Finance

Walmart serves up its fiscal fourth-quarter results Tuesday February 17, 2020, 8:00 AM 2 min read A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: STRONG FINISH? Wall Street expects that Walmart closed out its last fiscal year on a high note. Analysts predict the nation’s largest retailer’s fiscal […]

LOS ANGELES, Feb 16, (Variety.com) – Paramount’s family film “Sonic the Hedgehog” ignited over Presidents Day weekend with $57 million in North America and $100 million globally, the best showing ever for a video game adaptation. “Sonic” is expected to earn $68 million through Monday, one of the best hauls for the holiday weekend. The

BANGKOK — Markets were mixed in Asia on Monday, with Japan’s benchmark slipping 0.7% after the government reported the economy contracted 6.3% in annual terms in the last quarter. China’s shares got a boost after the central bank stepped in to help the economy with a rate cut, extra buying of securities and tax cuts.

BANGKOK — Markets were mixed in Asia on Monday, with Japan’s benchmark slipping 0.8% after the government reported the economy contracted 6.3% in annual terms in the last quarter. China’s shares got a boost after the central bank stepped in to help the economy with a rate cut, extra buying of securities and tax cuts.

General Motors says it’s pulling out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to exit markets that don’t produce adequate returns on investments February 17, 2020, 2:41 AM 2 min read DETROIT — General Motors says it’s pulling out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s push to prevent China from dominating the market for advanced technologies has put it on a collision course with the same American companies it wants to protect. Firms that specialize in microchips, artificial intelligence, biotechnology and other industries have grown increasingly alarmed by the administration’s efforts to restrict the flow

BEIJING — China cracked down on the sale of exotic species after an outbreak of a new virus in 2002 was linked to markets selling live animals. The germ turned out to be a coronavirus that caused SARS. The ban was later lifted, and the animals reappeared. Now another coronavirus is spreading through China, so

Global shares have recovered their poise, though continuing concerns about the economic impact of the virus outbreak that began in China is keeping market gains in check February 14, 2020, 1:07 PM 2 min read LONDON — Global shares recovered their poise Friday though continuing concerns about the economic impact of the virus outbreak that

In virus-stricken China, couples can celebrate Valentine’s Day with a roast beef salad, hot chocolate, a rose and a note, all delivered to their door By YANAN WANG Associated Press February 14, 2020, 1:43 PM 4 min read BEIJING — In virus-stricken China, couples can celebrate Valentine’s Day with a roast beef salad, hot chocolate,

SALT LAKE CITY — The Trump administration is asking Congress for $1.5 billion over 10 years to create a new national stockpile of U.S.-mined uranium, saying that propping up U.S. uranium production in the face of cheaper imports is a matter of vital energy security. But some Democratic lawmakers, and market analysts across the political