Facebook paying fine to settle US suit on discrimination
Facebook is paying a $4.75 million fine and up to $9.5 million to eligible victims to resolve the Justice Department’s allegations that it discriminated...
PRECIOUS-Gold climbs as dollar, Treasury yields weaken
Gold prices gained on Tuesday, with a weaker dollar and U.S. bond yields providing some support to the precious metal, even as central banks...
Zillow Pauses Home Purchases as Snags Hit Tech-Powered Flipping
Zillow Group Inc. is taking a break from buying U.S. homes after the online real estate giant’s pivot into tech-powered house-flipping hit a snag....
Exxon begins phone campaign to win Texas refinery worker votes for contract -union
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) managers on Friday began calling workers locked out of the company's Beaumont, Texas, refinery to push for approval of a...
US STOCKS-Wall St ends up sharply as earnings, economic data lift optimism
U.S. stocks surged on Thursday as companies including Morgan Stanley and UnitedHealth gained following strong results, while data on the labor market and inflation...
U.S. solar group seeking tariffs refuses to reveal its members
A U.S. solar group seeking import tariffs on panels made by Chinese companies in Southeast Asia has refused a request by federal trade officials...
Goldman cuts forecast for U.S. economic growth in 2021 and 2022
Goldman Sachs cut its U.S. economic growth target to 5.6% for 2021 and to 4% for 2022 citing an expected decline in fiscal support...
GLOBAL MARKETS-Yields rise, stocks nudge higher after U.S. jobs data
Global equity markets edged higher and Treasury yields rose on Friday after a weak U.S. labor market report likely kept the Federal Reserve on...
U.S. Stocks Advance as Debt, Energy Worries Ease: Markets Wrap
U.S. equities rose on Thursday, bolstered by progress on U.S. debt-ceiling talks and easing concerns about Europe’s energy crunch.The S&P 500 climbed as much...
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rebound on progress toward U.S. debt ceiling resolution
Soaring energy prices retreated and stocks on Wall Street rebounded on Wednesday after the top U.S. Senate Republican backed an extension of the U.S....