[ad_1] Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it will offer personal checking accounts next year through its Google Pay app, initially in partnership with Citigroup Inc and a small credit union at Stanford University. [ad_2]
Oil edges up ahead of U.S. storage data as OPEC, Fed see robust economy
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up on Wednesday on positive economic comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ahead of a weekly
S&P wobbles on fresh trade uncertainty; Disney lifts Dow
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq stock indexes slipped on Wednesday on fresh uncertainty over U.S.-China trade relations, while a jump in Walt Disney shares boosted the Dow. FILE PHOTO: Street signs for
U.S. government posts $134 billion deficit in October
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the U.S Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government recorded a $134 billion budget deficit in October, the first month
Wall Street edges higher as Fed’s Powell testifies before Congress
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes turned slightly higher on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank saw a “sustained expansion” ahead for the U.S. economy. A screen broadcasts the
Gold rises as trade deal doubts pressure equities
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold gained on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech on the trade ties with China diminished optimism for a deal and dented risk appetite. FILE PHOTO: Gold bars are stacked in
Bolsonaro and Xi cheer strong and growing Brazil-China relations
[ad_1] Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro reacts next to China’s President Xi Jinping as they deliver a joint statement after a bilateral meeting during the BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado BRASILIA
Amid unrest, Sudan’s bourse maps out expansion plans
[ad_1] KHARTOUM (Reuters) – In the small basement of a two-storey building next to Khartoum’s central bus station, around 40 smartly dressed men and women gather around terminals for an hour a day with one
Expert views: India’s October retail inflation crosses RBI’s medium-term target
[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s retail inflation breached the central bank’s medium-term target of 4% in October for the first time in 15 months, on the back of higher food prices. People shop at an
Alibaba to spend more on travel, entertainment after $13.4 billion listing
[ad_1] A logo of Alibaba Group is seen during Alibaba Group’s 11.11 Singles’ Day global shopping festival at the company’s headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo HONG KONG (Reuters)