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Wall St. rises modestly; on track for seventh weekly gain

Wall St. rises modestly; on track for seventh weekly gain

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks edged greater on Friday within the absence of business knowledge and beforehand of a holiday-shortened week in the United States, a day after the Dow industrials closed above sixteen,000 for the primary time. The Dow's document high got here on Thursday […]

 
 

Insight: For Cisco and Huawei, a bruising rivalry reaches stalemate

Insight: For Cisco and Huawei, a bruising rivalry reaches stalemate

By means of Jeremy Wagstaff, Sinead Carew and Jim Finkle (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc and Huawei Technologies Co, two of the sector's greatest communications equipment makers, were slugging it out for a decade now – in courtroom, in rising markets, within the lobbies of government and even on blogs. […]

 
 

Comcast considering bid for Time Warner Cable: CNBC

Comcast considering bid for Time Warner Cable: CNBC

(Reuters) – Comcast Corp is a possible bidder for Time Warner Cable Inc, CNBC said on Friday, citing folks aware of the situation. Comcast shareholders are encouraging administration to consider a Time Warner Cable deal, these sources advised CNBC. Shares of Time Warner Cable jumped 7.three p.c to $129.71 in […]

 
 

Wall St. up as data offsets Fed taper concern

Wall St. up as data offsets Fed taper concern

With the aid of Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose on Thursday after data advised more advantageous labor market prerequisites and subdued inflation, making merchants reassess the Federal Reserve's newest take on the financial system. An indication that the Fed may be ready to begin scaling back its […]

 
 

Yellen clears key Senate hurdle to become next Fed chair

Yellen clears key Senate hurdle to become next Fed chair

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday licensed Janet Yellen's nomination to transform the primary lady to guide the Federal Reserve, sending it to the entire Senate for a closing vote. If established, as is extensively anticipated, the current number two at the primary financial institution will replace […]

 
 

Labor market firming, but inflation still benign

Labor market firming, but inflation still benign

By using Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The selection of American citizens filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell greater than expected ultimate week, suggesting some strengthening of labor market prerequisites. Other knowledge on Thursday confirmed wholesale prices fell for a second straight month in October. Initial claims for state […]

 
 

U.S. retail sales point to pick-up in demand, but inflation subdued

U.S. retail sales point to pick-up in demand, but inflation subdued

With the aid of Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A gauge of U.S. consumer spending rose greater than expected in October as households bought a range of goods, suggesting upside momentum within the economic system early within the fourth quarter. Wednesday's report was the most recent sign a 16-day executive […]

 
 

Home sales fall as prices rise

Home sales fall as prices rise

U.S. home resales fell in October to their lowest for the reason that June as a result of a listing scarcity and excessive property costs which have dampened buying energy. The Nationwide Affiliation of Realtors said on Wednesday that sales of up to now owned homes fell 3.2 % last […]

 
 

Analysis: Slowing buybacks could spell trouble for U.S. stocks

Analysis: Slowing buybacks could spell trouble for U.S. stocks

By means of Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – With just over a month closing in a 12 months that has seen the S&P 500 rocket to new data, some of the rally's drivers can have peaked: inventory buybacks. In the last few years, major U.S. companies, together with IBM, […]

 
 

JPMorgan says ‘mea culpa’ in $13 billion settlement with U.S.

JPMorgan says ‘mea culpa’ in $13 billion settlement with U.S.

By way of Aruna Viswanatha, David Henry and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co admitted it incessantly overstated the standard of mortgages it bought to buyers and agreed to pay a document $13 billion to resolve associated costs, federal officers mentioned on Tuesday. The civil agreement […]

 
 

Devon Energy near $6 billion deal for GeoSouthern: source

is just about a deal to buy privately held GeoSouthern Energy Corp for round $6 billion, in line with a person familiar with the subject. GeoSouthern Energy, based totally in The Woodlands, Texas, drills for oil and gas within the Austin Chalk and Eagle Ford geologic formations in South Texas. […]

 
 

Wall Street inches lower; Dow slips after hitting 16,000

Wall Street inches lower; Dow slips after hitting 16,000

Via Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks edged lower after the Dow in short broke above a key degree for a second day and shares of Perfect Purchase dropped on issues about its margins. A restoration in the U.S. housing market helped Home Depot House Depot used to […]

 
 

JPMorgan and government set terms for $4 billion piece of $13 billion deal: WSJ

JPMorgan and government set terms for $4 billion piece of $13 billion deal: WSJ

and U.S. govt officers have agreed on phrases of a $four billion consumer reduction bundle that is to be a part of a $13 billion deal to settle the financial institution's legal responsibility to government businesses over mortgage securities, the Wall Street Journal mentioned on Monday. The $four billion component […]

 
 

Dow, S&P pull back from records after Icahn’s caution

Dow, S&P pull back from records after Icahn’s caution

With the aid of Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended decrease on Monday whereas the Dow failed to shut above its milestone level of sixteen,000 as stocks offered off late in the session following Carl Icahn’s cautious comments on the equities market. The […]

 
 

Icahn cautious on stocks, will not walk away from Apple

Icahn cautious on stocks, will not walk away from Apple

By means of Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Jennifer Ablan (Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn mentioned on Monday he’s "very cautious" on the stock market, saying he may see a "large drop" because cash at many companies are fueled extra by means of low borrowing prices than administration's efforts to lift […]