© Reuters. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo talks to Chinese Premier Li Qiang during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Andy Wong/Pool via REUTERS By David Shepardson and Andrea Shalal SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China has defended its business practices after U.S.…

© Reuters. A man walks past a Gap store on Oxford Street in London, Britain, July 1, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley (Reuters) – Shares of Gap climbed as much as 8% on Friday, after the apparel retailer’s quarterly profit beat indicated that the Old Navy parent’s cost cuts were paying off…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Bank of America building is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo By Lewis Krauskopf and Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Strategists at BofA Global Research see second-half “trouble” for technology stocks even as the sector took in its largest inflow…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo By Ankika Biswas and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -European shares lost their initial momentum on Friday, led by declines in technology and financials, with sentiment taking…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo/File Photo (Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Friday it has sued the U.S. government to block parts of…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A vial labelled “VACCINE Coronavirus COVID-19” is seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken on January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo 2/2 (Reuters) – A panel of independent advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet next…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo (Reuters) – 3M Co has agreed to pay more than $6.5 million to resolve U.S. charges of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations (FCPA) related to a…

© Reuters. France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.21% Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher. At the close in Paris, the added 0.21%, while the index added 0.10%. The best performers…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man carries empty water bottles past a bronze replica of the Charging Bull of Wall Street, inside the premises of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo By M. Sriram MUMBAI (Reuters) – Swiggy, the Softbank-backed food delivery company,…

© Reuters. Investing.com — U.S. stocks were rising after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told the gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyo., that inflation is still too high and the central bank was prepared to continue raising rates to combat it. Here are some of the biggest U.S. stock movers today:…