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Last month’s rise in wages, which have been nearly stagnant despite a tightening labour market, lifted the year-on-year reading to 2.5 per cent. That was the biggest increase since July 2009 and could give Fed officials confidence that inflation will gradually move towards...

“The slogan means death to USA policies and arrogance”, he added, one day before the anniversary of Iran’s takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979.

No details were released, but the contract is expected to mirror deals reached with General Motors and Fiat Chrysler.

The four analysts surveyed by FactSet expect Berkshire Hathaway to report operating earnings per Class A share of $2,716.26. The company makes complex metal parts for the aerospace industry and will be among the largest businesses at Berkshire when the takeover is completed next year.

Airlines are expected to add capacity, in the form of larger planes and additional routes, to handle the increase in passenger traffic.

In the latest episode of his podcast, Simmons spoke to the writer Malcolm Gladwell about ESPN’s decision to shutter the sports and pop culture site. He expects that an “I was really busy making videos for my site of which I was editor-in-chief” will be viewed as...

September’s reading reflects the fourth successive month of export gains, helped by higher demand from the European Union and China.

The deal between the interdealer brokers – the players who buy and sell bonds and derivatives for the big investment banks – would mark the latest consolidation move in an industry hammered by low trading volumes and tougher regulations.

The median forecast called for a 185,000 advance.

The company had revenue of $2014.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts expectations of $2088.85 million.

Her stake in Weight Watchers was worth $43.2 million the day she bought it. That investment is now valued at more than $145 million. The company’s weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, weak operating cash flow and...

The report said the private sector added 182,000 jobs in October following a downwardly revised increase of 190,000 jobs in September. In its report, ADP also revised September’s figure down to 190,000 from 200,000. It appears oil prices and a strong dollar (or should we...

Past year more than 57.1 billion yuan (HK$69.7 billion) worth of transactions were conducted through Alibaba’s platform during the promotion, more than the combined total of all United States merchants on Cyber Monday.

KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.6 percent to 19,242.14 while South Korea’s Kospi inched down 0.4 percent to 2,041.15.

The Government Accountability Office has 100 days to issue its decision.