San Francisco crowdfunder Kiva sets up Sierra Leone credit database
Kiva, a San Francisco-based tech charity, is using blockchain to create an online ID database in Sierra Leone allowing people who struggle to get loans to...
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Wall Street rises as Target, Lowe's results point to consumer confidence
Wall Street's main indexes rose on Wednesday as upbeat earnings from retailers pointed to strength in U.S. consumer demand, and held gains after minutes from last...
Fed was divided on rate cut, wanted to avoid appearing on path for more cuts
Federal Reserve policymakers were deeply divided over whether to cut interest rates last month but were united in wanting to signal they were not on a...
Fannie Mae names former FDIC chair Sheila Bair to board
U.S. mortgage financing agency Fannie Mae said on Wednesday it named former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp chair Sheila Bair to its board.
Nordstrom misses quarterly revenue estimates
Department store chain Nordstrom Inc reported quarterly sales below analysts' expectations on Wednesday, as the upscale retailer struggled to attract shoppers to both its full-price and...
Stocks rise with focus on stimulus; U.S. yield curve briefly inverts
A global equities gauge rose on Wednesday for a third day in four as bets on more economic stimulus overcame, for now, worries over the rising...
Farmer's threat prompts USDA to pull staff from crop tour
The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday it had pulled all staff from an annual crop tour after an employee was threatened, and three sources said...
Stocks rise with focus on stimulus; U.S. yield curve flat
A global equities gauge rose on Wednesday for a third day in four as bets on more economic stimulus overcame, for now, worries over the rising...
Mexico and U.S. reach deal to end tomato tariff dispute
Mexican tomato producers struck a last-minute agreement with the Trump administration to avert an anti-dumping investigation and end a tariff dispute that has rumbled on for...
Trump: 'I am the chosen one' to take on China over trade
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was "the chosen one" to address trade imbalances with China, even as congressional researchers warned that his tariffs...
U.S. judge confirms Citgo directors appointed by Venezuelan congress
The Citgo Petroleum board of directors appointed by Venezuela's opposition congress chief was confirmed by a U.S. judge on Wednesday, ending a challenge by former directors...
Dozens of Airbus A380s face urgent checks after cracked part dug from ice
Investigators probing an engine explosion on an Air France A380 in 2017 are studying a possible manufacturing flaw in a recently salvaged cracked part in a...
Trade woes are slowing U.S. economy, U.S. budget experts say
Higher trade barriers, including President Donald Trump's tariffs, are slowing the U.S. economy and cutting household income, congressional budget experts warned on Wednesday, as Trump heads...
Target, Lowe's results boost Wall Street; stocks hold gains after Fed minutes
Wall Street's main indexes rose on Wednesday as upbeat earnings from retailers pointed to strength in U.S. consumer demand, and stocks held gains after minutes from...
Instant View: July FOMC minutes - 25 basis points cut seen as a mid-cycle adjustment
The Federal Reserve debated cutting interest rates more aggressively at its July meeting, although central bankers were united in wanting to avoid the appearance of being...