NEW YORK, N.Y. – As small business owners in Hawaii and California clean up following Hurricane Lane and wildfires, they’ll find there’s no one formula for recovery.
The same disaster can devastate businesses in divergent ways — a hurricane might tear the roof off one restaurant, flood another and leave a third with little damage.
The U.S. economy grew at a strong 4.2 per cent annual rate in the April-June quarter, the best showing in nearly four years, as growth stayed on track to produce its strongest full-year gain in more than a decade. Strength in business investment offset slightly slower consumer spending.
Technology companies lead the way as US indexes shake off a slow start and rise for the fourth day in a row.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed Wednesday, driven by gains for big technology companies and Amazon. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished at record highs for the fourth day in a row.
Oil hit a one-month high as energy stocks helped lift Canada’s main stock index slightly and investors watched for any positive signs from NAFTA negotiations.
While the bull run isn’t over yet, investors are making moves—or considering moves—in their equity positions.
“We decided it was best to take one step in becoming a bit more conservative at this point in time,” says a weekly Richardson GMP market insight report.
This stock is on track for its biggest-ever one-day gain
Shares of discount footwear and accessories retailer DSW Inc. soared more than 20% Tuesday to put them on track for their biggest-ever one-day gain, after the company crushed earnings estimates for the second quarter and raised its full-year guidance.
The stock market has been on a tear since 2009, but it won’t always go up.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Project Syndicate) — The U.S. stock market achieved its longest rise in its history on Aug. 22, with the Standard and Poor’s 500 index SPX, +0.03% up by 230% since 2009. Although this wasn’t the biggest increase in a bull market, it marked the longest period of increasing share prices.
In a world increasingly interconnected, billions of people rely on the web to chat, socialize and share. That has turned social-media platforms into powerful tools for communication, entertainment, social justice and change.
European markets inched higher on Wednesday, tracking recent gains in U.S. markets that came on an apparent easing of trade-related tensions.
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