Fitbit unveils Versa 2 smartwatch with Amazon Alexa
Fitbit Inc on Wednesday launched its latest smartwatch, Versa 2, adding Amazon.com Inc's voice assistant Alexa, online payments and music storage in a bid to compete...
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US ag secretary says Trump will announce way to boost biofuel demand soon
U.S. President Donald Trump will announce a plan to boost demand for biofuels within weeks, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday, as the administration...
Tiffany profit tops estimates, Hong Kong and tourism hit sales
Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings that beat estimates on a drop in marketing costs even as sales were hurt by lower...
Apple's data shows a deepening dependence on China as Trump's tariffs loom
Tapping factories in Brazil and India has not lessened Apple Inc's dependence on China, the company's supply chain data shows, raising the stakes for the iPhone...
Trump likely to unveil biofuel plan in 'the next couple of weeks': Agriculture Secretary
President Donald Trump is likely to announce a plan that aims to mitigate the impact of waivers granted to oil refineries on biofuel demand in the...
U.S. agriculture secretary pledges Trump will announce way to boost biofuel demand
President Donald Trump will announce a plan to boost demand for biofuels, which farmers and producers say has suffered from waivers the administration has issued exempting...
Fed's Barkin says watching growth, monitoring impact of last rate cut
Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin on Wednesday said he was closely watching developments around the outlook for economic growth but had yet to make up...
Stocks rise as oil demand offsets recession fears; sterling tumbles
A gauge of equities worldwide rose on Wednesday as data showing strong demand for oil helped subdue recession jitters, while sterling tumbled as Britain's prime minister...
Financials, energy lead Wall Street bounce
U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday, as gains in financial and energy shares helped equities recover from initial declines, but investors remained cautious about the potential for...
U.S business groups urge Trump to postpone further China tariff hike
Over 160 business groups on Wednesday appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump in a letter to postpone all tariff hikes on Chinese imports scheduled this year,...
Financials help Wall Street bounce back
U.S. stocks recovered from early losses on Wednesday, helped by financial stocks, although investors were guarded as worries about a recession loomed and trade tensions between...
How homeowners can financially prepare for major storms like Dorian
If you live in a hurricane-prone area, be aware that the season for those storms peaks in September. Now's a good time to review how ready...
Privatize Petrobras? Lofty ambition, higher hurdles
Brazil's influential finance minister has convinced President Jair Bolsonaro to consider the once-unthinkable step of privatizing state-owned oil company Petrobras , but stiff political opposition could...
Stocks shed early losses; sterling tumbles on Brexit jitters
A gauge of equities worldwide shed early losses on Wednesday as Wall Street stocks rose despite looming recession jitters, while sterling tumbled as Britain's prime minister...
U.S. trade agency affirms Trump's extra 5% tariff hike on Chinese goods
The U.S. Trade Representative's office on Wednesday reaffirmed President Donald Trump's plans to impose an additional 5% tariff on a list of $300 billion of Chinese...