By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s top regulator has stayed new climate-related disclosure requirements pending judicial review, the agency said in a statement on Thursday, after criticism from across…
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – The fate of an early year rally in stocks may depend on whether equities can withstand a recent rise in U.S. Treasury yields, as investors…
Private Job Growth Smashes Expectations As Labor Market Stays Stubbornly Hot John Hugh DeMastri on January 5, 2023 Private firms shattered investor expectations for job growth in December, adding 235,000 workers mostly…
Job Growth Shatters Expectations In November As Labor Market Stays Tight John Hugh DeMastri on December 2, 2022 The U.S. added 263,000 jobs in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
(Reuters) – Albertsons Companies Inc said on Wednesday its $4 billion dividend payment to shareholders will continue to remain on hold as a Washington state court postponed a scheduled case hearing to…
By Richard Cowan and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has asked House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a fellow Democrat, to remain in Congress and to continue holding…
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian retail sales posted another solid increase in September thanks to spending on food, clothing and eating out with consumption staying surprisingly resilient in the face of…
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Yen intervention, UK politics, China data dump While tight lipped, Japanese policy makers clearly intervened again to support…
(Reuters) – PayPal Holdings will not renew their jersey sponsorship with the National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Suns if team owner Robert Sarver remains with the club after serving his suspension for workplace…
LONDON (Reuters) – Flows of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine were stable on Tuesday morning, while the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany remained shut and eastbound gas flows…
(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive again for COVID-19 on Thursday but he was feeling “very well,” his physician Kevin O’Connor said in a memo released by the White House.…
ZURICH – The Swiss purchasing managers’ (PMI) index fell by 1.1 points in July, according to data published on Tuesday, but remained in positive territory despite concerns about rising energy prices and…
(Reuters) – Spain’s jobless number remained below three million for the second month running, falling to 12.48% in the April to June period of 2022 compared to 13.65% three months earlier, data…
By Gayatri Suroyo and Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA – Indonesia’s central bank left interest rates at a record low on Thursday, saying it was monitoring risks from rising inflation while downplaying recent pressure…
By Joseph White and David Shepardson DETROIT – Top executives of General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday U.S. consumer demand for cars and trucks remains strong, despite rising…
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA – Indonesia’s inflation rate accelerated slightly in May due to rising food prices and airfares, official data showed on Thursday, roughly in line with market…
SEOUL – South Korea’s unemployment rate remained at a historical low for a third month in April, while the number of people employed increased for a 14th straight month, the government data…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan’s wholesale inflation remained near record-high levels in March as the Ukraine crisis and a weak yen pushed up fuel and raw material costs, data showed on Tuesday,…
By Hari Kishan and Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU – The U.S. dollar will remain dominant for now so long as the Federal Reserve stays a hawkish course on interest rate hikes and its…
MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday his government will seek to control food prices if inflation cannot be brought down. “We’ve been able to control inflation,…
BRUSSELS – President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he respected French automaker Renault’s decision to suspend its Moscow factory and said it was up to companies to decide whether they wanted to…
By Shadia Nasralla, Benjamin Mallet and Michel Rose LONDON – France’s TotalEnergies cuts a lonely figure hanging onto its Russian investments during a mass exodus of western oil majors from the country…
– Spanish travel booking group Amadeus posted on Friday a second consecutive profitable quarter since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, helped by stronger demand as travel curbs were partly phased out.…
– Getlink’s annual revenues and core profit slightly beat market expectations on Thursday due to cost control though the operator of the Channel Tunnel stayed mute on its guidance. The group, which…
By Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE -Singapore maintained its forecast for the economy to expand 3-5% this year as the city-state’s recovery from the pandemic slump continues, although officials flagged downside risks to global…
Shreveport, LA (–) Southern Classic Chicken, a Louisiana-based fried chicken franchise, remains a trendsetter in the restaurant industry. While many restaurants chains nationwide are adapting to off-premise dining, with walk-up windows and…