Wall Street hits fresh record as Mnuchin says trade pact to be signed in January
Wall Street hit fresh all-time highs on Thursday as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said an initial U.S.-China trade deal would be signed in early January,...
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Futures hold steady as investors shrug off Trump impeachment
U.S. stock index futures were nearly flat on Thursday as investors looked past the impeachment of President Donald Trump, who is unlikely to be removed from...
Stocks rally anew; euro bonds rise on Swedish rate move
Global equity markets extended a year-end rally on Thursday that has pushed U.S. and world stock benchmarks to record highs, while bond yields in Europe rose...
Southwest can be sued for bumping passenger who spoke Arabic: U.S. judge
A federal judge on Thursday rejected Southwest Airlines Co's bid to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit by an American of Iraqi descent who was removed from a...
Nike quarterly results beat, but North America disappoints
Nike Inc's quarterly revenue and profit beat Wall Street expectations on Thursday, but lower-than-expected sales in North America, its biggest market, sent shares down about 2%...
USMCA approval will trigger investment, growth: Mexico foreign minister
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday that a new North American trade deal will start a new phase of investment and growth for Mexico,...
Nvidia, Mellanox Technologies win EU approval for $6.8 billion deal
Semiconductor company Mellanox Technologies has received approval from EU antitrust and Mexico for its proposed acquisition by chipmaker Nvidia for $6.8 billion, a regulatory filing showed...
U.S. House passes new North American trade deal replacing NAFTA
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade deal on Thursday that includes tougher labor and automotive content rules but leaves $1.2...
Markets sleepy, dollar on hold ahead of U.S. GDP data
The dollar was stalled on Thursday a day ahead of the release of U.S. gross domestic product data, little moved by weak factory activity data or...
U.S. business borrowing for equipment falls 3% in November: ELFA
U.S. companies' borrowings for capital investments fell about 3% in November from a year earlier, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Thursday.
Oil reaches three-month highs, supported by low U.S. inventories, trade progress
Oil prices reached the highest level in three months in thin pre-Christmas trading on Thursday, buoyed by the previous day's news that U.S. crude inventories declined...
Wall Street sets records again as Mnuchin says trade deal to be signed
Wall Street's major indexes resumed their rally with fresh records on Thursday as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said an initial U.S.-China trade deal would be...
Apple held talks to add James Bond, live sports to streaming service: WSJ
Apple Inc executives met James Bond franchise-owner MGM Holdings Inc and the collegiate athletic conference Pac-12 earlier this year as part of its efforts to boost...
Congress approves major changes to how you save for retirement
With the Senate's approval on Thursday of a 2020 spending bill that includes the bipartisan Secure Act, big changes to the nation's retirement system are on...
U.S. House set to approve North American trade deal replacing NAFTA
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to approve a rewritten North American trade deal on Thursday that includes tougher labor and automotive content rules than...