US weekly jobless claims hit more than 48-and-a-half-year lowThe number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped to a more than 48-1/2-year low last week as the labor market strengthens further, but trade tensions are casting a shadow over the econ...
Trump slams rate increases by independent Federal ReservePresident Donald Trump on Thursday cast aside concerns about the Federal Reserve's independence, saying he was "not happy" with the Fed's recent interest rate increases. Trump told CNBC in an intervie...
Battle lines drawn as EU court weighs fate of gene-edited cropsGene editing in agriculture takes centre stage next Wednesday when Europe's highest court rules in a case that could determine the fate of the technology that is already making waves in the field of m...
Boeing wins air show as Airbus gets boost from AirAsiaBoeing claimed victory on Thursday after outselling rival Airbus at this week’s Farnborough Airshow, where the world’s largest planemakers repeated last year’s comparable haul of around 900 orders wit...
Apple Watch, FitBit could feel cost of US tariffsThe latest round of US tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods could hit the Apple Watch, health trackers, streaming music speakers and other accessories assembled in China, government rulings on tar...
Trump slams EU over $5 billion fine on GoogleUS President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the European Union over a record $5 billion fine EU antitrust regulators imposed on Google, saying the bloc was taking advantage of the United States....
Chinese yuan wilts again, cushioning the blow of Trump tariffsChina's yuan continued its steady decline on Friday, defying US President Donald Trump's warning over the dollar's rise and providing Beijing with a buffer against punitive trade tariffs imposed by Wa...