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US jobs report shores up markets but oil weakens further

OPEC, Russia and other producers initially agreed to curb production by 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) for six months from January 1 to support the market an...

Fed Acknowledges Weakness, but June Rate Hike Still Likely

They went out of their way to emphasize this is not something they see persisting and pretty much says to me that their two rate hikes are still on the table fo...

United States laptop ban could expand to all flights arriving from European

The U.S. ban already in place requires passengers on worldwide flights to put all laptop computers, electronic tablets and other devices larger than a smartphon...

Macron takes power as French president

Amongst his planned reforms is the creation of a common eurozone budget managed by a joint finance minister, and the creation of a "two tier" European Union, wi...

US, China sign trade agreement

The United States also signaled that it was eager to export more liquefied natural gas , saying China could negotiate any type of contract with US suppliers....

NRG Yield, Inc. Class C (NYLD) Rating Reiterated by Barclays PLC

Price moves in a company's debt in credit markets sometimes anticipate parallel moves in its stock price. A number of research firms recently commented on NRG...

Spicer on the Way Out, Sanders In?

White House sources reportedly told AP that Trump "does not believe his team gave contradictory stories about his decision to fire Comey , despite the fact tha...

Sean Spicer Was 'Hiding In The Bushes' After Comey Was Fired

That one earned him the "honor" of being portrayed by Melissa McCarthy on " Saturday Night Live " a couple of times and an infamous "Four Pinocchio" rating fr...

Trump reveals first slate of judicial nominees

Law360, Washington (May 8, 2017, 1:24 PM EDT) - President Donald Trump has started to expand his impact on the federal judiciary, announcing another 10 judicial...

G7 Financial Leaders Vow More Cyber Cooperation

Subsequently, many worldwide trade issues were put off the table during the Bari meeting, and the G7 discussed economic growth, cyberattacks, fiscal policies,...

Evaluating LA bid for 2024 Olympics requires imagination

The first day of the visit was expected to be dedicated to a host of meetings, including to assess the likely heritage left by a Games in Paris . Patrick Bau...

Global Cyber Attack Hits Renault; Production Stopped At Select Sites

The French auto maker was hit Friday night by ransomware attack which had affected information systems of scores of companies in many countries. On Saturday...

British cyber whiz hailed 'accidental hero' after stopping global virus

The efforts come less than a day after malicious software, transmitted via email and stolen from the National Security Agency, exposed vulnerabilities in comput...

Tottenham greats help give White Hart Lane a rousing send-off

He recalled playing for Espanyol in the last-ever match the Sarria Stadium - a 3-2 win over Valencia - in June 1997, saying they had gone on to win two Copa d...

Oil Inventories Fall More than Expected; Prices Rise

CT (15:12 GMT), West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up $1.30, or 2.8%, at $47.18/bbl, and Brent crude rose 2.5%, or $1.25, to $49.98/bbl. Venetis did n...

Trump calls for stronger sanctions after North Korea missile test

Japan said the latest missile reached an altitude of more than 2,000km and flew for 30 minutes before dropping into the sea between North Korea's east coast and...

Ricciardo 'envious' of Hamilton-Vettel scrap

Today's really for the mechanics, also from Kimi's (Raikkonen) auto who helped out. The last lap was not quite as good. "The fans here are awesome every year ...

G-7 nations seek ways to make growth help more people

According to Reuters , "other ministers from the G7 countries made it clear they did not share [Mnuchin's] view". During his presidential campaign, Trump rep...

Bank of England's Carney likely to stress virtue of patience

Although the BoE said it might need to raise rates before the late 2019 date market pricing indicated, that was nine months later than its February forecasts sh...

Alonso targets McLaren's first points of season after stunning qualifying lap

The Spanish Grand Prix is Alonso's home race, so naturally, he wants to do well here. Those ahead of us were hitting each other, I took a risk but maybe I could...

Trump Says in Speech in America We Don't Worship the Government

Embrace the label, because it's the outsiders who change the world and who make a real and lasting difference. He continued, "The more that a broken system tell...

India skips China's Silk Road summit, warns of 'unsustainable' debt

The two-day meeting that started Sunday gives him a platform to promote his image as a global leader and an advocate of free trade in contrast to President Dona...

Things that can be done using Amazon Alexa

This gives telemarketers, spam dialers, call bots, and unwanted human callers access into the user's home or work environment in a way that can not be stopped...

Passenger says JetBlue booted his family from flight over a birthday cake

According to Cameron Burke - who shot video of the incident - he and his family had the cake as carry-on. "You know, you could see the gestures - then she w...

U.S. President Trump To Visit Saudi Arabia, Israel, Italy This Month

This stop comes after months of public back-and-forth on immigration with Pope Francis, who once said of candidate Trump , "A person who thinks only about buil...

COMAC launches C919 inaugural flight

May 2014: Chinese President Xi Jinping visits COMAC's offices and says large jets are a reflection of China's national capabilities and urges the development o...

United States calls for stronger sanctions against N Korea

Suga said the prime minister instructed officials present to coordinate with the worldwide community in urging North Korea to exercise self-restraint. He added ...

'Smooth' Brexit should allow solid United Kingdom growth, BoE's Carney says

Ishaan Malhi, CEO and founder of online mortgage broker Trussle, says: "The Bank of England's continued reluctance to raise rates certainly won't be pleasing sa...

North Korea tests missile, raises new fears in Pacific

On Saturday, a top North Korean diplomat in charge of US relations, Choe Son Hui, told reporters in Beijing that Pyongyang would be willing to meet with the T...

Favourite Always Dreaming wins Kentucky Derby in the mud

Each of Pletcher and Velazquez had previously won a Derby - Pletcher in 2010 with Super Saver, and Velazquez the following year with Animal Kingdom - but the lo...

USA: Acting FBI Director Contradicts Gov't on Comey

The White House says former FBI Director James Comey discussed the Russian investigation with the president prior to his firing. Not only does the story Trump...

Snapchat reports first earnings since going public ; Lost $2.2 billion last quarter !

The number was below analysts' expectations and year-on-year growth also slipped to 36 per cent from 48 per cent in the previous quarter. Revenues were up alm...

China trade deal is big, but not that big

The beef announcement came with another tasty morsel for the Bakken. The fourth agreement states that the USA invites China to receive US imports of LNG (liqu...

OPEC Raises 2017 Estimate for Supply Growth From Rivals by 64%

It now expects the global benchmark to average $54 a barrel this year and $56 a barrel next year, down from the previous forecast of $61 a barrel and $65 a barr...

Brexit to make families poorer: Bank of England

That implies that if the economy evolves roughly as the Bank expects and there is a non-disruptive Brexit process in 2019 the market expectations may now be in ...