[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gold prices rose and a gauge of global equity markets hit an all-time high on Thursday in light holiday trade as a year-end rally on Wall Street advanced further on
Stocks rally to record highs; gold gains
Peru labour watchdog says McDonalds franchisee Arcos Dorados violated law over employee deaths
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A person walks next to a closed McDonald’s restaurant, one of all 29 locations that were closed following the deaths of two teenaged employees, in Lima, Peru December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo
Tiffany sees rise in holiday sales on higher China spending
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Tiffany & Co, which is being bought by Louis Vuitton owner LVMH, on Thursday estimated sales growth of 1% to 3% during the holidays, with the biggest contribution coming from China and
Holiday season package returns to hit a record high, says UPS
[ad_1] (Reuters) – United Parcel Service Inc expects returned packages to hit a record high following this year’s holiday shipping season, as consumers shopped more online, the package delivery company said on Thursday. UPS said
U.S. jobless claims fall, point to sustained labor market strength
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell last week in a sign of ongoing labor market strength. FILE PHOTO: A “Now Hiring” sign sits in the window of
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit fresh record highs on trade deal hopes
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes hit fresh record highs on Thursday on optimism over an imminent U.S.-China trade deal that has put the benchmark index on track for its best year
Festive Wall Street set to stay near record levels on trade deal hopes
[ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes were set to open near record highs on Thursday and the S&P 500 was on course for its best year since 2013 on optimism over an imminent U.S.-China trade
China big pig farms tie up with small ones in $7 billion plan to boost hog output
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Pigs are seen at a family farm in Fuyang, Anhui province, China July 5, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s large pig farms are lining up with small, family-based farms in a
Nifty, Sensex fall for third day as derivatives expiry weighs
[ad_1] A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, February 26, 2016. Indian bonds, shares and the rupee gained on Friday after a key government report
Russia can finish Nord Stream 2 within couple of months – Ifax cites Novak
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Allseas’ deep sea pipe laying ship Solitaire lays pipes for Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Stine Jacobsen/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia can finish the construction