Oil dips amid economic concerns after U.S. fuel stocks build
Oil prices slipped on Thursday, paring earlier gains, weighed down by lingering worries about the global economy and bigger-than-expected builds in oil product inventories in the...
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Fed's Powell, under pressure, likely to stick to 'mid-cycle' message
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell comes to this year's meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, caught between discord within the U.S. central bank over...
U.S. transport chief names aviation safety advisory panel
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Thursday named 22 people to a new panel that will advise the department on aviation safety oversight and certification programs...
Swiss telecom Sunrise touts $6.4 billion UPC deal, blasts shareholder as 'self-serving'
Swiss telecommunications company Sunrise Communications on Thursday escalated its defence of its planned takeover of Liberty Global's Swiss unit UPC, touting additional synergies and blasting a...
S&P 500, Nasdaq fall after gloomy data; Fed officials dampen rate cut hopes
The benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Thursday after weak U.S. manufacturing data raised concerns about the health of the economy, with comments from...
Here's how the gender wage gap affects this minority group
Thursday marks Black Women's Equal Pay Day, which is when the combination of their wages so far this year, plus all of their 2018 income, matches...
Is the U.S. economy sinking or the strongest ever? For the Fed, no clear answer
The U.S. Federal Reserve is under pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rates. Investors expect the Fed to cut, perhaps by a lot.
Exclusive: Biofuels company proposes to buy fire-damaged Philadelphia refinery
A biofuels producer said on Thursday it is proposing to acquire the fire-damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery and convert it to make renewable diesel and jet...
U.S. official says China far short of soybean purchase pledge after small sale
China has purchased about only half the U.S. soybeans it pledged to buy earlier this year, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official said on Thursday, after...
HP CEO Dion Weisler to step down in November; shares slide
HP Inc said on Thursday that Chief Executive Officer Dion Weisler was stepping down after nearly four years, citing personal reasons.
Hasbro to buy studio Entertainment One, home of Peppa Pig, for $4 billion
U.S. toy maker Hasbro Inc will buy Entertainment One Ltd for about $4 billion (3.27 billion pounds) in cash, adding the independent studio with preschool brands...
Factbox: Walmart and Tesla fought in private long before solar lawsuit
Walmart Inc has sued Tesla Inc , accusing it of "years of gross negligence and failure to live up to industry standards" that led to several...
S&P 500 stalls in economic data offset, ahead of Fed chair's speech
The benchmark S&P 500 ended little changed on Thursday as a fall in U.S. jobless claims offset data showing a contraction in U.S. manufacturing activity while...
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall more than expected
- The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, suggesting the labor market was holding firm despite a manufacturing slowdown and...
Wall Street treads water ahead of Fed chair speech
The benchmark S&P 500 ended little changed on Thursday as a fall in U.S. jobless claims offset data showing a contraction in U.S. manufacturing activity while...