White House’s Kudlow says U.S.-China trade talks making headway
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the United States and China are making progress in trade talks.
White House’s Kudlow says U.S.-China trade talks making headway
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the United States and China are making progress in trade talks.
Anti-stall system active before Ethiopian 737 MAX crash: sources
An anti-stall system at the center of a probe into the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jetliner in Indonesia five months ago was also at play when an identical aircraft crashed in Ethiopia earlier this month, three people briefed on the matter said.
Lyft shares soar on Nasdaq debut, setting stage for Uber
Lyft Inc’s shares rose as much as 23 percent in their market debut on Friday, amid strong investor demand for the ride-hailing service that bodes well for larger rival Uber Technologies Inc.
Stocks fueled by trade hopes, Brexit setback hits pound, German yields
Stock markets around the world moved higher on Friday following signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks, while the British pound and German bond yields fell after lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit agreement for the third time.
Trade hopes spark Wall Street rally; S&P set for best quarter since 2009
Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Friday, putting them on track to end the final trading day of the first quarter on a strong note, boosted by optimism over trade talks between the United States and China.
Recharged bulls give stocks, commodities flying start to year
What goes down must come up! Three months after one of the worst years on record, investors have seen world stocks and key commodity markets roar back with their best first quarter since 2012.
Starboard abandons campaign to scuttle Bristol-Myers-Celgene deal
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP on Friday abandoned a campaign to convince Bristol-Myers Squibb Co shareholders to vote down the drugmaker’s proposed $74 billion takeover of biotech Celgene Corp after the two leading proxy advisory firms backed …
U.S. new home sales rise to 11-month high in February
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased to an 11-month high in February and sales for January were revised higher, suggesting that lower mortgage rates were starting to lift the struggling housing market.
U.S. consumer spending soft, inflation benign as economy slows
U.S. consumer spending barely rose in January and income increased modestly in February, suggesting the economy was fast losing momentum after growth slowed in the fourth quarter.
