Wall Street flat as earnings offset inflation jitters Wall Street closed nearly flat on Friday as inflation worries and struggling technology and energy stocks were offset by an advance in the consumer discretionary sector led by Amazon. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq eked out small gains while the Dow […]
Amazon boosts stocks as U.S. 10-year Treasury yields retreat A gauge of world stocks climbed on Friday, lifted by gains in Amazon, as U.S. Treasury yields dipped for a second straight day on global growth skepticism, but investors shrugged off news of progress on a peace deal on the Korean […]
Rising costs, inflation on radar as U.S. earnings season unfolds Fresh worries about rising costs and inflation face U.S. stock investors looking toward the coming week and the next leg of the first-quarter earnings period. In the latest week, the busiest for first-quarter reports, several companies warned about or cited […]
Nasdaq asks regulators to let companies decide where they trade Nasdaq Inc has asked regulators to allow it to give small companies a choice of trading on a single U.S. stock exchange, rather than all 13 of them, in an effort to make it easier for buyers and sellers of […]
Sprint, T-Mobile deal may cast shadow over tower companies Shares of the U.S.-based telecom tower companies fell as much as 4 percent on Friday after Reuters exclusively reported that T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp could announce a deal as early as next week. Shares of Crown Castle International Corp […]
Top Massachusetts federal prosecutor defends court immigration arrest Massachusetts’ top federal prosecutor defended a decision by immigration authorities to arrest a Chinese citizen at a courthouse this week after she was sentenced to probation, a move that outraged the judge overseeing her case. The judge had expressed concern that the […]
NASCAR makes rule change after McMurray’s car goes airborne at Talladega Increased speeds and a flying race car led NASCAR officials to change rules prior to qualifying for Sunday’s GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. The engine restrictor plates that limit fuel flow will be […]
Baker Mayfield misses the mark while throwing out ceremonial first pitch at Indians game The Cleveland Browns caught a lot of heat for making Baker Mayfield the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday And on Friday it was Mayfield throwing the heat. The 2017 Heisman Trophy-winning […]
NFL draft 2018 tracker: Pick-by-pick analysis of every selection in Round 1 Analysis of all 32 first-round picks of the 2018 NFL draft, which kicked off Thursday night. 1. Browns — Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma: The reigning Heisman Trophy winner becomes the 11th quarterback Cleveland has drafted since its 1999 […]
Toronto Raptors down Washington Wizards on the road, advance to second-round of playoffs The Toronto Raptors took a more democratic approach to Friday night’s Game 6 series-clinching 102-92 victory in Washington, and it paid off in the form of their third consecutive appearance in the second round. Kyle Lowry paced […]
