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One-time bond king Bill Gross is back, and now he's picking stocks

Gross offered a buffet of investing choices: Annaly Capital, Invesco and Allergan to name three.

6 years ago

General Motors strike to slash U.S. October payrolls: JPMorgan

A month-long strike at General Motors could cut U.S. job growth by as much as 75,000 in October, JPMorgan economist Daniel Silver said on Friday, an unwelcome development amid financial market fears of a recession.



6 years ago

Here's why other pension plans may not 'vote with their feet' against Fisher Investments

Three retirement plans cut ties with Fisher Investments in a matter of days, pulling close to $1 billion in assets. Here's why that decision was so surprising.

6 years ago

Pentagon says decision on full-rate F-35 jet production possibly delayed until 2021

The Pentagon's decision to move into a full-rate production contract for the F-35 jet, made by Lockheed Martin , could be delayed until 2021 because of issues integrating the jet with its testing and training simulators, an official said on Friday.



6 years ago

FDA alerts consumers of J&J baby powder recall, says it stands by tests

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration said on Friday that it found that a sample from one lot of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder contained chrysotile fibers, a type of asbestos, confirming test results the company disclosed earlier on Friday.



6 years ago

Wall Street weighed by Boeing, J&J, bleak China data

Wall Street fell on Friday as negative headlines about Johnson & Johnson and Boeing and bleak economic data from China soured investor risk appetite, offsetting generally positive corporate earnings.



6 years ago

Five states, including some crucial to Trump, just hit all-time low unemployment rates

Alabama, California, Illinois, New Jersey and South Carolina set news bottoms according to data that goes back to 1976.

6 years ago

Boeing, J&J, dismal China data drag Wall Street lower

Wall Street fell on Friday as negative headlines about Johnson & Johnson and Boeing, along with bleak economic data from China, soured investor risk appetite and offset generally positive corporate earnings.



6 years ago

GM temporarily halts Chevy Blazer production because of parts shortage

General Motors Co on Friday said it temporarily halted production of its Chevy Blazer SUV in Mexico because of a parts shortage due to a month-old strike by 48,000 U.S. hourly GM employees.



6 years ago

Exclusive: Electric Hummer could be part of GM's move into EV trucks, SUVs - sources

General Motors Co plans to build a new family of premium electric pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant beginning in late 2021, possibly reviving the imposing Hummer brand on some of them, several people familiar with the plans said.



6 years ago

J&J recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder as FDA finds asbestos in sample

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after U.S. health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online.



6 years ago

Ken Fisher fallout: Which pension plans have pulled out and which have stayed

Three retirement plans cut ties with Fisher Investments in a matter of days, pulling close to $1 billion in assets. Here's why that decision was so surprising.

6 years ago

FAA turns over emails from former Boeing 737 pilot

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday turned over 10 pages of emails from a former chief technical pilot on the Boeing 737 MAX that disclosed new details of the company's efforts to win approval from regulators around the world.



6 years ago

Opioid settlement talks falter, landmark trial expected Monday: attorney

A landmark trial stemming from the U.S. opioid epidemic is expected to begin on Monday after last-ditch talks to strike a multibillion-dollar settlement faltered on Friday, according to an attorney for local governments.



6 years ago

News Corp to supply headlines for Facebook's upcoming news tab

Facebook Inc's upcoming news tab will feature headlines from the Wall Street Journal and some other News Corp media properties when it launches in fall of 2019, the social network said on Friday.



6 years ago