Halliburton cutting 650 jobs in U.S. as oilfield business slows
U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton on Wednesday said it was cutting 650 jobs across Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and North Dakota amid slowing oil and gas...
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Oil steady as military action in Syria boosts prices, crude inventories weigh
Oil prices edged up on Wednesday as Turkey launched an offensive in Syria that could disrupt crude production in the region and on hopes of progress...
Wall Street advances on renewed trade deal optimism
Tech stocks led Wall Street into the black on Wednesday, capping a three-day losing streak as a report that China was open to a partial deal...
California power cutoff begins as wildfire risks rise
Hundreds of thousands of California homes and businesses started to lose electric power early Wednesday as part of an unprecedented effort by Pacific Gas and Electric...
Halliburton cutting 650 jobs as U.S. oilfield slowdown accelerates
Halliburton said on Wednesday it is cutting another 650 U.S. oilfield services jobs as U.S. and gas producers have slashed spending amid weak prices and investor...
Facebook's Zuckerberg to testify before U.S. House panel on Oct. 23
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Oct. 23 as the social media company faces growing scrutiny from...
Tech stocks lift Wall Street as reports brighten hopes of trade deal
Wall Street rose for the first time in three sessions on Wednesday with technology stocks providing a boost, as a report that China was open to...
Falling U.S. job openings point to slowing labor market
U.S. job openings fell to a 1-1/2-year low in August and hiring declined, suggesting employment growth was slowing largely because of ebbing demand for labor as...
Southwest finds cracks on two Boeing 737 NG airplanes during inspections
Southwest Airlines Co said Wednesday it found cracks on two Boeing 737 NG airplanes and removed them from service after U.S. regulators last week ordered urgent...
Oil rises on signs of warming U.S.-China tensions, military action in Syria
Oil prices rose on Wednesday following media reports that China was open to a partial trade deal with the United States and after Turkey launched a...
Stocks edge up on trade truce bets; oil, lira shaken by Turkey move on Syria
Stocks gained on Wednesday on a report that China could yet agree to a partial trade deal with the United States despite recent tensions, while the...
Hungary's MOL in talks for Chevron's $2 billion stake in giant Azeri oilfield: sources
Hungarian energy firm MOL is in talks to acquire Chevron's stake in a giant oilfield in Azerbaijan for more than $2 billion, according to three banking...
Wall Street gets tech boost as reports bolster hopes of trade deal
Wall Street rose on Wednesday on the back of gains in technology stocks, as investor sentiment was boosted by reports indicating an ease in trade tensions...
The future of fintech: lending + services
Andreessen Horowitz Anish Acharya In 2006, LendingClub introduced a then-novel business model: the ability to offer online personal loans to millions of underserved customers. The peer-to-peer...
Wearable device Fitbit to shift production out of China from January
Fitbit Inc will manufacture all its trackers and smart watches outside China from January, the wearable device maker said on Wednesday, the latest U.S. company looking...