Employees reporting a positive six-month business outlook dropped to 44.1 percent in May, down from 45.8 percent in April.

Delta shares rallied 12% after the carrier forecast third-quarter and full-year profits above Wall Street estimates.

The number of people collecting unemployment checks in mid-May was the largest in 3½ years. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW YORK U.S. stocks drifted closer to their all-time high on Tuesday as the wait continued to hear what will come of trade talks between the United States and China. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% as ...

President Donald Trump’s decision Friday to halt trade talks with Canada threatened to derail Wall Street’s run to a record, but the market steadied after the S&P 500 briefly turned negative.

President Donald Trump’s decision Friday to halt trade talks with Canada threatened to derail Wall Street’s run to a record, but the market steadied after the S&P 500 briefly turned negative.