"The terrorists didn’t know who they were killing. But we should know what the world lost," Alex Arrow said about the death of his son.

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:29:49 -0400

The visit is part of Kim's effort to build foreign support after the breakdown of a second U.S.-North Korea summit in Vietnam in February meant no relief on sanctions for North Korea, analysts said. The summit will be the first between Putin and the North Korean leader and the nuclear row, and how to resolve it, would be the main item on the agenda, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters. "In the last few months the situation around the peninsula has stabilized somewhat, thanks in large part to North Korea's initiatives of stopping rocket testing and closing its nuclear test site," Ushakov said.

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:27:49 -0400

U.S. equities climbed on the back of better-than-forecast earnings, while the dollar strengthened and Treasury yields dipped. The S&P 500 Index, trading near the highest valuation since September, extended its advance as Twitter, Coca-Cola and Hasbro climbed following favorable first-quarter reports. Banks were the worst performers in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, which advanced as many markets reopened following the long Easter weekend.

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:24:12 -0400

Throughout 2018, Hasbro Chief Executive Officer Brian Goldner tried to soothe investors by saying that this year the company would return to “profitable growth.” But that was a hard sale as the loss of Toys “R” Us, which began liquidating about a year ago, persistently weighed on results, causing Hasbro stock to fall more than 10 percent in 2018. The company has done a good job boosting orders from non-traditional toy sellers among grocery and drug retailers, Goldner said Tuesday on a call with analysts. Hasbro maintained its annual guidance for the year.

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:23:13 -0400

Kohl’s has been getting cozier with Amazon in recent years, with the aim of drawing more new customers into its stores. Kohl’s also issued a warrant to an Amazon investment arm to let it buy as many as 1.75 million shares of Kohl’s stock. Amazon didn’t return a request for comment.

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:20:47 -0400

Wall Street's main indexes hovered below record levels as investors wait to see if results from major companies ease concerns about an earnings recession. Among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 was Twitter Inc which surged 13.6%, touching a near nine-month high, after posting better-than-expected quarterly revenue and a surprise rise in monthly active users. Coca-Cola Co rose 2.6% after its quarterly sales beat estimates.

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:20:38 -0400

Stonyrock Partners LP, based in New York, is led by managing partner Craig Schortzmann and partner Sean Gallary, former managing directors at Blackstone and Carlyle’s AlpInvest Partners, respectively. The two previously worked together at Asset Management Finance, or AMF, a Credit Suisse Group AG affiliate that focused on buying and selling slices of investment managers.

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:20:05 -0400

After Cineplex Inc.'s (TSE:CGX) recent earnings announcement in December 2018, analyst consensus outlook seem pessimistic, with...

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:18:36 -0400

"I'm not even a big believer in democracy. I always say that democracy can be two wolves and a sheep deciding what to have for dinner," Moore said.

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:17:47 -0400

Morocco, which is nearly 100 percent Muslim, has marketed itself as an oasis of religious tolerance in a region torn by militancy - and has offered training to imams and male and female preachers of Islam from Africa and Europe on what it describes as moderate Islam. It currently trains 1,300 people mostly from the sub-Sahara nations of Mali, Senegal, Nigeria, Guinea, Gambia and Chad, where Al Qaeda and Islamic State are active. Compared to other countries in North Africa Morocco has been largely insulated from militant attacks.

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:16:16 -0400