Year: 2018

U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Friday, as hopes that the United States and China would start new trade talks calmed investor worries and technology stocks rose.

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China’s export-dependent cities and provinces are scrambling to provide relief to exporters, stabilize employment and avert the possibility of social unrest as an intensifying trade dispute with the United States threatens to further erode business.

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Britain’s Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) has recommended members vote against Ryanair’s financial report at the company’s annual meeting next week and also oppose the re-election of its chairman.

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The Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hikes will begin to drag on U.S. economic growth and employment by next year, a U.S. central banker said Friday, as the level of borrowing costs appropriately turns “mildly restrictive” after more than a decade of acting as a stimulant.

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U.S. industrial production rose in August, as strong output in auto manufacturing offset lackluster production in the rest of the factory sector.

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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Friday as hopes that the United States and China would start new trade talks calmed fears of a trade war and as technology stocks rose.

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Britain’s Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) on Friday said it had recommended members vote against Ryanair’s financial report and accounts at its annual general meeting next week, as well as the re-election of the chairman.

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U.S. retail sales recorded their smallest gain in six months in August as consumers cut back on purchases of motor vehicles and clothing, but upward revisions to July data likely keep intact expectations of strong economic growth in the third quarter.

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Wells Fargo & Co’s chief financial officer said on Friday the bank expects to reduce total expenses by about $3 billion by 2020.

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World stocks hit their highest levels in over a week on Friday as expectations grew that the United States and China would open new trade talks, while an interest rate hike in Turkey supported the lira and global risk appetite.

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U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday amid optimism that the United States and China would start new trade talks and as technology stocks rose.

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China will ask Wall Street firms for ways to improve ties with the United States and suggestions to open up its financial sector at a day-long meeting in Beijing on Sunday, people familiar with the matter said.

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Oil rose on Friday, clawing back some territory after prices fell by the most in a month in the previous session, as the focus returned to supply concerns ahead of a November deadline for U.S. sanctions on Iranian crude.

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The supervisory board of Volkswagen will meet on Monday to discuss the future of Rupert Stadler, the suspended chief executive of its premium brand Audi, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Friday.

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