How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 10/18/2024
U.S. stocks rose to more records and closed out their longest weekly winning streak of the year
Business
Massive blackout hits Cuba, prompting government to shutter schools and workplaces
HAVANA -- A massive outage left millions of Cubans without power and prompted the government Friday to implement emergency measures...
Biden administration races to shell out billions for clean energy as election nears
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration is shelling out billions of dollars for clean energy and approving major offshore wind projects...
One of the largest solar projects in the US opens in Texas, backed by Google
One of the largest solar projects in the U.S. opened in Texas on Friday, backed by what Google said is...
GOP lawmakers seek investigation of consulting firm over its work in China
WASHINGTON -- A group of Republican lawmakers is demanding a federal investigation into the U.S. consulting firm McKinsey over its...
Fox News says none of its employees wrote jokes for Trump to tell at traditional campaign dinner
NEW YORK -- Fox News Channel on Friday denied Donald Trump's assertion that any of its employees wrote jokes for...
US laments ‘disappointing’ Swiss decision not to fully adopt latest EU sanctions against Russia
GENEVA -- The United States is expressing disappointment over a decision by the Swiss government not to adopt all measures...
Next week: IMF global economic outlook, General Motors earnings, US existing home sales
IMF OUTLOOKOn Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund issues its semi-annual World Economic Outlook. In July, the IMF upgraded its economic...
The FAA is opening a new review of safety at Boeing
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Mike Whitaker prepares to testify before a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs,...
Prague bans nighttime pub crawls to deal with drunk and rowdy visitors
PRAGUE -- The Czech capital has approved a ban on organized nighttime pub crawls, a popular pastime for tourists that...
