Wall Street buoyed by Amazon, retail stocks on Black Friday
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks gained on Friday, with the Nasdaq and the benchmark S&P 500 hitting records, helped by higher commodity prices and with retail stocks getting a boost on signs of a strong start to the holiday shopping season.
Black Friday draws early shoppers, but real frenzy is online
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Turnout at U.S. retailers was relatively subdued on Black Friday, with many shoppers flocking to stores to eye items in person and enjoy the festive atmosphere while waiting to do their actual bargain hunting online.
Shares of retailers rise as shoppers hunt for deals on Black Friday
(Reuters) – Shares of U.S. retailers rose on positive Black Friday shopping reports of online and brick-and-mortar stores such as Amazon.com Inc and Macy’s Inc , signaling consumers are spending more than the last two holiday seasons.
Wall Street rises with retailers, commodities boost
(Reuters) – The benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite hit records on Friday, a day after the Thanksgiving holiday, climbing with commodity prices and with retail stocks on signs of a strong start to the holiday shopping season.
Uber seeks to appeal UK workers’ rights decision at Supreme Court
LONDON (Reuters) – Uber submitted a request to appeal to the Supreme Court a decision by a British tribunal which said its drivers deserved workers’ rights such as the minimum wage, the taxi app said on Friday.
‘Stealth hedging’ shows investors not so complacent
NEW YORK (Reuters) – With the U.S. stock market at a record high and daily stock gyrations near multi-decade lows, some investors have raised concerns about the lack of fear in the market, but U.S. equity options market data suggests investors are far …
Black Friday violence in Missouri, Alabama; sales draw early shoppers
CHICAGO/GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (Reuters) – Violence in Missouri and Alabama marred an otherwise subdued start to the U.S. holiday shopping season as bargain hunters flocked to malls for Black Friday deals.
Stocks set for first weekly gain in three, euro edges up
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks hovered below record highs on Friday, set to reverse two straight weeks of losses while the euro hit its highest levels in six weeks following stronger than expected economic data this week.
Black Friday deals lure some early U.S. shoppers, many buy online
CHICAGO/GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (Reuters) – Relatively few early-morning shoppers turned out on Black Friday to mark the start of the U.S. holiday shopping season, as more people picked up deals online and the traditional rush was split by stores opening the…
Europe’s retailers tempt shoppers with Black Friday deals
LONDON (Reuters) – Retailers across Europe chased shoppers on “Black Friday” in a test of consumer demand, particularly in Britain, where the spending spree imported from the U.S. looked set to outdo last year.
