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NEW YORK (Reuters) — U.S. stocks ended little changed in holiday-shortened trading on Friday, with low volume and conviction as investors watched the start of the seasonal shopping season for signs of consumer resiliency. The S&P 500 closed nominally higher, while the Dow eked out a modest gain…

NEW YORK/RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) — Shoppers took to stores across the world on a Black Friday that appeared subdued compared with prior years, looking for discounted electronics, clothing and household goods in the kickoff to the holiday shopping season crucial to big retailers. Brokerage TD Cowen …

(Reuters) — New York police on Friday identified the man and woman who were killed when their car crashed and burst into flames on the bridge linking New York state and Ontario at Niagara Falls, sparking a Thanksgiving eve security scare. Niagara Falls police said Kurt and Monica Villani, both 53 a…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — The dollar slipped against a basket of currencies on Friday on news of steady U.S. business activity in November, but private sector employment declined in line with expectations for a fourth-quarter economic slowdown. Currencies traded in a relatively narrow range with U.S. ma…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — The dollar slipped against a basket of currencies on Friday on news of steady U.S. business activity in November, but private sector employment declined in line with expectations for a fourth-quarter economic slowdown. Currencies traded in a relatively narrow range with U.S. ma…

(Reuters) — Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking U.S. retailers moved higher in shortened trading hours on Black Friday, outpacing broader market indexes. While the S&P 500 index ended little changed, the Amplify Online Retail ETF climbed 0.4% and the broader SPDR S&P Retail ETF gained abo…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — The battleground for  retailers this U.S. holiday season is over merchandise priced at $35 and less, setting the stage for the cheapest shopping period in years for TVs, toys, dresses, and sporting goods, according to retail executives, federal pricing data and exclusive analys…

NANTUCKET, Mass. (Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that the chances were “real” of a truce between Israel and Hamas being extended and he expressed hope that U.S. citizens taken hostage by the Palestinian militant group would be freed soon. Biden also praised U.S. dipl…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The top diplomats of the United States, South Korea and Japan held a call on Friday to discuss North Korea’s recent launch of a spy satellite which they strongly condemned, the U.S. State Department said on Friday. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, South Korea For…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — At least 812,000 Texas children have lost health care coverage in the last seven months following the end of pandemic-era continuous Medicaid renewals, according to the latest data from KFF. Children are 58% of the 1.4 million Texans who have been dropped from the federal hea…