Asian shares edge higher after Fed, investors await BOJ
Asian shares edged higher on Thursday, tracking some modest Wall Street gains after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected but offered mixed signals...
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Small, midsize businesses are 'much stronger' than large enterprise right now, Tech Data CEO says
"In tech, something is always hot. We can move to where the demand is quickly," Tech Data CEO Rich Hume says.
Trump says the Fed should have acted faster but today’s action is fine
President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve's decision on Wednesday to lower interest rates was "fine" but the central bank should have acted sooner.
Purdue Pharma seeks to halt opioid suits against company, Sacklers
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP on Wednesday asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge to halt for roughly nine months more than 2,600 lawsuits alleging the company and...
Fed makes small changes to control policy rate, hints at more to come
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday made only minor changes to help it better manage its benchmark interest rate after the U.S. central bank briefly lost control...
Huawei promises smartest 5G phone, but who will be brave enough to buy?
Huawei [HWT.UL] launches what could be the world's most powerful and feature-packed 5G smartphone on Thursday, but the fate of the device in Europe will hang...
AT&T, Dish not in talks over DirecTV deal: source
AT&T Inc and Dish Network Corp are not in discussions over a deal due to regulatory issues, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday,...
U.S. bankers seize on repo-market stress to push for softer liquidity rules
Big U.S. banks are using the recent chaos in short-term funding markets as an opportunity to pressure the Federal Reserve to ease liquidity requirements they have...
Powell to Trump: Now it's your turn
Tucked into Fed Chair Jerome Powell's news conference on Wednesday was a not-so-subtle message for President Donald Trump: the economy is holding up because the U.S....
Fed cuts interest rates, signals holding pattern for now
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates again on Wednesday to help sustain a record-long economic expansion but signaled a higher bar to further reductions in...
Parts shortage leads GM to lay off 1,200 temporarily in Canada
The strike against General Motors Co's U.S. operations has led to a parts shortage, the automaker said on Wednesday, and as a result it announced the...
AT&T explores parting ways with DirecTV unit: Wall Street Journal
AT&T is exploring parting from its DirecTV unit, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Microsoft approves $40 billion share repurchase program
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its board had approved a new share repurchase program of up to $40 billion and raised its quarterly dividend.
Stocks reverse losses, Treasury yields dip following remarks by Fed's Powell
The S&P 500 and the Dow reversed losses to close higher on Wednesday and U.S. Treasury yields slipped after remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell...
S&P 500 ends slightly higher after Fed gives mixed signals
The S&P 500 ended marginally higher on Wednesday after Federal Reserve policymakers cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, as expected, but gave...