(Reuters) -Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes rose by the most in 11 months in May driven by a decline in mortgage rates as well as an uptick in listings.FILE PHOTO: A for sale sign sits outside a house in Miami Beach October 22, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaThe increase could signal some imminent relief from […]
MILAN — Thom Browne is not taking Adidas’ suit over its striped trademark lightly. “We believe we are right and we are confident in the outcome of the case, as we have acted honorably for all this time,” chief executive officer Rodrigo Bazan told WWD exclusively. “They [Adidas] consented for 12 years and now they […]
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday pledged $2.1 billion in spending on gender equality over five years, one of its largest single commitments in two decades of work, amid an economic crisis that has driven women out of work in record numbers. “We are very concerned that the global recovery is failing women,” […]
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Wednesday, a day after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed at record levels, as investors awaited private payrolls data for clues on the health of the labor market and subsequent policy support.A security camera is seen next to signage outside of the New York Stock […]
Fox News agreed to pay a $1 million penalty under a settlement reached last week with the New York City Commission on Human Rights. The case stemmed from a cascade of sexual misconduct allegations that shook the network several years ago and led to the exits of Roger Ailes, its co-founder, and the anchor Bill […]
(Reuters) – The Nasdaq closed at a record high on Tuesday, lifted by Apple Inc and other technology stocks after an upbeat consumer confidence report.A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew KellyThe S&P 500 hovered […]
David Parker admits new rules on freshwater management have gone too far in defining wetlands, but the difficult path to fixing it shows why the Resource Management Act needs changing. On Tuesday morningtarget=”_blank”>the Herald reported ministers have faced warnings from some of New Zealand’s leading housing and construction companies that the new rules on wetlands […]
United Airlines announced Tuesday that it was ordering 270 single-aisle planes from Boeing and Airbus, the biggest aircraft purchase in the airline’s history and the largest in the United States in a decade. The deal will drive an expansion of United’s fleet, in both the number and the size of its planes. “It’s about building […]
Customers across Colorado could see higher electric and natural gas bills if regulators approve proposals by utilities to recover costs from a winter storm that had them scrambling along with many other companies to buy enough fuel to make it through the freezing weather. During its meeting Wednesday, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission will consider […]
(Reuters) – Futures tracking the blue-chip Dow edged higher on Tuesday as shares of big U.S. banks rose, while investors looked to consumer confidence data against the backdrop of rising inflation and a spike in new COVID-19 cases across Asia.A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) […]