Shares, bond yields perch at six-week highs
World shares climbed to a six-week high alongside benchmark government bond yields on Friday, as markets cheered signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and another...
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Japan Post Bank admits improper sales to elderly clients, discovers 19,500 cases
Japan Post Bank Co Ltd on Friday said it improperly sold investment trust products to elderly customers in about 19,500 cases, the latest instance of misconduct...
Asia shares at six-week high on trade progress, ECB easing
Asian stocks climbed to their highest in six weeks on Friday, as signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and aggressive stimulus from the European Central...
JP Morgan puts traders on leave as Justice Department's criminal investigation continues
JP Morgan places two precious metals traders on leave as a criminal probe into the firm's trading practices continues.
Trump trade-war aid sows frustration in farm country
The U.S. government is paying Texas cotton farmer J. Walt Hagood $145 an acre for losses related to U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies. But Minnesota...
New Ms. Monopoly game gets the gender pay gap wrong, critics say
Critics say the rules of Ms. Monopoly gloss over the troubling forces behind the real-world gender wage gap.
PG&E settles wildfire claims with insurers for $11 billion
PG&E Corp said on Friday it has reached an $11 billion settlement to resolve most claims by insurance carriers related to 2017 and 2018 wildfires in...
Apple disputes negative Goldman call hitting the stock, says TV+ will not have 'material impact'
Apple told CNBC in a statement that it does not expect the launch of Apple TV+ "to have a material impact on our financial results," as...
Apple counters Goldman call on 'negative impact' of Apple TV+ trial
Apple Inc on Friday disputed a Goldman Sachs research note which stated that the company's plans to account for the trial of its new streaming service...
Ms. Monopoly is supposed to empower women. Critics say it does the opposite
Critics say the rules of Ms. Monopoly gloss over the troubling forces behind the real-world gender wage gap.
U.S.-China trade optimism boosts stocks, bond yields
A gauge of global stocks was on track for an eighth straight day of gains and benchmark government bond yields advanced on Friday after signs of...
Citigroup stands by card strategy despite economic clouds
Some Wall Street analysts have begun to question whether Citigroup Inc's big bet on credit cards will backfire if the U.S. economy enters a recession, despite...
S&P edges lower as Apple weighs, trade tensions ease
The S&P 500 ended the day down slightly on Friday but less than 1% below its all-time high as a drop in Apple stock countered cooling...
Global stocks, bond yields lifted by U.S.-China trade hopes
A gauge of global stocks rose for an eighth straight day and benchmark government bond yields climbed on Friday after signs of progress in U.S.-China trade...
Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple board
Apple Inc said on Friday Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger had resigned from the company's board of directors on Sept. 10.