Wall Street stocks were near unchanged on Friday after a jump in unemployment cemented expectations of a pause in interest rate hikes this month, while shares of streaming firms tumbled due to a rate dispute between Disney and Charter Communications.
Dutch fashion designer Ruben Jurrien showed his take on size diversity on the catwalk at Amsterdam Fashion Week on Friday with not only different sized models but adjustable garments that fit all body types.
A Texas federal judge has doubled down on his requirement that lawyers at Southwest Airlines Inc attend "religious liberty training," rejecting the company's claim that the unusual order was illegal as "a gripe."
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reversed early gains on Friday as an initial boost from data pointing to an easing in labor market conditions fizzled out, while shares of streaming firms tumbled amid a rate dispute between Disney and Charter Communications.
U.S. airlines and airports have geared up for a busy weekend ahead of the Labor Day holiday as travelers plan to jet off to international locations and cooler destinations.
Germany's Bayer has forecast that between 10% to 15% of Brazil's soybean area will be sowed with its genetically modified biotech seed Intacta2 Xtend in the 2023/24 season, said Fernando Prudente, who oversees soybeans and cotton for the company in Brazil.
U.S. wheat prices climbed on Friday from three-month lows a day earlier as markets weighed tight global stocks against the prospect of hefty Russian wheat production and efforts to renew a Black Sea grain deal.
Indian farmers have planted 39.8 million hectares (98.3 million acres) with rice, up 3.7% on the same period last year, farm ministry data showed on Friday, as record high prices prompted farmers to expand the area.
Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has increased prices of jet fuel sold to distributors at its main refineries by about 20% starting Friday, figures published on the firm's website showed.
India's antitrust body has approved the merger of Vistara-owner Tata SIA Airlines with Air India, the regulator said on Friday in a post on social media platform X, while allowing Singapore Airlines to also acquire shares in the newly formed entity.
London cocoa futures on ICE were down slightly on Friday as the market consolidated just below a recent 46-year high, while sugar and coffee prices edged higher
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc (Symbol: AMRK) has been named as a Top 5 dividend paying metals and mining stock, according to Dividend Channel, which published its weekly ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among metals and mining companies, AMRK shares displayed both
Wall Street was set to open higher on Friday after a keenly awaited report showed the unemployment rate rose in August and wage growth slowed, spurring expectations that the Federal Reserve could pause its interest rate hikes.
U.S. wheat prices rose on Friday but were set to end the week lower, pressured by hefty Russian wheat exports, with eyes also on a meeting due next week between Russia and Turkey's leaders to discuss the collapsed Ukrainian grain export deal.
U.S. stock index futures were higher on Friday ahead of a keenly awaited reading that could show job growth likely slowed in August, bolstering expectations of a pause in the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes.