit, hikes full-year forecast
Japanese telco SoftBank Corp on Friday reported a 15% rise in third-quarter operating profit, beating estimates, underpinned by its mobile business.
Suzuki posts 11% fall in third-quarter profit, hit by slowing India demand
Suzuki Motor Corp reported on Friday an 11% fall in third-quarter operating profit to its lowest in roughly three years as vehicles sales in Japan, Pakistan...