[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices inched lower on Wednesday on signs that global markets remain adequately supplied despite a jump to 2019 highs this week on Washington’s push for tighter sanctions against Iran. FILE
Top U.S. officials to hold trade talks in China next week
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Chinese staffers adjust U.S. and Chinese flags before the opening session of trade negotiations between U.S. and Chinese trade representatives at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Mark
Trump complained to Twitter CEO about lost followers: source
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump met with Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey on Tuesday and spent a significant time questioning him about why he had lost some Twitter followers, a person
U.S. brings first criminal case against major drug distributor over opioids
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday filed its first criminal charges against a major drug distributor and company executives over their alleged roles in fueling the nation’s opioid epidemic by putting
S&P 500 closes at record high, even as EPS growth stagnates
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Wall Street set a record high on Tuesday, confirming that a decade-old bull market is still kicking following a slump late last year, even as corporate earnings stagnate and the U.S.-China trade
Record highs set by Nasdaq, S&P 500 on upbeat earnings, oil gains
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets rallied on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes setting record closing highs on Wall Street, while European energy shares posted their biggest daily gain since
Lawsuit says Tyson, Cargill, JBS conspired to suppress beef prices paid to U.S. ranchers
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Four of the largest U.S. beef-packing companies were accused in a lawsuit on Tuesday of violating federal antitrust law by conspiring to drive down prices they paid ranchers for cattle, even as
S&P 500 nears record high after upbeat earnings
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 index moved closer to its record high on Tuesday, as a clutch of better-than-expected earnings reports eased concerns about a slowdown, sparking a broad-based rally. Traders work
U.S. new home sales hit 1-1/2-year high on lower mortgages, prices
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rose to a near 1-1/2-year high in March, boosted by lower mortgage rates and house prices. FILE PHOTO: A real estate sign advertising a new
ING CEO tells shareholders door open to foreign takeover: report
[ad_1] AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – ING Groep’s chief executive Ralph Hamers told shareholders on Tuesday that the Dutch bank would consider a cross-border takeover under some circumstances, Dutch daily Financieele Dagblad reported. The comments by Hamers