Global Stocks Inspired by US Rally, Hopes for Chinese Growth
Global stock markets are up, seemingly buoyed by high spirits on Wall Street this week.
Global stock markets are up, seemingly buoyed by high spirits on Wall Street this week.
US housing construction jumps 16.9% in December, strongest showing in 13 years.
The nation’s largest retail trade group says that holiday sales increased 4.1%, the top end of its forecast.
Confident consumers lift US retail sales in December.
Europe’s shaky economy is showing signs of stabilizing.
The United States says its participation at this year’s World Fair in Dubai was made possible by “the generosity of the Emirati government.
Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in health care and technology companies.
Consumer banking giant Bank of America is saying its fourth-quarter profits fell 4% from a year ago, as the bank was impacted by the rapid decline of interest rates in late 2019.
US wholesale prices up slight 0.1% in December as energy increase offset by food drop.
Comparable stores sales at Target fell well below the previous year, joining a growing list of retailers reporting meager performances during the critical holiday shopping season.