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Goldman Sachs hires former Amazon executive for top technology role

Goldman Sachs is beefing up its technology team by bringing in a top Amazon cloud executive.

6 years ago

SmileDirectClub falls 11% in U.S. market debut

Shares of SmileDirectClub , a teeth alignment company, tumbled 10.7% in their market debut on Thursday, after the company's initial public offering was priced above expectations.



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U.S. probes 553,000 Nissan Rogue SUVs for unintended emergency braking

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a preliminary investigation into 553,000 Nissan Rogue sport utility vehicles after reports of their automatic emergency braking systems engaging without warning or an obstruction, the agency said on Thursday.



6 years ago

Self-employed? Here's why your retirement savings are falling short

Independent contractors are facing two huge obstacles when it comes to retirement security: low earnings and low savings levels, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts. Here's how to catch up.

6 years ago

Wall Street gets boost from easing trade concerns, euro zone stimulus

U.S. stocks were on track for a second straight session of gains on Thursday, after a stimulus drive by the European Central Bank added to an upbeat mood from trade concessions by Washington and Beijing ahead of planned negotiations in October.



6 years ago

Senate approves full term for Fed's Bowman

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman to a full 14-year term.



6 years ago

A crazy last 12 hours has put the market inches away from a record: Here's what happened

Here's what investors need to know about what's happening in this rapidly changing U.S. market environment.

6 years ago

Wall Street advances on trade concessions, euro zone stimulus

Wall Street advanced on Thursday, and the S&P 500 hovered a hair's breadth below its all-time high, buoyed by positive developments on the U.S.-China trade front and a promise of continued stimulus from the European Central Bank.



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Reuters asks judge to release secret Propecia documents

Reuters asked a U.S. judge on Thursday to unseal documents filed in court regarding potential risks associated with Propecia, Merck & Co's popular baldness drug.



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Exclusive: Two JPMorgan metals executives put on leave amid U.S. probe - source

Two JPMorgan Chase & Co employees, including a top metals trading executive, have been placed on leave in response to a U.S. criminal investigation into the bank’s metals trading practices, according to a source familiar with the matter.



6 years ago

Stocks rise, bond yields off lows, on trade optimism

A gauge of global stock markets reached a six-week high in choppy trading on Thursday after new hints of progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute, sending bond yields off lows hit earlier in the wake of the European Central Bank's new stimulus measures.



6 years ago

Mexico's Pemex offers to prepay chunk of $14.7 billion in bonds

Mexico's Pemex said on Thursday it had launched a tender offer to prepay around a third of $14.7 billion in bonds maturing between 2020-2023, in President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's latest effort to shore up the state oil firm.



6 years ago

Diageo unions demand 5% pay rise as they prepare for strikes: source

Unions at Diageo are demanding a 5% pay rise for workers due to go on strike in Scotland later this month and believe the stoppages will cost the drinks company 1 million pounds ($1.2 million) a day, a source familiar with the matter said.



6 years ago

Embraer delivers new jet that Boeing may soon sell against Airbus

Embraer hopes to see more orders for its newest passenger plane by the end of the year, an executive said on Thursday, as Boeing readies to take over the Brazilian planemaker's commercial jets division in what could mark the next phase of its rivalry with Airbus .



6 years ago

Budget deficit smashes $1 trillion mark, the highest in seven years

The total shortfall rose thanks to a difference between revenue and expenses of more than $214.1 billion in August.

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