Category: Finance News

Jan 16

Bloomberg Visits Capitol Hill to Woo Democratic Lawmakers

(Bloomberg) — Michael Bloomberg is meeting with groups of Democrats in Congress on Capitol Hill on Thursday seeking support for his fledgling 2020 presidential campaign.The former New York mayor plans to meet separately with BOLD PAC, the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; ASPIRE PAC, the political arm of Asian American and Pacific Islander […]
Jan 16

Market Snapshot: Stock-market benchmarks surge to new records as investors ride optimism of U.S.-China trade accord

U.S. stocks rose again Thursday, with the major benchmarks reaching new record intraday highs, following the signing of a formal trade truce between the U.S. and China, completed at a White House signing ceremony on Wednesday. Investors were also parsing a batch of healthy U.S. economic reports including those on retail sales and jobless claims […]