U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in December, but the pace of hiring remains more than enough to keep the longest economic expansion in history on track despite a deepening downturn in a manufacturing sector stung by trade disputes.
Oil slipped further towards $65 a barrel on Friday as tensions in the Middle East over Iran eased for now and investors focused on rising U.S. inventories and other signs of ample supply.
Claiming Social Security early is common, but retirees could get larger monthly paychecks by waiting even just one additional year.
A swathe of Australia the size of South Korea is being razed by fire. The toll so far: 27 lives, more than 1,800 homes, a billion animals. But that's probably a fraction of the eventual costs. Analysts who have done the sums expect a drag as much as 0.4% this quarter on an economy already stuck in second gear. Given the bushfires have consumed an area 20 times greater than a similar conflagration in 2009, the cost will dwarf the $3 billion price attached to that disaster.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday crossed the 29,000 mark for the first time, as gains in technology and healthcare stocks offset concerns from a report showing slower-than-expected U.S. jobs growth in December.
Boeing Co's biggest supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc , plans to lay off more than 20% of the workforce at its Wichita-Kansas base as it grapples with halted production and uncertainty over when 737 MAX jets will return to service, according to a company memo seen by Reuters.
Sainsbury's retail and operations director Simon Roberts has emerged as the internal favorite to succeed Mike Coupe as chief executive if the supermarket group opts to promote from within, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
The Phase 1 U.S.-China trade deal is on track to be signed Jan. 15, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Fox Business Network on Friday.
U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in December, but the pace of hiring likely remains sufficient to keep the longest economic expansion in history on track despite a deepening downturn in a manufacturing sector stung by trade disputes.
Online food ordering company Takeaway.com has won the battle for Britain's Just Eat with a 5.9 billion pound ($7.7 billion) all share offer that will create one of the world's largest meal delivery companies.
The International Olympic Committee has to connect with hundreds of millions of gamers worldwide if the Olympic body is to remain relevant with the younger generation, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Friday.
A Wells Fargo analyst downgraded Six Flags on Thursday night and again on Friday after the company gave updates on its troubled projects in China.
Jim Cramer's use of the word "clown" evoked one of the newly public messages, in which one Boeing worker was bragging to another in April 2017.
Kids ages 10 to 14 are forming the big part of their relationship with money. Here's how to make it a healthy one.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc launched a long-awaited app this week for customers of its online bank Marcus.