Two California wildfires destroy homes near Los Angeles, leaving at least one dead
A pair of wildfires has destroyed dozens of homes near Los Angeles, killed a man and forced some 100,000 residents to evacuate, fire officials said on Friday, days after power cuts were ordered across the state to prevent fires.
GM appeals directly to employees as strike losses pile up
General Motors Co took the unusual step of appealing directly to employees in a blog post on Friday that laid out the terms of the automaker’s latest offer aimed at ending a month-long strike.
Trump sees ‘good things’ in trade talks; China dangles partial deal
U.S. President Donald Trump sounded an optimistic note on Friday as high-level trade talks with China entered a second day, while Beijing indicated it was open to a “partial” deal that would avoid a planned hike in tariffs on its goods this month.
Take Five: Time to talk
Sterling bulls could be forgiven if they thought Christmas had arrived early.
Trump says U.S.-China trade talks are going well
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that U.S.-China trade talks were going well as the second day of top-level negotiations aimed at rolling back tensions between the world’s two largest economies begins.
Citigroup names global co-heads for its equity capital markets business
Citigroup Inc on Friday named Douglas Adams and James Fleming global co-heads of its equity capital markets business, which helps companies raise money through IPOs and private placements.
FAA failed to properly review 737 MAX jet’s anti-stall system: JATR findings
A panel of international air safety regulators on Friday harshly criticized the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) review of a safety system on Boeing’s 737 MAX airliner later tied to two crashes that killed all 346 people aboard.
United Airlines cancels Boeing 737 MAX flights until January 6
United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it is extending cancellations of Boeing 737 MAX flights until Jan. 6, as regulators continue to extensively review proposed software changes to the grounded plane.
Wall St. opens higher on trade war de-escalation bets
U.S. stocks opened strongly on Friday, as investors expected top-level trade talks between the United States and China to result in a partial trade deal and delay planned U.S. tariff increases.
GM appeals direct to employees as strike losses pile up
General Motors Co took the unusual step of appealing directly to employees in a blog post on Friday that laid out the terms of its latest offer aimed at ending a month-long strike.
