Stock market today: Trading on Wall Street mixed as Middle East conflict pushes oil higher
Premarket trading is mixed on Wall Street, but oil prices are moving higher after U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the Israeli military said its troops and tanks had briefly entered Gaza for a second time
2023-10-27 20:57
The Biden administration is encouraging the conversion of empty office space to affordable housing
The Biden administration is launching a multi-agency effort to encourage states and cities to convert more empty office buildings into housing units, with billions of federal dollars available to help spur such transitions
2023-10-27 20:55
Release of hostages requires ceasefire, Hamas official says
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Hamas official tied the release of hostages held in Gaza to a ceasefire in
2023-10-27 20:29
Exxon Mobil Q3 profit falls compared with last year's record numbers, but refineries are strong
Exxon Mobil’s third-quarter profit declined compared with last year's unprecedented numbers, but their up 15% compared with the previous quarter oil giant had its strongest ever refinery throughput for the period
2023-10-27 20:26
China’s Ex-Premier Li Keqiang, a Reformer Sidelined by Xi, Dies
China’s former Premier Li Keqiang, who gained a reputation as a reformer but later found himself sidelined by
2023-10-27 20:15
Futures up as megacaps ride Amazon, Intel wave; inflation data in focus
By Ankika Biswas and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Futures for Wall Street's main stock indexes rose on Friday as robust forecasts
2023-10-27 19:50
Probe finds 'serious failings' in way British politician Nigel Farage had his bank account closed
An independent probe has found “serious failings” in how NatWest Group’s private and exclusive Coutts Bank shut down the account of the right-wing British politician Nigel Farage
2023-10-27 19:46
US says some digital asset firms not doing enough to stop illicit finance
LONDON The United States on Friday said some firms in the digital asset space were not doing enough
2023-10-27 19:26
Lack of fuel threatens UN food aid to Gaza, WFP says
ROME The U.N. food agency said on Friday that "severe fuel shortages" may force it to stop supplying
2023-10-27 19:23
US expands its effort to cut off funding for Hamas
The United States on Friday expanded its effort to cut off funding for Hamas, announcing a second round of sanctions against people and organizations linked to the group since it launched an attack on Israel that killed more than 1,400 people
2023-10-27 19:17
US puts new sanctions on Hamas, members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON The U.S. on Friday issued a second round of sanctions on the Palestinian group
2023-10-27 18:45
Wall Street Worries About Losing Texas Deals Over Ken Paxton’s Green Energy Probe
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is sending shock waves through the state’s booming municipal-bond market, leaving borrowers and
2023-10-27 18:22