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...
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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...
'I can't afford retirement' is the main reason seniors say they continue to work
Sticking around the office well into your 60s could help you strengthen your finances and manage the cost of insurance. Here are the benefits of staying...
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...
Facebook CEO to testify before house panel on October 23
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Oct. 23 as the company faces growing scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers.
Tech stocks boost Wall Street as reports bolster hopes of trade deal
A rally in technology stocks boosted Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors cheered media reports signaling an ease in trade tensions between the United States and...
Vodafone to close more than 1,000 stores
Vodafone will shut 15% of its 7,700 stores and upgrade some of the remaining outlets as customers buy more online and change their expectations of in-store...
US small businesses are fighting an uphill battle against counterfeiters in China: 'It's like whack-a-mole'
While the discussion about protecting IP has focused on big tech companies, small businesses are fighting an uphill battle with limited resources to protect their patents...
China plans to restrict visas for U.S. visitors with 'anti-China' links
China is planning tighter visa restrictions for U.S. nationals with ties to anti-China groups, people with knowledge of the proposed curbs said, following similar U.S. restrictions...
Factbox: International tax faces biggest shake-up in decades under OECD plan
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation (OECD) has proposed overhauling rules for taxing cross-border corporate income to bring them into line with the digital age.