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London Mayor Sadiq Khan, with Chicago opposite number Rahm Emanuel at his side, didn’t mince words in expressing his distaste for what he says is U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump’s charged rhetoric about extremist group ISIS.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, with Chicago opposite number Rahm Emanuel at his side, didn’t mince words in expressing his distaste for what he says is U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump’s charged rhetoric about extremist group ISIS.

We are, as many critics say, in the golden age of TV, and this weekend the Academy of Television Arts and Science will hand out the gongs during the 68th annual Emmy Awards.

We are, as many critics say, in the golden age of TV, and this weekend the Academy of Television Arts and Science will hand out the gongs during the 68th annual Emmy Awards.

CEO says timing was good, given the rise in emergency situations.

CEO says timing was good, given the rise in emergency situations.

U.S. stocks closed lower Friday, but preserved gains for the week, as oil prices dropped and investors fretted ahead of central bank policy meetings next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 88.68 points, or 0.5%, to 18,123.80, for a weekly gain of 0.2%. The S&P 500 index , under fire from the energy and financials sectors, declined 8.11 points, or 0.4%, to close at 2,139.15, for a weekly gain of 0.5%. The Nasdaq Composite index slipped 5.12 points, or 0.1%, to finish at 5,244.57.... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks end lower Friday but post a winning week

Americans are misjudging the threat that any presidential election represents to both the U.S. economy and the financial markets, writes Chuck Jaffe.

21st Century Fox on Friday filed a lawsuit against Netflix Inc., accusing the streaming video giant of illegally hiring two of its executives who were under contract.

21st Century Fox on Friday filed a lawsuit against Netflix Inc., accusing the streaming video giant of illegally hiring two of its executives who were under contract.

Intel raised its third-guidance based on demand for high-end laptops and gaming PCs.

Johnson & Johnson to buy Abbott Labs medical-optics subsidiary for $4.3 billion

Johnson and Johnson said Friday afternoon it will buy Abbott Laboratories subsidiary Abbott Medical Optics for $4.3 billion in cash. The deal, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017, will include ophthalmic products in the company's cataract surgery, laser refractive surgery and consumer eye health segments. Abbott Medical Optics reported 2015 sales of $1.1 billion. Johnson & Johnson's Ashley McEvoy said the acquisition was a way to become "a more broad-based leader in vision care," and described eye health as a large... Читать дальше...

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Missed out on your chance to purchase one of Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Passes? You can still get one… for thousands of dollars more.

Missed out on your chance to purchase one of Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Passes? You can still get one… for thousands of dollars more.

Missed out on your chance to purchase one of Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Passes? You can still get one… for thousands of dollars more.

Oil futures settled Friday at their lowest level in more than five weeks, pressured by expectations for a rise in crude exports from Nigeria and Libya. Prices tallied a loss of over 6% for the week. October West Texas Intermediate crude fell 88 cents, or 2%, for the session to settle at $43.03 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That's the lowest settlement since Aug. 10 and prices fell 6.2% for the week, according to FactSet data.

Gold futures mark their lowest finish in almost three months on Friday, posting a weekly loss for the first time in three weeks.

How a new Democratic presidential nominee would be chosen if Hillary Clinton dropped out of the race over health concerns.

While there is nothing wrong with short-term trading, with all of the noise that is a part of it, sometimes it’s nice to simply take a step back in time and look at the bigger picture.

While there is nothing wrong with short-term trading, with all of the noise that is a part of it, sometimes it’s nice to simply take a step back in time and look at the bigger picture.

Gold futures settled Friday at their lowest level since June as traders searched the latest U.S. economic data for clues on the timing and pace of interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve. The Fed, as well as the Bank of Japan, are set to hold policy meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday and the outcomes and their impact on the U.S. dollar will influence the price direction of gold. December gold fell $7.80, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,310.20 an ounce on Friday. That was the lowest settlement since June 23... Читать дальше...

The United States is relatively huge on this colorful map of where the world’s billionaires roam. Russia, by comparison, is just slightly bigger than Germany. And African countries? They barely register.