U.S. economy slows in second quarter; consumer spending accelerates
U.S. economic growth slowed less than expected in the second quarter as a surge in consumer spending blunted some of the drag from declining exports and...
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Alphabet shares jump 9% on ad rebound, cloud promise
Shares of Alphabet Inc rose nearly 9% in premarket trading on Friday, after the company handily beat Wall Street targets on higher ad sales and touted...
LA is largest city to formally include LGBTQ businesses in contracting process worth billions
Los Angeles is now the largest city in the U.S. to formally include LGBTQ-owned businesses in its project procurement process, following Nashville, Orlando and Baltimore. Similar...
Alphabet, Intel earnings boost Wall Street at open
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday, as robust earnings from Google-owner Alphabet and Intel spurred a rally in technology stocks and data showed the...
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McDonald's beats sales forecast on new deals, store revamp
McDonald's Corp beat quarterly sales expectations at established U.S. restaurants on Friday, as the world's largest burger chain's attracted more diners with upgraded stores and new...
Meet your future self. It might just give you a bigger retirement nest egg
Retirement savings gets an assist from an app that shows you your future self.
Here are the biggest analyst calls of the day: Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Match & more
Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday
McDonald's U.S. same-store sales top forecast on new deals, revamped stores
McDonald's Corp beat quarterly sales expectations at established U.S. restaurants on Friday, as the world's largest burger chain benefited from remodeled stores and new deals, including...
U.S. economy misses Trump's 3% target in 2018
U.S. economic growth in 2018 missed the Trump administration's 3% target by any measure, which could renew criticism of the White House's $1.5 trillion in tax...
Delaying Social Security and looking for guaranteed income? Here's one option
If a soon-to-be retiree wants to put off taking Social Security to let those benefits grow, a specific type of annuity sometimes can help.
Huawei rolls out 5G phone and flags first Hongmeng device
Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] on Friday released its first 5G phone in China and said it would soon launch smart TVs equipped with its own Hongmeng operating...
Strong Alphabet, Intel earnings drive futures higher
Robust earnings from Google-owner Alphabet and Intel lifted U.S. stock index futures on Friday, as investors await data that is widely expected to show that the...
Twitter revenue beats, sees rise in daily users viewing ads
Twitter Inc posted better-than-expected second-quarter revenue on Friday and an uptick in daily users who see advertisements on the site, driven by changes to show users...
Alphabet says to continue talks with DoJ in antitrust review
Alphabet Inc on Thursday acknowledged a broader U.S. Department of Justice antitrust review of large technology firms and said it will continue to engage with the...