Stocks cheer trade reprieve, bonds reconsider rate cuts
Stocks rallied and bonds retreated on Monday as the United States and China agreed to restart trade talks, leading investors to pare wagers on aggressive policy...
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Atlantia accuses Rome of selective leaks in concession row
Italian infrastructure group Atlantia accused ruling 5-Star officials on Monday of selectively leaking a government report in a campaign to revoke the group's national toll-road concession.
Factories faltered in June, trade truce fails to brighten outlook
Factory activity shrank across much of Europe and Asia in June as the simmering U.S.-China trade conflict put further strains on the manufacturing sector, keeping policymakers...
Oil prices ease as demand worries counter supply cuts
Oil prices drifted lower on Tuesday, as weak global data raised concerns about future demand for the commodity despite a positive boost from OPEC's decision to...
Oil prices slip as demand worries outweigh OPEC supply cuts
Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as worries that a weakening global economy would dent demand for the commodity outweighed OPEC's decision to extend supply cuts until...
Asian shares cautious as weak manufacturing data stoke growth worries
Asian shares were choppy on Tuesday as weak global manufacturing activity reinforced worries about slowing world growth, while the initial enthusiasm over a Sino-U.S. trade truce...
USTR proposes $4 billion in potential additional tariffs over EU aircraft subsidies
Just days after reaching a truce in the U.S.-China trade war, the U.S. government on Monday ratcheted up pressure on Europe in a long-running dispute over...
Exxon quarterly profit to feel pinch of weaker natural gas, chemical earnings
Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday lower natural gas and chemical margins in its second quarter would offset improved crude and refining operations, pointing to flat...
Trump says any China trade deal would need to be somewhat tilted in U.S. favor
President Donald Trump said on Monday that trade talks with China were under way by phone and any deal would need to be somewhat tilted in...
After explosions, Brazil power transmission companies remove GE equipment
After an unusual number of explosions, several Brazilian power transmission companies have started removing a piece of equipment made by General Electric Co , a blow...
Companies are warning that earnings results are going to be brutal
Some 77% of companies that have issued guidance have warned that their numbers will be worse than what analysts are expecting.
After tax hike, gas in California is now a dollar higher than the national average
California's average gas price per gallon bumped up to a nation high of $3.755 per gallon when a new 5.6 cent gas tax increase went into...
Instant view: OPEC's nine-month oil output curb boosts price outlook, shale
OPEC ministers on Monday agreed to extend the oil producers' group supply cuts until early 2020 to prop up crude prices and offset the risk of...
Trade hopes lift S&P to record as tech leads
U.S. stocks climbed on Monday, but finished off earlier highs, led by gains in technology stocks on optimism for progress in U.S.-China trade talks and signs...
WPP in exclusive talks to sell Kantar stake to Bain Capital
WPP is in exclusive talks to sell a majority stake in its data analytics unit Kantar to private equity firm Bain Capital, it said on Monday,...