Wall Street’s ‘Sell in May’ could be fading away
NEW YORK (Reuters) – “Sell in May and go away,” arguably the most well-worn axiom on Wall Street, has proven to be shrewd advice during previous midterm election years. FILE…
U.S. gun lobby takes aim at ‘gun-hating’ banks Citi, BofA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. gun lobby is taking aim at “gun-hating” banks after Citigroup Inc and Bank of America said they would no longer provide certain banking services to…
Wall Street posts weekly loss as banks, chipmakers weigh
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended lower on Friday after a choppy trading session as bank and chipmaker stocks weighed on the index and investors grappled with U.S.-China…
U.S. agency rescinds order banning Louisiana distributor from opioid sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Friday reversed an order that halted a Louisiana drug wholesaler’s opioid sales over allegations it failed to report suspiciously large orders…
U.S., China talks focus on cutting trade gap, $200 billion target disputed
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China is “meeting many” Trump administration demands to cut its trade surplus with the United States, but a definitive deal to resolve deep trade differences could take…
U.S., China talks focus on cutting trade deficit, China denies $200 billion target
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was determined to stop China from “taking our jobs, taking our money” as U.S. and Chinese negotiators met for…
‘Stop validating sexual harassment’: Protesters outside Fox News demand Bill O’Reilly be fired
A group of protesters gathered outside the Fox News headquarters in New York to demand the network fire Bill O’Reilly. O’Reilly is on a nearly two-week … source
Trump approved strikes on Syria over alleged chemical attack by Assad government in Douma
US President Donald Trump has approved military strikes in Syria in retaliation for the alleged chemical attack by the Assad government in Douma, near … source
China denies it offered package to slash U.S. trade gap by $200 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) – China denied on Friday that it had offered a package to slash the U.S. trade deficit by up to $200 billion, hours after it dropped an anti-dumping…
Egyptians angry over US embassy move in Jerusalem
Egyptians in Cairo expressed anger and defeat over the United States decision to open its embassy in Jerusalem on Monday May 14. The embassy move … source