[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks followed worldwide equities to one-month highs and Treasury yields rose sharply on Thursday as renewed U.S.-China trade optimism and upbeat U.S. economic data stoked risk appetite and lured
Slack shares recover from hammering after first results as public company
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Shares of Slack Technologies Inc (WORK.N) recovered initial losses to trade just 2% lower on Thursday, after the workplace messaging firm’s first quarterly report as a public company beat expectations while warning
What trade fears? Wall Street is back in rally mode
[ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S. stocks surged on Thursday on expectations of a de-escalation in trade tensions after Washington and Beijing agreed to hold high-level talks next month, while strong economic data eased fears of a
WeWork considers slashing IPO valuation amid pushback: sources
[ad_1] (Reuters) – WeWork owner The We Company is considering slashing the valuation it will seek in an initial public offering (IPO) to a little over $20 billion, less than half the $47 billion valuation
U.S.-China trade war to knock 0.5% points off global growth: French minister
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Sony appeals to film lovers with slimline Xperia 5 smartphone
[ad_1] Sony’s Xperia 5 mobile is pictured at the IFA consumer tech fair in Berlin, Germany, September 5, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke BERLIN (Reuters) – Sony launched the Xperia 5, a slimline version of its flagship
Global renewables investment to triple this decade: U.N.
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Global investment in new capacity for renewable energy is on course to reach $2.6 trillion by the end of this decade, more than triple the amount of the previous decade, a
Indian banks unlikely to sharply trim lending rates despite new norms
[ad_1] MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India’s move to compel lenders to link all new floating rate retail loans to external benchmarks is unlikely to achieve the intended goal of reducing interest rates
U.S. weekly jobless claims increase marginally
[ad_1] A man walks into register at a military job fair in Sandy, Utah, U.S., March 26, 2019. REUTERS/George Frey/Files WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits rose modestly last
Global Markets: European stocks hit one-month highs on news of U.S.-China trade talks
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – European shares rose to fresh one-month highs and safe-haven assets like gold and the yen fell on Thursday after U.S.-China talks were flagged for October, raising hopes their trade war will