Wall Street overcomes early losses on grim retail sales data
Wall Street struggled to reverse early losses on Thursday as an unexpected drop in retail sales dampened investor hopes for progress at the ongoing U.S.-China trade talks in...
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More Brexit embarrassment for May as parliament defeats her again
Posted by Reuters | Feb 14, 2019 | domesticNews, Reuters: UK |
Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a defeat on her Brexit strategy on Thursday that undermined her pledge to European Union leaders to get her divorce deal approved if they grant her...
Read MoreFord CFO to retire: CNBC
Posted by Reuters | Feb 14, 2019 | World News |
Ford Motor Co Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks plans to retire and is expected to stay through the end of the year, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing...
Read MoreWeakest U.S. retail sales since 2009 cast pall over economy
Posted by Reuters | Feb 14, 2019 | World News |
U.S. retail sales recorded their biggest drop in more than nine years in December as receipts fell across the board, suggesting a sharp slowdown in economic activity at the end of...
Read MoreU.S. utility TVA votes to close two coal power plants, in blow to Trump
Posted by Reuters | Feb 14, 2019 | World News |
The Tennessee Valley Authority voted on Thursday to close two aging coal-fired power plants, including one supplied by a company led by a major supporter of President Donald Trump, who had urged the U.S.-owned utility to keep it...
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