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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Huawei CFO bail hearing to resume in Canada as Beijing steps up pressure
TORONTO/BEIJING (Reuters) – A top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies is due back in a Canadian court on…
Exclusive: Odebrecht Peru agrees to plea deal with Peruvian authorities over bribery scandal – sources
(Reuters) – Brazilian builder Odebrecht’s Peruvian unit has signed a deal with Peruvian authorities to pay a multimillion dollar fine…
Licking their wounds, fund managers prep for rally in ’19
NEW YORK (Reuters) – With bond and equity markets from the United States to emerging markets all on pace to…
Julius Baer in talks with Santander over Venezuela business: sources
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss private bank Julius Baer (BAER.S) is in talks about transferring its Venezuelan book of business to…
U.S. crude oil exports surge to record 3.2 million bpd last week: EIA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil exports surged to 3.2 million barrels per day (bpd) last week, the highest…
Brazil court blocks proposed Embraer-Boeing tie-up
The logo of Brazilian aviation company Embraer is seen during the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition fair (LABACE)…
G20 expected to back trade body reform ahead of Trump, Xi talks
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Global leaders were expected to back an overhaul of the world body that regulates international trade…
U.S., Canada, Mexico sign trade deal, Trump shrugs off Congress hurdle
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The United States, Canada and Mexico signed a North American trade pact on Friday, and President…
Trump coy on China trade deal before meeting Xi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump sent mixed signals on Thursday about the prospects for a trade deal with…
Trump says he expects to raise China tariffs: Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expected to move ahead with raising tariffs on $200…
United Technologies to separate into three companies
(Reuters) – United Technologies Corp (UTX.N) said on Monday it would separate into three companies consisting of its aerospace, elevators…
Angel City Chorale: Amazing Choir Earns Golden Buzzer From Olivia Munn – America’s Got Talent 2018
The diverse choir stunned the audience with “Baba Yetu” and earned guest judge Olivia Munn’s Golden Buzzer. » Get The…
With market on edge, investors look to tech trio
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The pressure is on for Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft as they prepare to report quarterly results…
Chaos erupts as caravan reaches Mexico border
Thousands of Honduran migrants rush across the border toward Mexico, in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, Friday, October 19. A Honduran man…
McConnell says Senate Republicans might revisit Obamacare repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans could try again to repeal Obamacare if they win enough seats in U.S. elections next month,…
U.S. environmental agency says in talks with Volvo over emissions issue
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has been in talks with Volvo over the…
Embraer launches longer-range private jets in turnaround push
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Embraer SA is adding two longer-range business jet variants to its mid-sized Legacy line, featuring revamped…
Mexico says new U.S. trade deal won’t block other economic relations
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray told his Chinese counterpart in a phone call on Saturday that…
Vivendi reaffirms support for TIM CEO, decries ‘rumor campaign’
PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) – Top shareholder Vivendi (VIV.PA) reaffirmed its support for Telecom Italia’s (TIM) (TLIT.MI) Chief Executive Amos Genish, while…
Scooter company Bird enters Latin America with launch in Mexico City
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California startup Bird said on Friday it has launched its electric scooters in Mexico City, expanding…
Honda to invest $2.75 billion in GM’s Cruise self-driving unit
WARREN, Mich (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) will invest $2.75 billion in General Motors Co’s (GM.N) Cruise Automation,…
NAFTA talks run up against deadline; U.S. tariffs remain tough issue
OTTAWA (Reuters) – With little time left ahead of a deadline to agree to a renewed NAFTA, Canadian and U.S.…
Brazilian Graffiti Artists Go to Extraordinary Lengths to Leave Their Mark
Correspondent Stephen Gibbs is in Sao Paulo exploring pichação, the most recent graffiti craze on the streets of Brazil. The…
Insmed’s treatment-resistant lung disease drug gets FDA approval
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Insmed Inc’s lead drug to treat a rare, chronic…
Uber’s strongest growth comes in depressed Argentina — minus commissions
BUENOS AIRES/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Uber’s fastest-growing market in the world is now Argentina, company executives say, attributing the expansion…
White House optimistic on China trade; no date for more talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is optimistic about finding a way forward in its trade dispute with China, but…
Brazil space station open for small satellite business
ALCANTARA SPACE CENTER, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil is ready to launch small commercial rockets from its space base near the…
Campbell, Third Point urge shareholders to vote for two different boards
(Reuters) – Campbell Soup Co (CPB.N) and hedge fund Third Point LLC on Friday filed preliminary proxy materials urging the…
Tariffs threaten market-leading tech, consumer stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. technology and consumer discretionary stocks have been insulated from global trade tensions, but if another…
GM to recall more than one million vehicles in the U.S
(Reuters) – General Motors Co is recalling more than 1 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles in the United…
China seeks WTO backing for $7 billion sanctions on U.S. over dumping duties
GENEVA (Reuters) – China told the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday it wanted to impose $7 billion a year…
Elliott demands fresh revamp at Hyundai Motor Group
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. activist hedge fund Elliott Management has renewed its pressure on Hyundai Motor Group with a fresh…
Bayer cuts forecasts on Monsanto delay as lawsuits pile up
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer cut its earnings forecast on Wednesday due to delays to its $63 billion takeover of Monsanto,…
Trump says Canada not needed in NAFTA deal, warns Congress not to interfere
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday there was no need to keep Canada in the North…
Exclusive: Brazil prosecutors hope to strike deal lifting glyphosate injunction
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil federal prosecutors are negotiating with health authority Anvisa and the agriculture ministry to reach a deal…
U.S. to move ahead with Mexico trade pact, keep talking to Canada
WASHINGTON/TORONTO (Reuters) – Contentious U.S.-Canada trade talks ended on Friday with no deal to revamp the North American Free Trade…
Canada rejoins NAFTA talks as U.S. autos tariff details emerge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Canada’s top trade negotiator praised Mexico’s trade concessions on autos and labor rights on Tuesday as she…
U.S., Mexico reach NAFTA deal, turn up pressure on Canada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Mexico agreed on Monday to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),…
Exclusive: U.S., Mexico reach NAFTA deal; talks with Canada to start immediately
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Mexico reached a deal on Monday to replace the North American Free Trade…
Mexico, U.S. likely ‘hours’ away from NAFTA agreement -minister
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Mexican trade negotiators are “hours” away from squaring away bilateral differences on the North American…
Trump says Mexico trade deal near; NAFTA hurdles seen easing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States could reach a “big Trade Agreement” with…
Didi woman passenger killed amid China ride-hailing safety concerns
BEIJING (Reuters) – A ride-sharing passenger in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou was raped and killed by a driver…
U.S. stock fund investors show no fear of King Dollar
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. fund investors are in no rush to shore up defenses against the strong dollar. Traders…
Canada to rejoin NAFTA talks once U.S., Mexico resolve bilateral issues: Freeland
RICHMOND, British Columbia (Reuters) – Mexico and the United States need to resolve complicated bilateral issues before modernization of the…
Foreign automakers oppose Trump NAFTA plan as U.S-Mexico talks resume
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Foreign-brand automakers with U.S. plants do not support Trump administration rules to raise the amount of local…
Militia threat hampers Ebola fight in Congo as disease kills 47
GENEVA (Reuters) – Militia violence in Democratic Republic of Congo has prevented aid workers from reaching some potential cases in…
Chinese internet stock sell-off may shake faith in FANGs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A steep downturn in heavyweight Chinese internet stocks and recent weakness in half of the so-called…
Trump asks SEC to consider switch to half-year corporate filings
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said meetings with corporate executives had prompted him to ask…