By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Thursday moved to block Microsoft’s $69 billion bid to buy “Call…
Fed discount window borrowing is edging up, but is it a problem?
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Borrowing at a key Federal Reserve facility long associated with providing emergency…
U.S. natgas futures jump 6% on colder forecasts for late December
(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures jumped 6% to a one-week high on Friday on forecasts for much colder weather…
Mexico president says two bidders remaining for Citi’s local retail bank
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday there are two remaining parties bidding to…
UniCredit says ECB capital requirement could increase ‘minimally’
(Reuters) -Italy’s UniCredit SpA said on Friday its capital requirements could increase slightly following a regular review by the European…
U.S. consumer sentiment improves in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment improved in December amid recent gains on the stock market, while inflation expectations eased…
Wall St opens lower as inflation data stokes rate hike worries
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday after a higher-than-expected rise in November producer prices fanned fears…
November PPI a bit hotter than expected
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices increased a bit more than expected in November, but the underlying trend in…
Futures reverse gains as inflation data intensifies rate hike worries
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures turned negative on Friday after a higher-than-expected rise in producer prices in November fanned…
“Small joyless flows” as investors sell stocks and cash – Bofa
LONDON (Reuters) -Investors sold stocks and bought gold in the week to Wednesday, withdrawing $5.7 billion from equity funds, BofA…