U.S. stock benchmarks have mostly enjoyed a healthy run-up on the back of the Federal Reserve’s…
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Wall Street nears record as mood on trade again turns optimistic
Wall Street surged on Tuesday and the S&P 500 approached a record high after Washington rekindled trade talks with Beijing…
U.S. unemployment hits five-decade low as employers step up hiring, wages increase
Steady job growth and solid wage increases have enlarged Americans’ paychecks…
U.S. consumer spending surges to post biggest rise in more than 9-1/2 years
Plus, price pressures remained muted, with a key inflation measure posting its smallest annual gain in 14 months…
U.S. jobless claims at 50-year low
The fewest people in nearly 50 years sought unemployment benefits last week, a sign of a strong job market…
Apple, tech stocks drive S&P 500 near record
Technology stocks are extending their leadership on Wall Street as the S&P 500 trades near…
President Trump: China tariffs could stay in place for a ‘substantial period of time, ‘ still-developing trade deal ‘is coming along nicely’
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration’s tariffs on Chinese imports…
Smartphone shipments to China hit six-year low in February
Smartphone shipments to China in February fell to their lowest in six years…
‘The risk paid off’: How Apple prevailed in the U.S.-China trade war
As the Trump administration sends signals about a potential trade deal with Beijing…
Foxconn workers line up to leave the world’s largest iPhone assembly plant as overtime opportunities plunge
It is a normal Saturday in Zhengzhou, the capital of central China’s Henan province…
Apple supplier AAC Tech suffers stock plunge after profit warning
Apple Inc supplier AAC Technologies Holdings Inc saw its shares dropped 13 percent…
President Trump says U.S.-China trade deal ‘very, very close,’ pushes U.S. stocks higher
U.S. stocks rose on Monday after President Donald Trump said he would delay a planned hike in tariffs…
Dow rallies more than 300 points as U.S.-China trade talks progress
Stocks traded near intraday highs Friday, with the Dow and the Nasdaq on track…
Billionaire CEO Benioff foresees several years of strong growth for U.S. economy
A record $7.9 billion was spent on Cyber Monday this year, up 19.3% year over year…
Dow and S&P 500 rise on hopes of US-China trade deal
Stocks rose on Tuesday in choppy trading as investors hoped the U.S. and China will strike a deal on trade…
Has Apple’s share price finally bottomed out?
Warren Buffett’s latest 13-F filing showed the billionaire investor added 522,802 shares of Apple…
U.S. again assumes throne as world’s most competitive economy; first time since 2008
The U.S. is back on top as the most competitive country in the world…
How President Trump created a tremendous U.S. economic boom
The current numbers are a uniquely Trumpian achievement and not owed to policies already set in motion when he took office…
Nasdaq set to chalk up its biggest August percentage gain in 18 years
President Trump will be in North Carolina where he is expected to sign today an executive order that will make it easier for…
Apple led company stock buybacks during record Q1
Thanks in part to President Donald Trump’s tax reform which cut the corporate tax rate to 21% from 35%…
U.S. stocks rise on strong earnings reports: Technology shares lead the gains
U.S. stocks climbed Thursday, led by the technology sector, after a strong round of corporate earnings reports…
Stocks rise to new highs on U.S. Senate deal to end brief federal government shutdown
President Donald Trump will sign the deal into law, ending a three-day shutdown…
Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rocket to new all-time records
Economists say President Donald Trump has had generally positive effects on U.S. economic growth…
S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise to records on first trading day of 2018
Last month, President Donald Trump signed a bill that slashed the corporate tax rate in the U.S…
What is Apple CEO Tim Cook’s net worth?
Apple’s stock has fluctuated but largely risen over the past three months leading up to its big presentation…
Tim Cook reaps $89.2 million stock award
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook collected 560,000 shares…
Apple CEO Cook to get a $89.6 million bonus next week
Cook is in line to get a huge chunk of restricted stock units every year…
Apple is bullying stock market investors
Who is bullying the U.S. stock market? Apple Inc…
Tech selloff goes global
Shares of technology companies fell around the world Monday, extending Friday’s steep declines…
Nasdaq sinks as Apple leads abrupt tech selloff
U.S. stocks came off their highs of the session on Friday, with the Nasdaq reversing…
Jack Welch: Impeachment of President Trump would ‘blow the market away’
Welch said he would give Trump an ‘A’ on the policy front and in his Cabinet and Supreme Court picks…
‘Thank God for Apple’ and other tech stocks – they’re propping up the market
Many S&P industries are performing poorly, but outsized gains in tech stocks are making the market…
Wall Street indexes hit record highs as Trump rally continues
A month-long rally on Wall Street, sparked by Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president, extended on Thursday, driving major Wall Street indexes to record highs…
President-elect Trump invites tech leaders to roundtable in Manhattan next week
Most of Silicon Valley is moving from the ‘surprised and in denial’ phase to accepting the change that’s coming…
Cramer: Why Apple needs to be bigger than iPhone
Apple could also be affected by changing relations with China under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration…
President-elect Trump meets with Apple board member Al Gore at Trump Tower in Manhattan
Gore also had an earlier meeting with President-elect Trump’s daughter Ivanka…
Dow hits new all-time high; stocks have been on rip-roaring rally since Trump’s election
U.S. equities kicked off the week trading higher on Monday, unfazed by a key vote in Italy…
Donald J. Trump elected 45th president of the United States
Along with the House, the GOP retained control of the Senate and will control Congress and the White House in 2017, with the opportunity to fill the Supreme Court’s vacancy…
Apple leads Dow higher
Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 owe the tech sector for a solid chunk…
Stocks swoon; Dow plunges after China market rout
U.S. stocks opened sharply lower Monday, the first day of trade for 2016, weighed by renewed concerns of negative impact…
Apple is having its worst year since the financial crisis
Apple has done better than the broader market this year, rising 1.5 percent while the S&P 500…
Global stocks tumble on Greece and Puerto Rico debt woes
Global stocks tumbled Monday after Greece closed its banks and limited the amount…