Nissan ex-boss Carlos Ghosn will hold a news conference in Beirut on Jan. 8, a lawyer for Ghosn said on Wednesday, two days after abruptly arriving from Japan, where he was under house arrest and accused of financial misconduct.
The trade union representing cabin crew at Lufthansa's budget airline Germanwings decided on Wednesday not to continue their strike for the time being after three days of stoppages led to dozens of flights being canceled.
Drugmakers including Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Gilead Sciences Inc, and Biogen Inc hiked U.S. list prices on more than 50 drugs on Wednesday, bringing total New Year's Day drug price increases to more than 250, according to data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors.
Oil prices rose on the first trading day of 2020 as warming trade relations between the United States and China eased demand concerns, and rising tensions in the Middle East raised worries about supply.
Oil prices kicked off the new year higher on Thursday as warming trade relations between the United States and China eased demand concerns, while rising tensions in the Middle East fueled worries about supply.
The dollar started the new year where it left the old one, on the back foot as investors wagered U.S. economic outperformance might be drawing to a close as optimism on trade brightens the outlook for growth globally.
Asian shares kicked off the new decade higher on Thursday, after global stocks ended the previous one at record highs, and buoyed by Chinese markets after Beijing eased monetary policy to support slowing growth.
Climate change investments had been a niche play, but they should become a much more important investment focus in the next decade.
Oil prices fell 1% on Tuesday, the last trading day of the decade, but notched the biggest annual gain in three years, supported by a thaw in the prolonged U.S.-China trade war and ongoing supply cuts from major oil producers.
The S&P 500 dipped on Tuesday as investors took profits from a year-end rally powered by trade optimism and an improving global outlook, which put the benchmark index on track for its biggest annual percentage gain since 2013.
A federal judge rejected Tesla Inc's effort to dismiss claims by two former workers that the California electric car factory where they worked was a hotbed of racial hostility, clearing the way for a possible trial.
The U.S. dollar index recorded its smallest-ever annual move in 2019, up just 0.24% for the year after a drop in December reversed early gains as trade hopes and investor confidence diminished demand for the safe-haven asset.
"You've got to separate a service you love from an investable company," Josh Brown said on CNBC.
Millions of Americans have multiple retirement accounts. Merging them can have behavioral and financial benefits.
"I'm looking forward to a great 2020," the White House trade advisor tells CNBC. "I'm seeing closer to 3% real GDP growth than 2%."