Monday, May 30, 2016

Harsh words from EU's Tusk on utopian European "illusions"

European Council President Donald Tusk says leaders promoting utopian "illusions" of a united Europe have lost touch with its peoples. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Read more

Missouri governor pitches his state's rice to Cuba

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon brought a 20-ton donation of rice to Cuba for a business and agriculture forum in Havana. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Read more

Billionaires take sides in the Gawker-Hogan fight

Two Silicon Valley billionaires, one an eBay co-founder and the other a PayPal co-founder, are battling it out over Gawker and Hulk Hogan.

Read more

Friday, May 27, 2016

Best week since March for stocks

Stocks finished out the week with gains of more than two percent for the Dow and S&P 500, and more than three percent for the Nasdaq. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Read more

Markets keep big weekly gain as Yellen hints of coming rate hike

Stocks put the finishing touches on the best weekly gain in just about three months as Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen did little to alter expectations of a coming interest rate hike.

Read more

Buy discount retailers in a slow-growth environment

Get set for slow growth and a range-bound stock market, says David Schiegoleit of U.S. Bank. He favors tech, consumer, and healthcare stocks.

Read more

Fed rate hike likely appropriate - Yellen

The Federal Reserve should raise interest rates "in the coming months" if the economy picks up, said U.S. central bank chief Janet Yellen at an event hosted by Harvard University. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Read more