[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday and the S&P 500 snapped a three-day streak of record high closes as comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell appeared to dampen hopes
U.S. House panel aims for May 15 hearing on Boeing 737 MAX – sources
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is tentatively planning a May 15 hearing on the now grounded Boeing 737 MAX and the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft certification program, three people
Goal of June OPEC meeting to extend output cuts – Oman oil minister
[ad_1] Oman’s Oil Minister Mohammed bin Hamad al-Rumhy talks to journalists as he leaves the OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Austria December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger DOHA (Reuters) – The goal of OPEC’s meeting in June
Fed keeps interest rates steady as U.S. economy motors along
[ad_1] WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday as policymakers took heart in continued U.S. job gains and economic growth and held out hope that weak inflation will
Amazon dismisses idea automation will eliminate all its warehouse jobs soon
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc dismissed the idea of running a fully automated warehouse in the near future, citing the superior cognitive ability of humans and the limitations of current technology. An overview of
How Trump’s hawkish advisors won debate on Iran oil sanctions
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s unexpected decision to ban all Iranian oil purchases after May 1 – ending exemptions for eight nations – came after hawkish economic and security advisors allayed the
GSK expects shingles drug sales to exceed $1.3 billion after ‘fantastic’ quarter
[ad_1] (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline forecast 2019 sales of its fast-growing shingles vaccine Shingrix to be “significantly” more than 1 billion pounds ($1.31 billion) on Wednesday as a drop in the British drugmaker’s free cash flow
Widows of hanged Nigeria activists can continue case versus Shell: Dutch court
[ad_1] THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A Dutch court said on Wednesday it has jurisdiction to hear a damages suit brought against Royal Dutch Shell by four widows of activists executed by the Nigerian government in
Global Markets: Apple magic extends global equities’ months-long rally
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Global equities were higher on Wednesday, extending a rally into a fifth month as Apple’s strong results soothed broader worries about weak earnings and the dollar dipped ahead of a Federal
GSK first-quarter beats estimates on shingles vaccine surge
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) logo is seen on top of GSK Asia House in Singapore, March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Loriene Perera/File Photo (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline Plc reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue and earnings on Wednesday,