Oil edges lower on U.S. crude stockpiles, record production
Oil prices eased on Thursday as U.S. crude futures were pressured by a build in domestic inventories and record production, but losses were limited by forecasts...
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Oil rises on hopes for OPEC supply curbs, new optimism on U.S.-China trade deal
Oil prices posted early gains as OPEC's outlook for oil demand next year fueled hopes that the producer group and its associates will keep a lid...
Asian shares rise as Kudlow comments lift trade hopes
Asian stocks jumped on Friday, propelled by a record S&P 500 finish and White House comments suggesting Washington and Beijing were close to striking a trade...
Asian shares rise, but gains capped by weak sentiment
Asian equities rose on Friday after the S&P 500 index notched a new record closing high, but investor sentiment remained fragile following weak data from China...
Alibaba praises Hong Kong ahead of $13.4 billion listing
Alibaba Group Chairman Daniel Zhang said Hong Kong's "future is bright" as the company presses on with its secondary listing in the city gripped by increasingly...
U.S. 'getting close' to trade deal with China: White house economic adviser
The United States is getting close to a trade agreement with China, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday, citing what he called very...
Private equity investors are zeroing in on financial advice business
The registered investment advisor industry has attracted the attention of private equity investors, thanks to good growth, high profit margins, consistent cash flow and low capital...
Visa discloses FTC probe on debit transactions
Visa Inc on Thursday said the Federal Trade Commision (FTC) has initiated an inquiry into whether the payments processor's actions prohibited merchants from using other debit...
Montana lawmakers seek more time for Keystone XL public, tribal input
Montana lawmakers representing Native American tribal members called on the state's congressional delegation and the U.S. State Department on Thursday to extend the public comment period...
Amazon to protest Pentagon's $10-billion cloud award to Microsoft: WSJ
Amazon.com Inc will protest the Pentagon's decision to award a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp , the Wall Street Journal reported (https://on.wsj.com/2CLjsdK) on...
Alibaba praises Hong Kong at start of retail campaign for $13 billion listing
Alibaba Group Chairman Daniel Zhang said Hong Kong's "future is bright" as the ecommerce giant kicked off the retail campaign for its secondary listing in the...
U.S. charges two former Herbalife executives in China over bribery scheme: source
U.S. prosecutors criminally charged two former executives of Herbalife Nutrition Ltd's Chinese unit with running a decade-long scheme to bribe Chinese government officials to win business...
Boeing received 'unnecessary' contract boost for astronaut capsule, watchdog says
Boeing's multibillion dollar contract to build U.S. astronaut capsules received an "unnecessary" extension from NASA, a watchdog report said on Thursday, the latest management blunders in...
S&P 500 notches record, shakes off Cisco's gloomy outlook
The benchmark S&P 500 stock index posted a slim gain to end with a record closing high on Thursday, as a dour forecast from tech stalwart...
U.S. and China 'getting close' to trade deal: White House economic adviser
The United States and China are getting close to a trade agreement, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday, citing what he called very...