Nordstrom’s stock pops as retailer delivers same-store sales growth

Nordstrom reported second-quarter earnings and sales on Thursday that topped analysts’ expectations, sending shares of the stock higher after hours. Same-stores sales — a metric monitored closely by Wall Street — for the department store were also...

Goldman: Financial markets counting on ‘diplomatic outcome’ to North Korea threat

When it comes to rising tensions around North Korea, Goldman Sachs said markets eventually expect talks rather than militaristic conflict. “Markets have been pricing a diplomatic outcome,” Charles P. Himmelberg, head of global credit strategy at Goldman...