Wall St at record levels after strong U.S., China data
U.S. stock indexes nudged higher to fresh record levels on Friday after strong housing data and indications of resilience in the Chinese economy raised hopes of...
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Wall Street's trillion-dollar club dwarfs Europe Inc
With Google parent Alphabet becoming the latest entrant to Wall Street's trillion-dollar club, Europe's blue-chip companies are dwarfed by comparison -- the most valuable firm from...
Walmart U.S. Chief Merchandising Officer Bratspies departs
Chief merchandising officer of Walmart Inc's U.S. operations, Steve Bratspies, is set to leave the big-box retailer, according to an internal memo sent on Friday.
U.S. housing starts at 13-year high, factory output gains
U.S. homebuilding surged to a 13-year high in December as activity increased across the board, suggesting the housing market recovery was back on track amid low...
Netflix opens new Paris office, plans 20 French-language series
U.S. television streaming company Netflix has opened a new Paris office and plans to develop more than 20 original French-language productions in 2020, it said on...
Bayer could be close to Roundup settlement, mediator says
Bayer could be close to settling more than 75,000 cancer claims related to its Roundup herbicide, with mediator Ken Feinberg on Friday saying he was "cautiously...
Fed's Bullard: "Material reassessment" is "big tent language"
St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard expounded on what might comprise a "material reassessment" of the economic outlook, the Treasury yield curve, the central bank's...
Oil steadies as Chinese economy offsets trade optimism
Oil prices steadied on Friday as sluggish economic growth in China, the world's biggest crude importer, raised concerns over fuel demand and countered optimism from the...
Shares set fresh records, lifted by U.S. housing data
Key world equity indexes scaled new highs on Friday as the latest U.S. data - a surge in housing starts to the highest level since 2006...
Here's where most Americans are really getting their retirement income
Retirement income is often referred to as a three-legged stool, including Social Security, pensions and savings. But it turns out that one income source, Social Security,...
6 ways to keep a money talk with your teens from turning into a heated argument
Conversations about money with your high school kids can easily turn heated. Here's how to keep things on an even keel.
Take Five: A week in central banking
Geopolitics overshadowed monetary policy for the first time in many months in early January. But such distractions tend to be short-lived nowadays, with investors getting back...
U.S. will look at sudden acceleration complaints involving 500,000 Tesla vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it will review a petition asking the agency to formally investigate 500,000 Tesla Inc vehicles over sudden...
Wall Street sees Amazon rejoining the trillion-dollar club later this year
Analysts on Wall Street expect Amazon's market value to reach $1.08 trillion in 12 months, according to FactSet.
Strong data, earnings drive Wall Street to new highs
U.S. stock indexes edged higher to hit fresh record highs on Friday on optimism over corporate earnings, economic data and indications of resilience in a Chinese...