Markets diverged sharply on Friday as U.S. indices edged higher while India’s stock market saw a steep selloff. Dow futures rose modestly after President Trump played down tensions with Fed Chair Jerome Powell,

U.S. stock futures rose Friday after the Nasdaq closed at a new record Thursday. European shares fell in line with Asia amid uncertainty regarding Fed interest rates.

We’re pleased to announce that Dana Milbank will return to the newsroom to anchor a new column in the Futures Department focused on a critical question of our time: How do we recover our humanity?

(Reuters) -Futures tied to Canada’s main stock index slipped on Friday, mirroring global markets, as investors awaited trade developments ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariff deadline next week. Futures on the S&P/TSX index were down 0.

Oil futures ended the session and the week lower in rangebound trade, with tariff concerns tempered by the U.S. reaching several trade deals and moving toward an agreement with the EU.

The future of three libraries will be secured under plans recommended to council bosses. A North East Lincolnshire Council consultation asked the public for its views on relocating the libraries in Cleethorpes and Grimsby and making Waltham a volunteer-led service.

Officials in Fayette and Westmoreland counties are in the early stages of figuring out how they can best repurpose the closing Penn State campuses in their communities. Scott Dunn, chairman of the Fayette County commissioners, has been leading the charge ...

Stocks looked set to climb on Friday as investors tried to make sense of Donald Trump’s visit to the Federal Reserve, where the President said he probably won’t fire Chair Jerome Powell but piled more