Flexible working is in fluxNEW YORK (AP) — Companies around the U.S. are scrambling to figure out how to bring employees back to the office after more than a year of them working remotely. Still, economists saw little sign that the Fed was any closer to hiking interest rates or reducing its bond buys. ___Stocks close higher, led by gains for tech; bond yields dropNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing higher Wednesday, led by gains in Apple, Oracle and other tech companies. Stock indexes and Treasury yields had little reaction to the minutes from the June meeting of Federal Reserve policymakers, which showed Fed officials discussed the timing of reducing bond purchases. ___China fines internet giants in anti-monopoly casesLoading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators have fined companies including internet giants Alibaba and Tencent for anti-monopoly violations as they move to tighten control over their fast-developing industries.

Source: thestar July 07, 2021 21:11 UTC