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– Bank of America economists said on Friday that they expect the Federal Reserve to hike rates by 25 basis points seven times this year, beginning in March, adopting one …

By Jonnelle Marte – Domestic monetary policy actions may do little to tame some of the inflation being driven by global supply chain pressures, researchers for the New York Federal …

By Chris Prentice and Michelle Price WASHINGTON – Robinhood Markets is still facing a number of legal and regulatory threats a year after the retail “meme stock” trading frenzy led …

By Andy Bruce LONDON – Britain’s rich and poor alike are experiencing surges in inflation, official data showed on Friday, although soaring food and energy prices mean low-income households stand …

By Joice Alves LONDON – European technology stocks fell into bear territory on Friday and were on track for their biggest monthly drop since the 2008 global financial crisis amid …

– Automaker Stellantis NV said it would suspend its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. employees, days after the country’s Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccination-or-testing mandate for large businesses. …

By Valentina Za MILAN -UniCredit will continue to study potential mergers and acquisitions after deciding against a Russian deal due to geopolitical risks but won’t stray from plans to return …

– Star stock picker and noted Tesla Inc bull Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest took advantage of a slump in the electric-car maker’s shares following its results, piling into the stock …

By Ann Saphir – With inflation higher and lasting longer than expected, the Federal Reserve needs to take its foot off the monetary gas pedal “a little bit” to address …

– U.S. investors ramped up their selling of equity funds in the week to Jan. 26, hit by a selloff in tech stocks, and the rising geopolitical tensions between Russia …

By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM -Swedish fashion group H&M drew a line under the pandemic on Friday, reporting a bigger than expected jump in quarterly profit and hiking investments with the …

MILAN – Management at carmaker Stellantis has confirmed its commitment to preserve jobs and plants in Italy despite the early repayment of a 6.3 billion euro ($7.03 billion) state-backed loan, …

WASHINGTON – U.S. labor costs increased strongly in the fourth quarter, pointing to a rapidly tightening jobs market and supporting the Federal Reserve’s shift towards raising interest rates. The Employment …

HONG KONG – The United States should immediately stop “unreasonable suppression” of Chinese companies and treat them fairly, China’s commerce ministry said on Friday. A U.S. regulator earlier revoked China …

ROME – The shareholders’ meeting of Prada appointed on Friday environmental, social and governance (ESG) experts Pamela Culpepper and Anna Maria Rugarli as independent non-executive directors to its board, the …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday said it was opening a $1.5 billion grant program for a wide range of infrastructure projects. In November, the …

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS – Orange on Friday named Christel Heydemann its new chief executive, making her the first woman to lead France’s biggest telecoms operator amid a revamp of …

– Hong Kong’s Bank of East Asia Ltd said on Friday it intends to buy back 8.43% of its total issued shares worth HK$2.904 billion ($372.65 million) owned by hedge …

By Tom Sims and Frank Siebelt FRANKFURT -The European Central Bank is looking into corporate governance issues surrounding the chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank’s fund business DWS, a person …

By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI – Ather Energy, India’s top electric scooter maker by revenue, is raising funds to ramp up annual production to one million scooters over the next …

By Karen Brettell – The U.S. Treasury Department is likely to keep cutting auction sizes when it gives its refunding estimates for the coming quarter next week, after ramping up …

By Rich McKay ATLANTA – The family of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger who was chased by three white men in pickup trucks and gunned down in south Georgia in …

By Ron Bousso LONDON – Shell’s head of renewable energies Elisabeth Brinton has stepped down less than two years after taking the reins of the business which the company seeks …

By Joseph Nasr and Leigh Thomas BERLIN/PARIS -The German economy contracted over the last three months of 2021 while the French economy expanded, data published on Friday showed, pointing to …

By Nivedita Balu – Apple Inc’s triumph over the global chips supply-chain shortage has signaled good news amid troubled markets around the world. Not so fast, say analysts. The iPhone …