U.S. reached deal to keep Chinese telecom ZTE in business: congressional aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration told lawmakers the U.S. government has reached a deal to put Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corp back in business, a senior congressional aide said on Friday.
FBI warns Russians hacked hundreds of thousands of routers
(Reuters) – The FBI warned on Friday that Russian computer hackers had compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and could collect user information or shut down network traffic.
EU states agree rules to make search engines pay for news
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Search engines like Google and Microsoft’s Bing could be made to pay for showing snippets of news articles under draft copyright rules endorsed by European Union ambassadors on Friday.
S&P, Dow lower on oil plunge; chipmakers lift Nasdaq
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell on Friday as a steep drop in oil prices pressured energy stocks, but losses were limited by gains in chipmakers and retail stocks.
S&P, Dow edge lower on oil plunge; Nasdaq lifted by chipmakers
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped on Friday as a steep drop in oil prices weighed on energy stocks, with losses limited by gains in chipmakers and healthcare shares.
Half of Walmart’s workforce are part-time workers: labor group
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Part-time workers account for half of Walmart Inc’s workforce, up from 20 percent in 2005, according to a labor group report on Friday that examined the company’s increased shift away from more expensive full-time employees.
FBI says foreign hackers have compromised home router devices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI warned on Friday that foreign cyber criminals had compromised “hundreds of thousands” of home and small office router devices around the world which direct traffic on the internet by forwarding data packets between comput…
Icahn sells some of his Herbalife shares, remains biggest investor
BOSTON (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who spent years defending Herbalife Nutrition Ltd against prominent short-seller William Ackman, said on Friday that he has sold some of his shares in the nutrition and weight loss company because th…
Trump metals tariffs make Granite City great again, but at what cost?
GRANITE CITY, Ill. (Reuters) – After Donald Trump was elected president in 2016 on a pledge to “Make America Great Again” and revive the country’s old industrial heartland, Dave Chrusciel hoped someday to return to his previous job at the steel mill he…
Wall Street slips as oil slump drags energy stocks
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were slightly lower on Friday as a steep drop in oil prices pressured energy stocks.
