[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday following a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories, but gains in fuel inventories and persistent concerns over the global economy and future demand outlook capped gains. FILE
Trump attacks Ford Motor for not backing fuel economy rollback
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up a series of attacks on automakers on Wednesday for not backing his administration’s plan to roll back Obama-era fuel efficiency rules, singling out Ford Motor
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[ad_1] JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) – The one thing Federal Reserve officials were in broad agreement about at their last meeting was this: to not tip their hands about what happens next. FILE PHOTO: Microphones
Hong Kong protesters clash with police, angry at lack of prosecutions after subway mob attack
[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thousands of Hong Kong residents held a sometimes scrappy anti-government protest on Wednesday at a suburban subway station that was attacked by a mob last month, angry that nobody has
E-cigarette firms probed over health concerns by U.S. House panel
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Juul brand vaping pens are seen for sale in a shop in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four dominant e-cigarette manufacturers
Stocks rise with focus on stimulus; U.S. yield curve flat
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – A global equities gauge rose on Wednesday for a third day in four as bets on more economic stimulus overcame, for now, worries over the rising prospect of a global
India needs to reduce ecommerce restrictions to revive economy: Amazon executive
[ad_1] HYDERABAD (Reuters) – India needs to encourage ecommerce and reduce red tape to help small businesses sell online and export goods to help revive sagging domestic economic growth, a senior Amazon.com (AMZN.O) executive said
Target, Lowe’s results boost Wall St; stocks hold gains after Fed minutes
[ad_1] A street sign, Wall Street, is seen outside New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes rose
Global stocks lead risk rally ahead of Fed minutes
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – A global equities gauge rose on Wednesday for a third day in four as bets on more economic stimulus overcame, for now, worries over the rising prospect of a global
Target, Lowe’s earnings push Wall St higher ahead of Fed minutes
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes rose about 1% on Wednesday, as upbeat earnings from retailers Lowe’s and Target reinforced confidence in consumer demand, while investors awaited the release of the Fed minutes for