Economy

  • Stock Exchange Profits Up As Rivals Circle
    Economy

    Stock Exchange Profits Up As Rivals Circle

    However, HKEx could face increased competition if the merger between the LSE and Deutsche Boerse goes ahead. LSE CEO Xavier Rolet, speaking to reporters on a ...

  • How John Stamos Reacted When He Saw The First Fuller House Promo
    Economy

    How John Stamos Reacted When He Saw The First Fuller House Promo

    Daniel Fienberg at The Hollywood Reporter complains the show takes 35 minutes to establish a plot that turns out to be an inversion of the original premise. "...

  • Fourth pregnant Florida woman tests positive for Zika

    The woman was pregnant at the time she had Zika symptoms, but the child tested negative for the virus, according to Dr. Joel McCullough, interim health officer ...

  • RBA - text of rates announcement
    Economy

    RBA - text of rates announcement

    Most economists expect the RBA will keep its powder dry again next month, but the outlook becomes more divided for later in the year, with some expecting rising...

  • Oil up on Saudi support, China; poll shows less OPEC Jan output

    This includes a double-hammer technical pattern, occurring on this year's leap day no less, which analysts say is a strong market indicator for higher prices.1)...

  • Sharp agrees to Foxconn takeover

    Loss-making Sharp said earlier in the day that it had agreed to be bought by Foxconn , a contract manufacturing firm, in what would be the biggest takeover b...

  • Lithium-ion batteries banned as cargo on passenger planes

    Aviation groups in Washington pushed for the Federal Aviation Administration to enact a ban on lithium ion battery air shipments before the worldwide group anno...

  • Cruz, Rubio Escalate Case Against Trump
    Economy

    Cruz, Rubio Escalate Case Against Trump

    He dropped out of the presidential race after poor showings in the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries. Former White House contender Christie's endorsement to...

  • Gov. Snyder releases thousands more pages of Flint water emails
    Economy

    Gov. Snyder releases thousands more pages of Flint water emails

    The bill Snyder signed into law on Friday is created to give Flint ratepayers credit for 65% of the water portion of their bills since the switch to the Flin...

  • Why Hillary Clinton Will Not Defeat Donald Trump

    Somerset County Republican party chairman Al Gaburo, who participated in the call, said he was obligated to discuss the Trump endorsement with the 21 municipal ...

  • Picture Confirms The Return Of Green Arrow
    Economy

    Picture Confirms The Return Of Green Arrow

    The appeal of " Star City 2046 " was fan service more than anything else, and while the main " Legends of Tomorrow " story suffered as a result, we can not real...

  • Honeywell offer for United Tech worth more than $90 billion
    Economy

    Honeywell offer for United Tech worth more than $90 billion

    Finally, Indiana Trust & Investment Management Company raised its position in United Technologies by 43.5% in the fourth quarter. In the face of growing cri...

  • Weight Watchers plunges after Oprah deal fails to halt slide
    Economy

    Weight Watchers plunges after Oprah deal fails to halt slide

    Weight Watchers Int'l ( WTW - Get Report) stock is down by 25.21% to $11.63 in mid-morning trading on Friday, after the company reported an unexpected loss ...

  • Snyder aides urged Flint's return to Detroit water in 2014

    Michael Godola, then the governor's legal counsel and a Flint native, echoed her concerns in a response, calling the use of Flint River as a water source "downr...

  • 30-Year Mortgage Rates Drop Near 3
    Economy

    30-Year Mortgage Rates Drop Near 3

    It was 2.95 percent a week ago and 3.07 percent a year ago. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.93%, down 2 basis points. (Points are fees paid to a le...

  • Jose Bautista: Jays asked about deal, I gave them 'number'

    The slugger played an instrumental role in the Blue Jays' run to the American League Championship Series, their first post-season appearance since 1993, hitting...

  • Japan's Sharp decides to accept Foxconn takeover offer
    Economy

    Japan's Sharp decides to accept Foxconn takeover offer

    The Taiwanese firm, known formally as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co 2317.TW , has offered to invest 659 billion yen ($5.9 billion) in Sharp, sources have previo...

  • Donald Trump wins Nevada caucuses

    But since then, Trump has tallied wins in New Hampshire , South Carolina and now Nevada, with a suite of southern states ahead on March 1, so-called Super T...

  • Rechargeable battery shipments to be barred from airliners

    News, the ruling made by the International Civil Aviation Organization's top-level governing body is not compulsory, but most countries are following the agency...

  • UK parliamentary committee says Google tax settlement small

    Other Conservative politicians have already declined to endorse this claim. If new evidence became available as an outcome of investigations, it called to reo...

  • United Nations agency bans lithium-ion battery cargo on passenger planes

    The Federal Aviation Administration has endorsed a global plan to ban shipment of lithium-ion batteries aboard airplanes, a practice blamed for bringing down tw...

  • Crude prices edge higher amid output freeze talks

    West Texas Intermediate for April delivery slipped $1.05, or 3.1 percent, to $32.34 a barrel just before 10:30 a.m. ET on the New York Mercantile Exchange. "The...

  • US home sales climbed in January despite weaker economy
    Economy

    US home sales climbed in January despite weaker economy

    The trade group found that sales reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 143,941 last month, surpassing a January record set in 2005 - near the market's pr...

  • US home prices rise in December
    Economy

    US home prices rise in December

    Home prices rose 4.2% in December, capping an overall strong year for home-price growth driven by an improving economy and limited inventory of homes for sale. ...

  • MasterCard wants you to pay with a selfie
    Economy

    MasterCard wants you to pay with a selfie

    After a pilot project in the Netherlands, the payment card company says it plans to roll out the technology in Canada, the USA and parts of Europe. Rather tha...