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Wall Street to rise as Fed remains focus; resistance looms

Wall Street to rise as Fed remains focus; resistance looms

By means of Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were set to inch up at the open on Monday, with the Dow and S&P set to extend their information as buying and selling continues to focal point on economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve and other crucial banks. […]

 
 

China reform plans lift world shares to 6-year high

China reform plans lift world shares to 6-year high

China's offshore share market placed on 5.7 percent in its easiest day in two years after the Communist Party in Beijing remaining week unveiled daring economic reforms during which it said the market would play a decisive position. UBS upgraded H-shares – Chinese language stocks listed in Hong Kong – […]

 
 

Bidders for AIG unit ILFC in talks with financiers – Bloomberg

Bidders for AIG unit ILFC in talks with financiers – Bloomberg

(Reuters) – Taiwanese tycoon Richard Tsai and Chinese financier Xiao Jianhua are in talks to assist fund a protracted-delayed $4.2 billion buy of U.S. insurer American International Crew Inc's plane-leasing unit, Bloomberg mentioned. Tsai's household and firms it controls could take a majority stake in the workforce that has agreed […]

 
 

Wall Street Week Ahead: As Fed taper debate goes on, retail vies for attention

Wall Street Week Ahead: As Fed taper debate goes on, retail vies for attention

The gross sales data will probably be watched for signals in advance of a vacation shopping season that’s not expected to be specifically tough. Results from a couple of top shops together with House Depot , which is among the S&P 500's prime percentage gainers this year, are also due […]

 
 

U.S. justices to hear Halliburton securities class action

U.S. justices to hear Halliburton securities class action

The U.S. Supreme Court, which in latest years has dominated for industry in a string of excessive-profile circumstances, agreed on Friday to listen to a case that might herald a dramatic decline in securities class action litigation. The case will supply the justices a chance to re-appraise a 25-12 months-outdated […]

 
 

Senate inches toward Fannie, Freddie reform but deal elusive

Senate inches toward Fannie, Freddie reform but deal elusive

Through Margaret Chadbourn WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leaders of the Senate Banking Committee seem not likely to meet their intention of manufacturing a invoice by yr-end that might wind down main loan finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, given the shrinking timeline and the tough politics. Conservative Republicans favor […]

 
 

Dow, S&P 500 end at new highs after Yellen hearing

Dow, S&P 500 end at new highs after Yellen hearing

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dow and the S&P 500 index recorded new highs on Thursday after Janet Yellen, the U.S. Federal Reserve Chair nominee, told a Senate committee the Fed’s accommodative insurance policies would proceed so long as the economy continues to be fragile. According to the newest on […]

 
 

Vranos’ Ellington buys Sotheby’s shares; hedge funds buy J.C. Penney

Vranos’ Ellington buys Sotheby’s shares; hedge funds buy J.C. Penney

By means of Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Katya Wachtel and Sam Forgione BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prime U.S. hedge fund managers in the third quarter bought and sold shares of such hotly debated corporations as Herbalife Ltd Ellington Management Crew LLC, a $5.5 billion funding firm founded via Michael Vranos, took a […]

 
 

U.S. trade, labor data underscore sluggish economy

U.S. trade, labor data underscore sluggish economy

By means of Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. change deficit widened in September as imports rose to their perfect level in almost a yr and exports fell for a 3rd consecutive month, suggesting the 0.33-quarter growth estimate it will likely be diminished. Different data on Thursday painted a […]

 
 

Starbucks to restate results to show loss from Kraft damages

Starbucks to restate results to show loss from Kraft damages

(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp mentioned it could restate fourth-quarter outcomes to indicate an working loss of $2.12 billion to mirror damages related to its dispute with Kraft Meals. Starbucks shares were down 1.eight percent at $seventy nine.15 in trading sooner than the bell. An arbitrator ruled on Tuesday that the […]

 
 

ECB briefs heads of top euro zone banks ahead of stress tests

ECB briefs heads of top euro zone banks ahead of stress tests

Bosses from prime euro zone banks had been gathering on the European Relevant Bank on Wednesday to seek out out what it’s going to be in search of in its upcoming "stress exams" on their balance sheets. Earlier than the ECB takes up its new role supervising euro zone banks […]

 
 

PetroChina buys Petrobras’ oil, gas assets in Peru for $2.6 billion

PetroChina buys Petrobras’ oil, gas assets in Peru for $2.6 billion

PetroChina , China's top oil and gasoline firm, mentioned it had agreed to obtain Brazilian state vitality agency Petrobras' The Chinese language agency sold the entire shares of Petrobras Energia Peru S.A., which has three oil and fuel fields in Peru. These fields at present produce about 800,000 tonnes (1.1023 […]

 
 

US Airways, AMR reach antitrust settlement: source

US Airways, AMR reach antitrust settlement: source

NEW YORK (Reuters) – US Airways Team Inc and AMR Corp have reached a settlement with U.S. antitrust regulators who had filed swimsuit to prevent the 2 airways from merging, a supply acquainted with the topic said on Tuesday. The government filed a lawsuit in August arguing that US Airways […]

 
 

Wall St. slips as Dow retreats from record, focus on Fed

Wall St. slips as Dow retreats from record, focus on Fed

Through Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. shares fell on Tuesday after the Dow index hit some other document close within the earlier session, as traders shifted focal point to how soon the Federal Reserve may begin decreasing stimulus. Hypothesis that the Fed might quickly begin to reduce shopping […]

 
 

BP clinches $6 billion fuel supply deal with Rosneft

BP clinches $6 billion fuel supply deal with Rosneft

By means of Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) – Top Russian oil firm Rosneft stated it could sell about $6 billion price of subtle merchandise to BP, organising the British major amongst its greatest patrons after years with out this kind of deal. Both got here simplest months after Rosneft hired […]