Wall Street rally pauses, but stocks mint weekly gain
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended marginally lower in a choppy session on Friday, but major indexes posted weekly gains for the first time in December following a wild few…
Defensive stocks top 2019 playbooks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Perceived safe havens like utilities and consumer staples, often an afterthought in Wall Street’s cascade of year-ahead investment recommendations each December, are emerging as top picks…
Guyana, Exxon in talks after Venezuela dispute halts marine survey
CARACAS (Reuters) – Guyana’s government is “in discussion” with Exxon Mobil after two ships searching for oil off the South American country’s coast halted work following a weekend confrontation with…
Wall Street rises in volatile trading led by defensive stocks
(Reuters) – Wall Street rose in volatile trading on Friday, after two days of heavy losses, with the biggest gains coming in defensive sectors, showing concerns that slowing global growth…
Evofem shares surge as contraceptive gel meets late-stage trial goal
(Reuters) – Shares of Evofem Biosciences Inc jumped as much as 38 percent on Monday after its birth control gel showed effectiveness in a late-stage study, bringing the first hormone-free…
E-cigarette usage nearly doubles in U.S. high-schools: survey
A young man smokes an electronic cigarette in this picture illustration taken September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Illustration (Reuters) – The percentage of high school seniors who used e-cigarettes in the…
Wall St. looks to Fed outlook Wednesday for early Christmas gift
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors are eager for a touch of Christmas cheer from the U.S. Federal Reserve next week, hoping for signs the central bank may ease up on…
Tech stocks lead Wall Street higher on China-U.S. trade talk progress
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks jumped on Tuesday, rising for the second day in a row, led by technology companies on signs of progress between China and the United States to…
Huawei CFO seeks bail, cites health fears behind bars: court documents
Meng Wanzhou, Executive Board Director of the Chinese technology giant Huawei, attends a session of the VTB Capital Investment Forum “Russia Calling!” in Moscow, Russia October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Alexander Bibik…
Apple leads futures lower again in volatile session
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – U.S. equity futures fell in a volatile…