The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose for a third straight week last week, likely as some automakers closed assembly plants for the annual summer retooling. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 248,000 for the week ended July 1, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Data […]
Read moreQatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker said on Thursday the Doha-based carrier would soon start buying shares in American Airlines “depending on the share price.” The state-owned company notified American Airlines last month that it was interested in buying up to 10 percent of its shares. Al-Baker told reporters in Dublin that Qatar Airways would […]
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Like Fed officials on interest rates, strategists are divided when it comes to the bond market’s direction. The 10-year Treasury note yield hit a seven-week high of 2.357 percent on Wednesday ahead of the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s June meeting. It finished the day slightly lower at 2.32 percent. The note’s […]
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Trump endorses NATO's mutual defense pact in Poland, after failing to do so on first Europe trip
President Donald Trump on Thursday explicitly endorsed NATO’s mutual defense clause after failing to do so during his previous European trip. Speaking in Warsaw, Poland, Trump defended his calls for allies in the 28-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization to pay more for their defense. He then endorsed Article 5, which ensures that allies will come […]
Read moreA daily morning look at the financial stories you need to know to start the day. STOCKS/ECONOMY -Stock futures are lower, with tech leading the way down, after Wednesday’s mixed close actually saw tech stocks rebound higher. OIL/ENERGY -U.S. crude prices are up more than 1 percent, but are still at the $45 a barrel […]
Read moreCheck out which companies are making headlines before the bell: Costco — The warehouse retailer posted a better-than-expected 6 percent rise in same-store sales for June. Yum China — The restaurant operator reported in-line profit of 27 cents per share for its second quarter. Revenue was slightly below forecasts, with same-store sales up 3 percent. […]
Read moreThe promise of faster economic growth has become a study in the triumph of hope over experience. While the June jobs report, coming on Friday, is expected to show that hiring continued at a healthy pace last month, other recent indicators in areas like consumer spending, construction and auto sales have been decidedly less robust. […]
Read moreSamsung Electronics is set to record its highest ever quarterly operating profit, which is likely to surpass that of Apple’s for the same quarter for the first time ever, analysts told CNBC on Thursday. The South Korean electronic giant is set to release earnings guidance on Friday, where it will highlight what it expects to […]
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UK cannot leave single market and keep all its benefits, EU chief negotiator says
The U.K. cannot expect to leave the single market and keep all of its trade benefits, the European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Thursday. Barnier told an EU business forum in Brussels that “frictionless trade” between Europe and the U.K. would “not (be) possible” if the U.K. decided to leave the EU’s […]
Read more[The stream is slated to start at 7:10 a.m., ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump speaks Thursday morning in Poland. The remarks in Warsaw come ahead of the G-20 summit in Germany, where the president will face talks with his counterparts about […]
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