U.S. stocks hovered near all-time highs on Friday, as easing Middle East tensions and gains in popular technology stocks offset concerns about slower-than-expected December jobs growth in the United States.
The Trump administration has invited at least 200 people to a Jan. 15 ceremony to witness the signing of the Phase 1 trade deal between the United States and China, but the two nations have not yet finalized what, exactly, will be signed, White House officials said on Friday.
Brent crude prices steadied on Friday, paring earlier losses as Middle East tensions erupted again after the United States added new sanctions on Iran in retaliation for its missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq this week.
Lebanon may lift a travel ban on ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn if files pertaining to his case do not arrive from Japan within 40 days, caretaker justice minister Albert Serhan said in a statement on Friday.
Wall Street hovered near all-time highs on Friday, as easing Middle East tensions and technology stocks offset concerns about slower-than-expected U.S. jobs growth in December.
China’s Geely Automobile Holding is in talks with Aston Martin management and investors about taking a stake in the iconic British luxury carmaker, according to a source familiar with the discussions and the Financial Times on Friday.
The idea of imposing a wealth tax on the richest Americans has elicited sharply divergent views across a spectrum of politicians, with President Donald Trump branding it socialist and progressive Democratic presidential contenders Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders prominently endorsing it.
Online food ordering company Takeaway.com has won the battle for Britain's Just Eat with a 6.2 billion pound ($8 billion) share offer that will create one of the world's largest meal delivery companies.
U.S. trade regulators said on Friday they will investigate wearable monitoring devices, including those made by Fitbit Inc and Garmin Ltd, following allegations of patent violations by rival Koninklijke Philips and its North America unit.
Uber Technologies Inc will stop operating in Colombia from the end of this month, following a court order late last year, the ride-hailing company said in a statement on Friday.
Canada's Brookfield Asset Management has teamed up with Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings [TEM.UL] in the auction for Thyssenkrupp's prized 15 billion euro ($16.6 billion) elevator division, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
China’s Geely Automobile Holding held talks with Aston Martin management and investors as it considers investing into the British luxury carmaker, The Financial Times reported https://www.ft.com/content/d2959822-33a4-11ea-9703-eea0cae3f0de on Friday.
The dollar edged higher and global equity markets rallied to fresh highs on Friday after a U.S. labor report showed job growth slowed in December while still underpinning a strong economy that will allow the Federal Reserve to stand pat on interest rate policy.
Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's wife Carole will be questioned by Lebanese prosecutors when authorities receive an Interpol notice, Lebanon's caretaker justice minister Albert Serhan said in a statement on Friday.
U.S.-listed online travel giant Ctrip is talking to banks about a planned secondary listing in Hong Kong, putting the group at the head of a queue of Chinese companies expected to follow Alibaba in establishing an investor base closer to China.