Text size Chinese retail sales fell unexpectedly in July. Getty Images The S&P 500 closed Friday almost unchanged, as investors mixed data weighing on consumer confidence and retail sales against an upcoming trade meeting between Chinese and U.S. officials. While headline U.S. retail sales figures missed forecasts, with a monthly …
Read More »Mother, children were removed from the flight when 3-year-old with autism would not wear a mask
A family was evacuated from a Southwest flight after their 3-year-old son with autism refused to wear a face mask, as required by airline policy. Alyssa Sadler traveled with her son and 1-year-old daughter from Midland to Houston, Texas. She was visiting her husband who works in Midland, according to …
Read More »European stocks tumbled on sluggish Chinese data and France’s British quarantine
Published: August 14, 2020 at 5:27 AM ET European equities fell sharply on Friday as the UK’s move to add France to its list of quarantined travel stocks and Chinese economic data disappointed. Continued delays and concerns about a fresh round of U.S. stimulus also weighed on sentiment, and investors …
Read More »Airbus expects EU to respond to US tariffs in dispute over aircraft subsidy
An Airbus A330neo commercial passenger aircraft takes off on July 10, 2018 at Colomiers near Toulouse, France. Regis Duvignau | Reuters Airbus said on Wednesday it regretted a US decision to keep 15% fares on Airbus aircraft in place despite European Union action to comply with World Trade Organization decisions, …
Read More »Why Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines may take longer to recover
Aircraft operated by Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. stands on Friday, August 7, 2020 at the intestinal surface at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore Airlines and Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways will “immutably” take a long time to recover from …
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