A few of tech’s laggards could soon become leaders. Technology stocks, tracked in part by the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK), have had a banner year, with the XLK rising 46% in 2019 and hitting a new 52-week high on Thursday. But in the quarter starting Oct. 1, several […]
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2019 has a chance at being a historic year for the stock market
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The S&P 500 just crossed 3,200 for the first time ever, hitting its seventh round-number milestone of 2019, a year that has a good chance at being one for the record books. With less than […]
Watch Boeing launch its Starliner spacecraft in a key test before flying NASA astronauts
[The stream is slated to begin at 5:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the player above] Boeing is set to launch its Starliner capsule to the International Space Station for the first time on Friday. The launch is scheduled for 6:36 a.m. ET from […]
Andrew Bailey selected to replace Mark Carney as governor of the Bank of England
Andrew Bailey, the current head of the U.K.’s financial watchdog, has been named as the next governor of the Bank of England. The news, first reported by the Financial Times late Thursday, was confirmed by the U.K.’s Finance Minister Sajid Javid on Friday morning. “When we launched this process, we […]
Andrew Bailey selected to replace Mark Carney as the Bank of England governor
Andrew Bailey, chief executive officer of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Jason Alden | Bloomberg via Getty Images Andrew Bailey, the current head of the U.K.’s financial watchdog, has been named as the next governor of the Bank of England. The news, first reported by the Financial Times late Thursday, […]
Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill set to be passed through UK Parliament
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts as he is greeted by staff, arriving back at Downing Street, after meeting Queen Elizabeth and accepting her invitation to form a new government, in London, Britain December 13, 2019. Stefan Rousseau | Pool via Reuters U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will test out […]
China’s Xi Jinping holds Macao up as poster child on 20th anniversary of handover
A man tries his luck at a wheel of fortune machine at the Global Gaming Expo Asia held in Macau on May 17, 2016. Aaron Tam | AFP | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday swore in new Macao leader Ho Iat Seng at a ceremony where he […]
Traveling with a baby — here’s what I learned after flying 26 times with my 2-year-old
Traveling brings out the best in me. My husband and I share the love of exploring new places and so obviously, when our son was born two years ago, we decided to continue this journey — with tiny feet this time. While we sometimes miss the spontaneity in our travel […]
Here are the top moments from the sixth Democratic debate in Los Angeles
Democratic presidential candidates (L-R) former tech executive Andrew Yang, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), former Vice President Joe Biden Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Amy Klobuchar D-MN) and Tom Steyer participate in the Democratic presidential primary debate at Loyola Marymount University on December 19, 2019 […]
Democratic candidates sound off on Trump impeachment
(From L) Democratic presidential hopefuls, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana Pete Buttigieg, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and businessman Tom Steyer participate of the sixth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted […]