Wall Street ekes out gains after mixed U.S. jobs data
Wall Street's major indexes edged higher on Friday as investors digested mixed signals from the U.S. jobs report and bet on a Federal Reserve interest rate...
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Fed's Powell says politics play no role in interest-rate decisions
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday defended the central bank against the suggestion it would use monetary policy to affect political outcomes or be...
Wall Street ekes out gains after China stimulus plan, jobs data
U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday as China's stimulus plan helped ease some concerns around global growth, while investors digested underwhelming jobs data that capped a...
Fed chair Powell's remarks, China stimulus help markets look past weak U.S. jobs data
Wall Street advanced on Friday and Treasury yields pared their losses as upbeat remarks from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and a Chinese economic stimulus package...
Apple says Uighurs targeted in iPhone attack but disputes Google's findings
Apple Inc on Friday confirmed that Uighurs, a minority mostly Muslim group considered a security threat by Beijing, had been the target of attacks due to...
U.S. hiring cools; wages, hours offer silver lining
U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August, with retail hiring declining for a seventh straight month, but strong wage gains should support consumer spending...
Fed chief Powell says trade policy is weighing on investment decisions
"I think it is the case that uncertainty around trade policy is causing some companies to hold back now on investment," Jerome Powell says.
U.S. hiring slows; wages, hours offer silver lining
U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August, with retail hiring declining for a seventh straight month, but strong wage gains should support consumer spending...
U.S. wants 'near term' results from new China trade talks: Kudlow
The Trump administration wants to see "near term results" from U.S.-China trade talks in September and October, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday,...
Two years after huge Equifax breach, consumers are still too vulnerable to identity theft
While the majority of survey respondents have taken at least 1 of 10 actions to help battle fraud, the most effective methods remained largely unused.
Wall St. week ahead: Another recent inversion could provide support for stocks
A decline in interest rates on long-term U.S. government bonds below the average stock dividend yield has received less attention than an inverted Treasury yield curve,...
Apple disputes Google security researcher findings on iPhone attack
Apple Inc on Friday disputed the way that researchers at Alphabet Inc's cybersecurity team characterized an iPhone security flaw that they said could be used to...
Fed will continue to act 'as appropriate' to sustain U.S. growth
The U.S. Federal Reserve will continue to act "as appropriate" to sustain the economic expansion in the world's biggest economy, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Friday...
Roche CEO touts drugs pipeline, rules out M&A just to boost sales
Swiss drugmaker Roche sees medicines in its own pipeline driving sales growth over the longer term, Chief Executive Severin Schwan told Reuters on Friday, adding he...
Wall Street ticks higher after jobs data, Chinese stimulus plan
U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday as a new Chinese stimulus plan helped ease some concerns around global growth, while investors digested underwhelming jobs data that...