(Reuters) - The escalating U.S.-China trade war has sent dividend-rich sectors like utilities higher, but investors don’t need to get all defensive just yet, according to strategists who say there are plenty of growth stocks with some insulation from China. Some investors are seeking safety in domestic U.S. growth stocks ranging from software and online
I CAN make all your wishes for those magical bargains come true . . . To celebrate the release of the reimagined live-action Aladdin film , I went in search of the best Disney deals — perfect to treat little princes and princesses or if you want to live like a king or queen. Take advantage of some great offers and celebrate the release of the live-action
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that the company stop selling facial recognition technology to government agencies, while a resolution to audit the service drew more support, a regulatory filing on Friday showed. Some 2.4% of votes were in favor of the ban. A second proposal that called for a study of the
ENERGY bills will fall after the firms running the wires and pipes were told to make less money — thanks to The Sun. The network firms have the monopoly on getting gas and electricity to homes . Alamy Gas and electricity bills are set to fall after regulators told firms that they must make less money[/caption] In 2017 we told how they made a combined
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An E. coli outbreak that has sickened 17 people in eight states has been linked to flour sold at select Aldi stores, the CDC announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement Friday that health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 infections linked to flour
A DAD was this week stranded in a foreign hospital following a brain haemorrhage – as his insurer refused to pay up because he’d had a drink. David Poole, 64, is racking up thousands of pounds in medical bills in Turkey after falling during an afternoon walk. David Poole, 64, is racking up thousands of pounds in medical bills in Turkey after falling
(Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised more than $1 billion in financing in the last six months as it aims to roll out an ambitious high-speed internet service by using a constellation of satellites to beam signals from space. The company raised here $486.2 million in an equity offering, starting December, and another bit
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street’s major stock indexes edged higher on Friday after falling in the previous session, as hopeful comments from U.S. President Donald Trump regarding trade relations with China assuaged concerns among some investors. Trump said late on Thursday that he saw a resolution to the trade war with China “happening fast.” He added
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street’s major indexes edged higher on Friday in a rebound from the previous session’s losses after hopeful comments from U.S. President Donald Trump regarding trade relations with China assuaged concerns among some investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 98.14 points, or 0.39%, to 25,588.61, the S&P 500 gained 4
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World equity markets rebounded on Friday from the previous day’s sharp fall, boosted after U.S. President Donald Trump said complaints against China’s Huawei Technologies might be resolved within the framework of a Sino-U.S. trade deal. Tensions remained high, with China accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of fabricating
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed more than 1% on Friday ahead of long U.S. and UK holiday weekends, but posted the biggest weekly drop of the year, pressured by rising inventories and worries about the global economy. Brent crude rose 93 cents, or 1.4%, to settle at $68.69 a barrel, but the global benchmark notched a weekly decline of about
Wang told press at a State Council briefing Friday that Beijing would act to financially support Chinese tech companies and encourage "basic research" with a set of financial incentives, Xinhua reported. According to South China Morning Post, that includes a two-year waiver on corporate tax payments for software developers and integrated circuit makers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street’s major indexes edged higher on Friday in a rebound from the previous session’s losses after upbeat comments from U.S. President Donald Trump regarding trade relations with China assuaged concerns among some investors. Trump said late on Thursday that he saw a resolution to the trade war with China “happening fast.”
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Friday it is extending by one month its cancellations of Boeing Co 737 MAX flights, through Aug. 3, leading to about 40 or 45 daily canceled flights. The Chicago-based carrier joins rivals Southwest Airlines Co and American Airlines Group Inc which had already suspended 737 MAX flights into August after the
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday accused U.S. officials of lying to the public about their trade war, as rising tensions between the world’s two largest economies kept financial markets in a state of unease. Talks to end the trade dispute collapsed earlier this month, with the two sides in a stalemate over U.S. demands that China change its policies
(Reuters) - United Airlines said on Friday it had started a management overhaul at Colombia’s Avianca Holdings, removing top shareholder German Efromovich from controlling the cash-strapped airline. The move follows a default by Efromovich’s holding company BRW Aviation on a $456 million loan United had made as part of a proposed three-way partnership
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Friday it is extending by one month its cancellations of Boeing Co 737 MAX flights, now through Aug. 3, leading to about 40 or 45 daily canceled flights. It did not give a reason for the extension, but the August target date brings the airline more in line with rivals Southwest Airlines Co and American Airlines
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed 1 percent on Friday ahead of long U.S. and UK holiday weekends, but were on track for their biggest weekly drop of the year, pressured by rising inventories and worries about the global economy. Brent crude rose 68 cents, or 1 percent, to $68.44 a barrel by 1:21 p.m. ET (1721 GMT) but the global benchmark remained