Investing.com -- An official from the Trump administration indicated on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Treasury is expected to issue general licenses that will cover a wide area of the economy vital for reconstruction. This move comes as part of the U.S. government’s approach towards Syria, which has been under sanctions.The licenses will be issued by the Department of Treasury, according ...
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday that Denver air traffic control lost communications for about two minutes on Monday but was able to maintain contact through an emergency frequency. Franklin McIntosh, the FAA’s deputy head of air traffic control, said during a U.S. House of Representatives hearing that at the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Ce ...
Investing.com-- U.S. stocks fell Thursday, handing back some of the week’s hefty gains, as investors digest corporate earnings as well as weak economic data, raising slowdown fears.At 10:44 AM ET (14:44 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 131 points, or 0.3%, the S&P 500 index dropped 18 points, or 0.3% and the NASDAQ Composite slipped 145 points, or 0.75%. Despit ...
By Casey Hall and Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. retailers including Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and several clothing brands are racing to secure China-made merchandise for the busy summer shopping season starting in late May after Washington and Beijing agreed to temporarily slash tariffs. The agreement on Monday to lower U.S. tariffs on shipments from China to 30% from 145% for the next three ...