NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks rocketed higher on Thursday (Sep 5) following news that the United States and China will resume high-level trade talks in October, raising hopes of possible progress in the trade war. The gains also came after data showed increased private-sector hiring in August and ...
General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said her face-to-face session with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday was "productive and valuable," but declined to offer specifics.
Argentina's likely next President, opposition front-runner Alberto Fernandez, laid out his populist credentials during a visit to Madrid on Thursday, saying local Argentine interests would trump those of creditors and energy investors.
Trade policy uncertainty driven by the Trump administration's escalating dispute with China means hundreds of billions of dollars in lost U.S. output and as much as US$850 billion lost globally through early next year, research published this week by the Federal Reserve suggests.
Mexico has made the first moves to launch its annual US$1 billion oil hedging program by asking banks for quotes, sources familiar with the deal said, while buying in financial oil options contracts for 2020 has risen in recent days, consistent with the giant trade.
Shares of Slack Technologies Inc recovered initial losses to trade just 2per cent lower on Thursday, after the workplace messaging firm's first quarterly report as a public company beat expectations while warning of slowing growth.
A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a US$26.9 million award in favor of Sprint Corp , in a setback to the company's years-long campaign to stop what it calls cellphone trafficking.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Thursday it would stop shoppers from carrying firearms in its Walgreen stores, joining Walmart Inc and Kroger Co in tweaking its gun policy following several deadly shootings in the United States.
Kroger Co on Thursday said it would launch its own line of meatless burger patties, as the supermarket chain tries to cater to a growing appetite for plant-based meat alternatives, made popular by Beyond Meat .
8chan, the online message board linked to several recent mass shootings, plans to restrict parts of the website during a "state of emergency," the site's owner Jim Watkins told a U.S. House panel in a written statement.
