U.S. weekly jobless claims rise modestly; labor market solid
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits increased less than expected last week, suggesting the labor market continues to tighten even as job growth is slowing.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits increased less than expected last week, suggesting the labor market continues to tighten even as job growth is slowing.
Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc , said on Thursday it will start testing autonomous trucks and vans in Texas and New Mexico this week.
The drab exteriors of a pair of 1970s buildings in an industrial Warsaw neighborhood belie the hive of high-tech activity inside where developers, screenplay writers and others at leading video game maker CD Projekt hustle to create the next global hit.
Poland's booming video game and esports market was worth $664 million in 2019, according to PwC, and is projected to climb to nearly $850 million over the next four years.
Virgin Galactic shares have been on a blistering run, with analysts seeing multiple factors driving the stock's momentum.
The winner would face some key decisions that should be made before heading to lottery headquarters to claim their windfall, including whether to take the cash option or go with an annuity.
U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday, as mounting worries over a coronavirus outbreak in China, disappointing corporate earnings and weakness in financial stocks prompted investors to hit the brakes after a strong rally this year.
Union Pacific Corp shares rose 1% after executives at the railroad operator said the U.S.-China trade pact should help reverse slumping volumes.
Comcast's NBC and Sky will jointly launch a global news channel taking aim at CNN, the Financial Times reported https://www.ft.com/content/cf3aafce-3d30-11ea-a01a-bae547046735 on Thursday.
Morgan Stanley is offering new brokerage accounts to its wealth management clients aimed at helping them manage their cash. The accounts are aimed as an alternative to traditional banking, and tout a host of features, including reduced fees, enhanced fraud protection and digital management.
A U.S. regulator said it will review part of a recommendation made last fall that India's Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd infringed upon the intellectual property rights of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Jeep SUV design.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits increased less than expected last week, suggesting the labor market continues to tighten even as job growth is slowing.
Oil prices fell more than 2% on Thursday on concern that the spread of a respiratory virus from China could lower fuel demand if it stunts economic growth, but losses were limited by a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories.
Comcast Corp on Thursday beat Wall Street's revenue and profit estimates due to growth in broadband customers, but the company lost more cable TV subscribers than Wall Street expected and its NBC Universal unit revenues were hurt as the film "Cats" bombed at the box office.
Xerox Holdings Corp said on Thursday it plans to nominate 11 independent candidates to HP Inc's board, seeking to take control of the personal computer maker after several rejections of its $33.5 billion buyout offer.