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Major companies are ringing alarm bells, trying to warn Washington about more tariffs

More than 300 companies are talking to government officials in Washington about how detrimental the trade war is.

6 years ago

Fed chief Jerome Powell warns against policy bending to 'short-term political interests'

Powell stresses the central bank's independence amid continuous pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rates.

6 years ago

Powell says Fed insulated from politics, wrestling with rate cuts

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday said the U.S. central bank is "insulated from short-term political pressures," and that its policymakers are wrestling with whether to cut interest rates as President Donald Trump has demanded.



6 years ago

Tesla likely to miss record second-quarter delivery target: Electrek

Shares of Tesla Inc fell 1.3% on Tuesday after news website Electrek reported that the electric-car maker has so far delivered 49,000 vehicles in North America during the second quarter and may miss its quarterly target.



6 years ago

Gold soars to six-year high, stocks slide after Powell speech

Gold soared to an almost six-year high on Tuesday on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, while equity markets slid on disappointing economic data and uncertainty that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in July as has been expected.



6 years ago

Oil prices mixed ahead of U.S. crude stock data

Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday ahead of data expected to show U.S. crude stocks declining, outweighing investors' concerns that U.S.-China trade tensions could dampen fuel demand.



6 years ago

PG&E bondholders propose bankruptcy exit plan worth up to $30 bln

A committee of bondholders of PG&E Corp's utility unit on Tuesday proposed a bankruptcy reorganization plan that would inject up to $30 billion to help the California power provider emerge from Chapter 11 and pay off its liability from wildfires.



6 years ago

Fed pushes back on aggressive U.S. rate cut views

Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday pushed back on market expectations and presidential pressure for the central bank to deliver a significant U.S. interest rate cut of half a percentage point as soon as its next meeting.



6 years ago

FedEx warns 2020 results to be hurt by trade war, shares fall 2%

Package delivery company FedEx Corp beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday, but warned its fiscal 2020 performance would be hurt by trade uncertainty and non-renewal of Amazon contract, sending its shares down 2%.



6 years ago

Wall Street sinks as hopes fade for rate cuts, trade progress

Wall Street stock indexes fell on Tuesday, led by a sharp selloff in technology shares, as simmering trade concerns and disappointing economic data sent buyers to the sidelines, while the Federal Reserve chairman pushed back on pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rates.



6 years ago

Micron revenue & profit beats, sees signs of improving demand

Micron Technology Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Tuesday, and the chipmaker said it is seeing early signs of demand improvement, sending shares up as much as 7% in extended trading.



6 years ago

Fed's Barkin sees risk the U.S. could talk itself into a recession; no sign of it yet

Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin on Tuesday said there was a risk the United States could talk itself into a recession but added he saw no sign of this happening yet.



6 years ago

Disney poaches Netflix film-making chief for streaming service: Deadline

Walt Disney Co has hired the head of Netflix Inc's original film division, Matt Brodlie, for its streaming service Disney+, according to a report by Deadline on Tuesday.



6 years ago

U.S. launches criminal probe into alleged chicken price fixing by Tyson, rivals

The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal probe into allegations that Tyson Foods Inc and other poultry processors including Pilgrim's Pride Corp and Sanderson Farms Inc colluded to fix poultry prices, court documents show.



6 years ago

Walmart China Takes on Food Safety with VeChainThor Blockchain Technology

Yahoo Finance | VeChain Release | June 25, 2019 BEIJING, June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 25, in combination with Walmart China, China Chain-Store & Franchise Association (CCFA), PwC, Inner Mongolia Kerchin Co., Ltd., and VeChain, the Walmart China Blockchain Traceability Platform, built on the VeChainThor Blockchain, was announced at the 2019 China Products

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