Oil settled nearly $1 lower as Trump-Putin talks…

[ad_1] HOUSTON -Oil prices closed down nearly $1 on Friday as traders awaited talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, which could lead to an easing of the sanctions imposed on…

Dow briefly hits record high on UnitedHealth boost;…

[ad_1] Indexes: Dow up 0.3%, S&P 500 down 0.11%, Nasdaq off 0.27% UnitedHealth surges after Berkshire Hathaway investment Bank of America shares down on Berkshire share sale Applied Materials drops on weak China demand forecast…

Dollar slips as data keep September rate cut…

[ad_1] NEW YORK -The dollar eased on Friday as a data-heavy week wound down, keeping the case for a September Federal Reserve interest rate cut intact, while traders awaited talks in Alaska between Donald Trump…