Trump touts $100 bn SoftBank investment, vowing 100,000 jobs
Washington (AFP) - US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday praised Japan's SoftBank for its decision to invest $100 billion in ...
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US Fed expected to cut rates in last meeting of Biden era
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to announce a quarter point cut to its key lending ...
US consumer inflation accelerates for second straight month in November
Washington (AFP) - US consumer inflation ticked up for a second consecutive month in November, driven by food prices and ...
Biden says Trump economic plan will be ‘disaster’
Washington (AFP) - Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Tuesday branded his successor Donald Trump's economic plans a "disaster," in ...
US hiring rebounds after slump on hurricanes, strike
Washington (AFP) - The US economy added more jobs than expected last month, government data showed Friday, bouncing back from ...
Paris stocks rally as Macron fights on, jobs data boosts Wall Street
New York (AFP) - US stocks mostly rose Friday after a report showed a healthy jobs market, and Paris rallied ...
UK faces trade balancing act with Trump, EU
London (AFP) - Donald Trump's presidential election victory is fuelling fears that Britain must choose between its "special relationship" with ...
Global stocks end mostly up with DAX crossing 20,000 for 1st time
New York (AFP) - Global stocks mostly rose Tuesday, with US and German indices posting records, as markets weighed Chinese ...
US Fed officials see inflation fight as broadly on track
Washington (AFP) - The US appears on track to hit its long-term target of two percent inflation despite a recent ...
US stocks rise with Dow reaching new high on Black Friday
New York (AFP) - Wall Street shares rose in a holiday-shortened session as the US Black Friday shopping spree got ...
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