Wall St. powered higher by tech Amazon results Wall St. powered higher by tech, Amazon results: The S&P technology index led the way higher, up 2.91 percent. The index notched its best day since March 1, 2016, and is up nearly 35 percent on the year versus the 15 percent […]

CVS deal for Aetna could help retailer face Amazon entry CVS deal for Aetna could help retailer face Amazon entry: Shares of Aetna, the third-largest U.S. health insurer, closed down 3 percent on Friday after closing 12 percent higher on Thursday on reports of the deal. CVS Health was down […]

Rohingya fleeing Myanmar recount horror of capsized boat Across the ferocious waves and the churning black water, Alam Jafar could see his frantic 7-year-old son gasping for breath, his arms flailing just above the ocean’s surface. It was raining, and a fierce monsoon storm had transformed the sky and the […]

Spanish leader asks Senate for power to take over Catalonia In an extraordinary showdown over the future of the country, the Spanish and Catalan parliaments staged dueling sessions Friday — as the central government pressed for permission to take over control of the breakaway region, and the secessionists in Catalonia […]