The Trump administration has pressured Powell, whose term as Fed chair expires next year, to step down as chair of the central bank.

Stock markets in the Gulf were subdued in early trade on Thursday as investors awaited U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday to gauge the interest ...

Walmart ( WMT) capped the week's earnings from retail giants, raising its full-year forecast for sales and profit after its second quarter results showed its low price push was drawing in shoppers.