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1:42pm, 16th April, 2019

Wall Street edges higher on generally upbeat earnings

Financial and tech firms gave Wall Street a modest lift on Tuesday following a string of generally positive earnings, with the S&P 500 inching closer to a new all-time high.

Northern Irish DUP edges towards backing UK PM's Brexit deal - Spectator magazine

10:48am, 16th March, 2019

UK

Northern Irish DUP edges towards backing UK PM's Brexit deal - Spectator magazine

The Northern Irish party that is crucial to Prime Minister Theresa May's hopes of getting her twice-defeated Brexit deal through parliament is likely to support it in a third vote next week, the Spectator magazine reported on Saturday.

Euro zone core inflation edges higher in Jan

5:26am, 22nd February, 2019

Business

Euro zone core inflation edges higher in Jan

Euro zone headline consumer inflation slowed slightly in January because of a sharp deceleration of energy price growth, but core inflation watched closely by the European Central Bank in policy decisions edged slightly higher, data showed on Friday.

Wary of shutdown, Trump edges toward support for funding deal

2:50pm, 13th February, 2019

US

Wary of shutdown, Trump edges toward support for funding deal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday edged toward backing a deal in Congress on funding for a barrier on the Mexican border, but left open the possibility that disputes over the wall could still cause a partial government shutdown by the weekend.

With new CEO, Telecom Italia 'opera' edges towards finale

6:47pm, 18th November, 2018

Business

With new CEO, Telecom Italia 'opera' edges towards finale

Barely a year into the job as the boss of Italy's biggest telecoms company, Amos Genish had just finished celebrating a joint venture with electronics group Samsung at a dinner in South Korea when a WhatsApp message arrived sealing his fate.

UK pay ex-bonuses rises at fastest since 2008, jobless rate edges up

5:05am, 13th November, 2018

UK

UK pay ex-bonuses rises at fastest since 2008, jobless rate edges up

British workers' underlying pay rose at the fastest pace in nearly a decade during the three months to the end of September, but the unemployment rate inched up for the first time this year, official figures showed on Tuesday.

U.S. apartment vacancy rate edges higher in third quarter: Reis

11:42pm, 25th September, 2018

US

U.S. apartment vacancy rate edges higher in third quarter: Reis

The U.S. apartment vacancy rate inched up in the third quarter, real estate research firm Reis Inc said in a report on Tuesday.

Support for Australian government edges higher but voter anger remains

10:48pm, 23rd September, 2018

World

Support for Australian government edges higher but voter anger remains

Support for Australia's center-right government edged higher over the past fortnight, a widely watched opinion poll showed on Monday, but voter anger over a leadership coup suggests the government still faces a heavy defeat at elections due by M...

Oil edges lower, set for big weekly decline

11:08pm, 12th July, 2018

Business

Oil edges lower, set for big weekly decline

Oil prices edged lower on Friday and were set for a second weekly fall, as the market shrugged off a warning that spare capacity may be stretched as OPEC and Russia increase production.

Wall Street edges higher as Fed decision looms

11:01am, 13th June, 2018

Business

Wall Street edges higher as Fed decision looms

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks inched higher on Wednesday, as investors awaited a widely expected interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve and its guidance on the monetary policy.

Wall Street edges higher with focus on Fed

12:48pm, 12th June, 2018

Business

Wall Street edges higher with focus on Fed

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday, with help from Twitter and media stocks, as investors looked past a historic U.S.-North Korea summit and focused on the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.

Wall Street edges higher as focus shifts to Fed

11:15am, 12th June, 2018

Business

Wall Street edges higher as focus shifts to Fed

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks posted small gains on Tuesday as investors focused on the Federal Reserve's policy meeting, while looking past President Donald Trump's historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

9:42am, 12th June, 2018

Business

Wall Street edges higher; Fed in focus

(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes posted small gains on Tuesday as bank shares gained in anticipation of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve at its two-day policy meeting.

S&P 500 edges upward as U.S.-North Korea summit approaches

3:37pm, 11th June, 2018

Business

S&P 500 edges upward as U.S.-North Korea summit approaches

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 eked out a gain on Monday as investors eyed the looming United States-North Korea summit in Singapore while shrugging off the weekend's fractious meeting of the Group of Seven nations.