Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are working without pay through the partial government shutdown, but even people who don’t get a federal paycheck are feeling the squeeze. Industries, consumers and business owners around the country are feeling the impact from losing government services — all as a result of […]
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Citigroup, Honeywell and Salesforce surge
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday: Citigroup Inc., up $2.57 to $55.13 Continue Reading Below Bank stocks rallied as interest rates turned higher, reversing a steep decrease the day before. GameStop Corp., up $2.27 to $15.24 The Wall Street Journal reported that the video game retailer has held […]
Stock market comeback is now in the hands of China-US trade talks
Trade talks between the U.S.and China will dominate the market’s focus in the week ahead, while investors are also watching to see whether other companies join the ranks of Apple and warn about an earnings miss. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, who sent stocks sharply higher Friday, speaks again Thursday at […]
Here’s Why Industrial-Materials Stocks Soared Today
What happened Stocks were up across the board today on the heels of upbeat U.S. jobs data in December, comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the strength of the domestic economy, and optimism for a meeting between trade officials from the United States and China in Beijing on […]
Trump mulls declaring national emergency in an effort to secure wall funding
President Donald Trump said Frday he is considering declaring a national emergency to help pay for his long-desired border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The president, when asked by ABC News’ senior national correspondent Terry Moran during a press conference, acknowledged that he would consider declaring a national emergency to […]
Netflix soars 10% amid tech recovery
Netflix stock soared nearly 10 percent Friday, amid an overall tech recovery. The stock ended trading Friday at $297.57, outperforming impressive gains for other major tech stocks. Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet and Microsoft each gained roughly 5 percent during the session. Apple gained 4 percent, in a slight reversal of Thursday […]
Dow closes up 746 points on strong employment news and reassurances from Fed chairman, erasing Thursday’s plunge
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Trump says he’s not concerned about Apple because it builds products in China
A day after Apple cratered tens of billions of dollars in market value on the news of its lowered revenue forecast for the quarter, President Donald Trump said he is unconcerned about the company or its impact on the U.S. economy. “Apple was at a number that was incredible and […]
Federal judge extends Mueller grand jury by up to another six months
A federal judge has extended by up to six months the authorization for the grand jury that special counsel Robert Mueller is using to conduct his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and other issues, including ones related to people in President Donald Trump‘s orbit. That original […]
Texas man fights to save son, convicted of deadly attack on family, from execution
By all accounts, the Whitakers were a perfect family living in a community outside of Houston, Texas. That was all shattered on Dec. 10, 2003, when the family of four was gunned down as they entered their home. Tricia Whitaker, a retired teacher, and her 19-year-old son, Kevin, died from […]