E-Trade drops commissions on trades, joining Schwab, TD Ameritrade in brokerage fee war
Retail brokerage firm E-Trade announced Wednesday it will drop commission fees on online U.S. stock, ETF and options trades.
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U.S. to hit EU with tariffs of 10% on aircraft, 25% on other goods: official
The United States will impose 10% tariffs on aircraft and 25% on other industrial and agricultural products from the European Union as part of a World...
Short sellers circle cannabis stocks as profits dwindle
Wall Street's love of cannabis appears to be going up in smoke as vaping-related ailments and missed revenue projections are prompting short sellers to raise their...
Tesla asked by U.S. regulator about self-driving crashes in parking lots
U.S. regulators are looking into parking lot crashes involving Tesla Inc cars driving themselves to their owners using the company's Smart Summon feature, the National Highway...
U.S. auto safety agency notes Tesla accidents with 'Smart Summon' feature
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Wednesday it is aware of reports of minor crashes involving Tesla Inc's Smart Summon feature that allows...
Analysts cut estimates for Exxon's third-quarter profit on weaker oil prices
Analysts on Wednesday trimmed their profit estimates for Exxon Mobil Corp after the largest publicly traded oil producer pointed to weaker third-quarter results in a regulatory...
U.S. set to quickly widen trade war with EU tariffs after WTO ruling: sources
The United States' top trade body is likely to release a list of European goods subject to new tariffs Wednesday afternoon, after the World Trade Organization's...
Florida joins Justice Department settlement with Sprint, T-Mobile
Florida has signed on to a consent agreement that the Justice Department reached with Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc to allow the companies to merge,...
Pompeo says U.S. tariffs after WTO ruling could include cheese, wine
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that retaliatory U.S. tariffs following the World Trade Organization ruling over European illegal subsidies for planemaker Airbus...
Oil slides 2% as U.S. inventories build, weak economic data weighs
Oil prices fell more than 2% on Wednesday after official data showed a rise in U.S. crude inventories, adding to worries about an oversupplied market as...
Wall Street tumbles as trade war threatens U.S. economy
Wall Street's main indexes were on track for their sharpest one-day declines in nearly six weeks on Wednesday after a report on private sector hiring suggested...
Delta says new U.S. tariffs on Airbus will hurt profits, inflict 'serious harm'
Delta Air Lines Inc warned on Wednesday that new U.S. tariffs on Airbus planes "will inflict serious harm on U.S. airlines" and shrink the company's profits.
U.S. wins backing for $7.5 billion of tariffs on Europe in Airbus clash
The United States won approval on Wednesday to slap import tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European goods over illegal EU subsidies handed to Airbus, threatening...
Wall Street drops 2% on U.S. growth concerns
Wall Street's main indexes were on course for their sharpest drop in nearly six weeks on Wednesday as a clutch of recent data, including a report...
After WTO decision, U.S. fast tracks new EU tariff list
The United States' top trade body is likely to release a list of European goods subject to new tariffs Wednesday afternoon, after the World Trade Organization's...