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Stocks have moved mostly higher in morning trading on Friday, adding to the gains posted in the previous session. With the upward move, the Nasdaq has reached its best intraday level in over a year, while the S&P 500 has set a nearly ten-month intraday high.

After years of intense drought and diminishing groundwater, California just saw its greatest year-over-year water gains in two decades, according to data from a U.S.-German satellite mission. Early data showing the greatest net gain of water over the winter in nearly 22 years was compiled by the GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On) satellite mission, a partnership between NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).

The Canadian dollar eased against its major counterparts during the New York session on Friday, following the release of disappointing jobs data for May. Data from Statistics Canada showed that the employment fell by 17,300 jobs in May, after rising by 41,400 jobs in the previous month. Economists...

Prices of the yellow metal declined on Friday amidst the Dollar's strength.

Business payments company FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. (FLT) announced Friday that it received the anticipated court order in the FTC marketing practices and disclosure case. As expected, the court order limits its injunctive relief to FLEETCOR's fuel card business in the U.S. The order requires FLEETCOR...

Both crude oil benchmarks slipped from Thursday's close amidst a choppy trade.

President Joe Biden has designated Polly Trottenberg to serve as acting FAA Administrator. Katie Thomson, the FAA's current chief of staff, will become the deputy administrator. Keith Washington, currently DOT Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, will serve as the agency's acting chief of staff.

After moving to the upside over the course of the previous session, the major U.S. stock indexes may move in opposite directions in early trading on Friday.

Alaska Airlines (ALK) announced Friday new nonstop service between Seattle/Everett and Honolulu starting this fall. This will be the airline's first flight connecting Paine Field-Snohomish County Airport and the Hawaiian Islands. The daily, year-round flight begins on November 17, just in time for travel...

Moog Inc. (MOG.A and MOG.B), a maker of precision control components and systems, on Friday reaffirmed its guidance for full year 2023. The company reiterated adjusted earnings outlook of $5.70 per share, expecting it to be within range of plus or minus $0.20. This reflects a 15-20 percent adjusted...

The northeastern U.S. experienced another day with some of the worst air quality recorded in the region, caused by large plumes of smoke emanating from widespread wildfires in Canada. Thursday, the Canadian province of Quebec, where the wildfires broke out, reported 136 active fires that have charred an area approximately the size of Delaware. Black carbon particles, or soot, have been moving ac

Italian natural gas distributor Italgas S.p.A. announced Friday a sale and purchase agreement with French resource management firm Veolia Environnement (VE). The deal is regarding stakes held by Veolia in three companies active in the water sector in the regions of Lazio, Campania and Sicily. For...

Massachusetts-based TJX Companies Inc. is recalling about 10,850 units of Haining Degao Benches citing fall risk, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The recall involves benches with a cushion top and four wooden legs that screw into the bench. The cushion top was sold in navy, gray, cream, white and yellow. "HAINING DEGAO HOME FURNISHINGS CO., LTD." and "MADE IN CHINA" are printed

British drug major AstraZeneca Plc (AZN, AZN.L) announced Friday that the US Food and Drug Administration Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee or AMDAC has unanimously recommended Nirsevimab for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus or RSV lower respiratory tract disease in infants. If approved,...

Healthcare investment company Syncona Limited (SYNC.L) announced Friday that Quell Therapeutics, a developer of engineered T-regulatory (Treg) cell therapies for serious medical conditions, has entered into a collaboration with British drug major AstraZeneca Plc (AZN, AZN.L). The collaboration, exclusive...