Wall Street close to record highs after upbeat earnings, GDP data
Robust earnings from Google-owner Alphabet and Twitter took the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes close to record levels on Friday, with data showing the domestic economy...
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U.S. economic growth seen slowing in second quarter
The U.S. economy likely grew at its slowest pace in more than two years in the second quarter as an acceleration in consumer spending was probably...
Wall St. rebounds, dollar gains on solid GDP data, upbeat earnings
U.S. stocks bounced back and the dollar hit a two-month peak on Friday as solid economic data and a spate of positive earnings reports brought buyers...
Australia to 'lift veil' on Facebook, Google algorithms to protect privacy
Australia said it would establish the world's first dedicated office to police Facebook Inc and Google as part of reforms designed to rein in the U.S....
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...
Divercity.io on Wefunder
"Divercity.io is a mobile platform that connects women and underrepresented minorities and that helps diverse-minded companies with their diversity and inclusion hiring. Our goal is to...
Trump says second-quarter economic growth was 'not bad'
U.S. President Donald Trump wrote in a tweet on Friday that second-quarter economic growth, which slowed by less than expected, was "Not bad considering we have...
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record high on upbeat Alphabet earnings, GDP data
Robust earnings from Google-parent Alphabet and Twitter took the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes to record highs on Friday, with support from data that showed the...
U.S. Justice Department approves $26 billion Sprint, T-Mobile merger
The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it is approving T-Mobile US Inc's $26 billion takeover of rival Sprint Corp, clearing a major hurdle to a...
Chevron 'hopeful' of U.S. approval to continue operating in Venezuela
Chevron Corp , the last U.S. oil company operating in Venezuela, said on Thursday it hopes to be able to remain in the Latin American nation...
The IRS is going after some cryptocurrency holders for back taxes
The tax man knows that you're quietly trading virtual currency, and now it's time to pay the piper.
Dish Network has tough road to become competitive mobile carrier
Dish Network's bid to become a fourth U.S. mobile carrier may cost billions more than it expected and pits it against corporate giants, but the satellite...
U.S. economy slows in second quarter ; weak business investment a red flag
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...
Oil up on U.S. economic data, Strait of Hormuz tanker dispute
Oil prices inched up on Friday, on track for a weekly increase, boosted by upbeat U.S. economic data and concerns over the safety of oil transport...
London Stock Exchange in talks to combine with Refinitiv: FT
The London Stock Exchange Group Plc is in talks to combine with financial data analytics and trading platform Refinitiv, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing...