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Wall Street jumps but ends off highs after partial trade deal

Wall Street jumps but ends off highs after partial trade deal

U.S. stocks ended more than 1% higher on Friday though well off the day's highs after the announcement of a partial trade deal between the United States and China.



7 years ago
U.S. SEC halts Telegram's $1.7 billion digital token offering

U.S. SEC halts Telegram's $1.7 billion digital token offering

U.S. authorities said on Friday they have halted a $1.7 billion unregistered digital token offering by the messaging service Telegram Group Inc and its TON Issuer subsidiary.



7 years ago
Uber to buy Chile's Cornershop as it sets sights on delivering groceries

Uber to buy Chile's Cornershop as it sets sights on delivering groceries

Uber Technologies Inc said on Friday it would buy a majority stake in Chilean online grocery provider Cornershop as the ride hailing company seeks to widen its fast-growing food delivery app to include groceries and other goods.



7 years ago
QE on the QT? Fed says no, economists say maybe so

QE on the QT? Fed says no, economists say maybe so

The U.S. Federal Reserve's quick pivot from shrinking its balance sheet by around $50 billion per month to now expanding by $60 billion monthly, has shown both the difficulty the Fed has faced under a shifting political environment, as well as the risks of experimenting with market-sensitive systems in real time.



7 years ago
U.S. farmers cheered by apparent trade truce, hope shipments to follow

U.S. farmers cheered by apparent trade truce, hope shipments to follow

U.S. farmers cheered the Trump administration's announcement of a potentially dramatic increase in U.S. agricultural sales to China on Friday but warned they needed to see a follow-through of actual purchases.



7 years ago
One man dies as wind-driven Los Angeles wildfire forces 100,000 to flee

One man dies as wind-driven Los Angeles wildfire forces 100,000 to flee

A fierce, wind-driven wildfire swept through foothills and canyons along the northern edge of Los Angeles on Friday, engulfing homes, closing roads and devouring acres of dry brush and chaparral as 100,000 residents were forced to flee.



7 years ago
PG&E turns down San Francisco's $2.5 billion offer to buy assets

PG&E turns down San Francisco's $2.5 billion offer to buy assets

PG&E Corp rejected a $2.5 billion offer from San Francisco to buy the bankrupt Californian company's power lines and other infrastructure within the city, citing the offer was inadequate.



7 years ago
Boeing's board separates CEO, chairman roles

Boeing's board separates CEO, chairman roles

Boeing Co said on Friday it was separating the roles of chairman and chief executive officer to allow CEO Dennis Muilenburg to focus full time on running the U.S. planemaker as it works to return its 737 MAX jet to service.



7 years ago
Trump says U.S.-China trade talks are going well

Trump says U.S.-China trade talks are going well

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that U.S.-China trade talks were going well as the second day of top-level negotiations aimed at rolling back tensions between the world's two largest economies begins.



7 years ago
Take Five: Time to talk

Take Five: Time to talk

Sterling bulls could be forgiven if they thought Christmas had arrived early.



7 years ago
GM appeals directly to employees as strike losses pile up

GM appeals directly to employees as strike losses pile up

General Motors Co took the unusual step of appealing directly to employees in a blog post on Friday that laid out the terms of the automaker's latest offer aimed at ending a month-long strike.



7 years ago
Volkswagen mulling sale or stock listing for Lamborghini: Bloomberg

Volkswagen mulling sale or stock listing for Lamborghini: Bloomberg

Volkswagen is looking at options for its luxury brand Lamborghini, including a sale or stock listing, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.



7 years ago
Wall Street rises as trade deal hopes grow; Apple hits record high

Wall Street rises as trade deal hopes grow; Apple hits record high

Wall Street rose for the third straight session on Friday, as investors expected top-level trade talks between the United States and China to result in a partial trade deal and delay planned U.S. tariff increases.



7 years ago
Trump sees 'good things' in trade talks; China dangles partial deal

Trump sees 'good things' in trade talks; China dangles partial deal

U.S. President Donald Trump sounded an optimistic note on Friday as high-level trade talks with China entered a second day, while Beijing indicated it was open to a "partial" deal that would avoid a planned hike in tariffs on its goods this month.



7 years ago
Travel firm Thomas Cook gets non-binding offer for Nordic operations

Travel firm Thomas Cook gets non-binding offer for Nordic operations

Thomas Cook , the world's oldest travel firm, has received a non-binding bid for its Nordic operations, a spokesman said on Friday.



7 years ago