S&P 500 slips as Hurricane Irma nears Florida; tech falls
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended slightly lower on Friday as investors braced for potential damage from Hurricane Irma as it drove toward Florida, while a decline in big tech names like Apple and Facebook pushed the Nasdaq down more sharply.
Wall St. dips as Irma heads towards Florida
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended slightly lower on Friday as investors braced for potential damage from Hurricane Irma as it moved toward Florida, while a decline in big tech names like Apple and Facebook pushed the Nasdaq down more sharply.
Target slashes prices on thousands of items, shares falter
(Reuters) – Target Corp said on Friday that it lowered prices on thousands of items, from cereal to baby formula, further hurting retail stocks already pressured by Kroger Co’s disappointing quarterly results spurred by price cuts.
Jamie Dimon ventures beyond Wall Street to have a say in Washington
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon is starting to look like Corporate America’s shadow president.
Apple lawsuits against Qualcomm can proceed, U.S. judge rules
(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s 11 foreign lawsuits against Qualcomm Inc can proceed while the company’s dispute plays out in the United States, a U.S. federal judge in San Diego ruled Sept. 7.
Oil slides as Irma heads for Florida, threatening demand
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices slid on Friday, with U.S. crude down more than 3 percent on worries that commerce and energy demand in Florida and the Southeast would be hit hard as Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms in a century, drove to…
Criticism of Equifax data breach response mounts, shares tumble
(Reuters) – Equifax Inc faced a storm of criticism on Friday over a hack that may have compromised personal data for some 143 million Americans, with consumers clamoring for answers and cyber security experts questioning the response to the massive br…
Kroger results hit by grocery price war, shares slide
(Reuters) – Kroger Co on Friday reported a quarterly profit drop after an intensifying grocery price war hit its bottom line, and warned that same-store sales and operating margins would be lower than expected for the remainder of the year.
Wall St. struggles for direction as Irma threatens Florida
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were mixed in choppy trading on Friday as investors assessed the financial impact of Hurricane Harvey and tracked Hurricane Irma as it plowed toward Florida.
Oil falls 1.8 percent as Irma heads for Florida, threatening demand
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday after almost a week of rises as Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms in a century, drove toward Florida and the U.S. Southeast after destroying islands in the Caribbean.
