Wall Street opens higher as investors shrug off shutdown fears
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday, putting the major indexes on track for three straight weeks of gains as hopes of a strong earnings season overshadowed fears of a potential U.S. government shutdown.
Road to ruin? Carillion collapse puts spotlight on UK outsourcing model
LONDON/BALMEDIE, Scotland (Reuters) – In Balmedie, a village on the northeast coast of Scotland, an unfinished 12 km stretch of dual carriageway is a stark illustration of why British construction company Carillion went bust this week.
NAFTA talks seen ending happily, despite growls from Trump
BENGALURU/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The North American Free Trade Agreement will probably be renegotiated successfully with only marginal changes, said a large majority of economists in a Reuters poll, despite the Trump administration’s saber-rattling.
Delta Air to tighten onboard emotional support animal requirements
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines is tightening the requirements for passengers traveling with onboard service and emotional support animals, the carrier said on Friday, following a sharp uptick in animal-related safety issues over the last several…
Lowe’s names two directors after talks with activist investor
(Reuters) – Home improvement chain Lowe’s Cos Inc appointed two independent board members and plans to add a third following talks with activist hedge fund D.E. Shaw & Co, sending its shares up 2 percent premarket.
U.S. shutdown fears hurt dollar, Treasury yields at highest since 2014
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar wallowed near three-year lows on Friday as heightened fears of a U.S. government shutdown unnerved investors, while U.S. Treasury yields continued an upward march to hit their highest levels since September 2014.
Petrobras owes Brazil billions, unlikely to pay in 2018, minister says
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA owes the government billions of dollars tied to offshore exploration rights but is unlikely to pay this year, a cabinet minister said.
Futures climb as investors shrug off government shutdown fears
(Reuters) – U.S. stock futures pointed to a record open for the benchmark S&P 500 index on Friday as investors bet on strong corporate earnings, while playing down fears of a potential U.S. government shutdown.
Exclusive: Most U.S. states lost coal mining jobs in 2017 – data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly two-thirds of U.S. coal producing states lost coal mining jobs in 2017, even as overall employment in the downtrodden sector grew modestly, according to preliminary government data obtained by Reuters.
Japan, U.S. to discuss trade ‘framework’, U.S. envoy says: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and the United States next week will start to discuss a framework of negotiations with the aim of concluding a trade pact and fixing bilateral trade imbalances, Japanese public broadcaster NHK quoted the U.S. ambassador to Japan…
