Is the Fed ready to consider lifting its inflation target? Years of tepid economic recovery have Fed Chair Janet Yellen and other central bankers considering what was once unthinkable: abandoning decades-long efforts to hold inflation down and allowing price expectations to creep up. In remarks on Wednesday, Yellen called an […]

May election battering may strain relationship with Trump May election battering may strain relationship with Trump:- President Trump may have just lost the best friend he had in Europe. British Prime Minister Theresa May emerged from national elections damaged and without the mandate she sought. Her efforts to align with Trump may […]

Asian stocks on edge before Comey, ECB and UK election Asian shares wobbled on Thursday as investors braced for any surprises from the UK elections, the European Central Bank's policy meeting and congressional testimony from ex-FBI director James Comey who was fired by President Donald Trump last month. MSCI's broadest […]

Apple debuts HomePod speaker to bring Siri into the living room Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday introduced the HomePod, a voice-controlled speaker that can make music suggestions and adjust home temperatures, taking aim at Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) Alexa feature and Echo devices. The move is the first into a completely […]

Fresh safety concerns hang over global airlines conference A deadly attack in London and debate over travel restrictions in the United States put safety concerns high on the agenda as global airline executives gathered on Sunday for the industry's largest meeting of the year. Alexandre de Juniac, director general of […]