Goldman shrewdly grabs McKinsey cast-off

Few people can claim to have worked at both Goldman Sachs and McKinsey. Kevin Sneader joined the investment bank just six months after leaving the CEO of a management consulting firm. Installing someone who agreed to a $573 million opioid settlement and dealt with a slew of other issues may seem unusual for a bank […]

Oil dips as Delta variant weighs on demand forecasts

The Brent benchmark oil price fell for a second day on Friday, albeit holding above $70 a barrel, after the International Energy Agency warned that demand growth for crude is slowing sharply owing to the spread of coronavirus variants.

Wall Street pushes stocks, oil higher ahead of jobs report

U.S. stocks and oil prices rebounded sharply on Thursday as unemployment claims declined and the trade deficit widened – positive economic data in the face of rising COVID-19 cases and signals of declining Federal Reserve stimulus.