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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday filed a lawsuit accusing Wal-Mart Stores East LP of forcing pregnant workers at a Wisconsin warehouse to go on unpaid leave and denying their requests to take on easier duties.
The U.S. dollar rebounded and world shares hit a more than six-month high on Friday after China’s moves to boost domestic consumption bolstered a rally driven by investor bets the latest U.S.-Sino trade salvoes were unlikely to dent global growth.
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average touched record highs for a second session running on Friday, helped by a boost for energy stocks from higher oil prices as changes to Wall Street industry sectors index spurred volatility.
Danske Bank’s money laundering scandal spread on Friday to Britain where the National Crime Agency (NCA) said it is investigating the use of UK-registered companies.
Anheuser-Busch InBev faces an EU antitrust fine for preventing cheaper beer imports into Belgium despite its efforts to settle the investigation, people familiar with the matter said.
EU antitrust regulators aim to fine Anheuser-Busch InBev for preventing cheaper beer imports into Belgium despite the beer giant’s attempts to settle the EU case, people familiar with the matter said.
The benchmark S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average touched record highs on Friday, their second session in a row, boosted by gains in the technology and consumer discretionary sectors.
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The United States is getting “very, very close” to having to move forward on its trade deal with Mexico without Canada, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Friday.
The benchmark S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials Average hit record highs at the open on Friday, while the Nasdaq rose on gains in technology stocks.
A teardown of Apple Inc’s latest iPhones revealed chips from Micron Technology and Toshiba among others in the devices while there was no mention of Samsung , according to gadget repair firm iFixit.
Finland’s financial supervisory authority (FIN-FSA) said on Friday that it was watching developments in Danske Bank’s money laundering scandal.
Higher oil prices looked set to help U.S. stock markets add to a week of gains on Friday as concern about a U.S.-China trade war moved further into the background.
An overhaul of Wall Street’s technology and media sectors will coincide with the quarterly expiration of futures and options, potentially bringing a burst of volume and volatility to trading on Friday and the days that follow.
Danske Bank’s money laundering scandal spread to Britain on Friday as the National Crime Agency (NCA) said it is investigating the use of UK-registered companies.
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