Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends the autumn session of parliament in Budapest, Hungary, September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo Acquire...
A man is reflected on an electric monitor displaying a stock quotation board outside a bank in Tokyo, Japan, June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 3 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.Yet another surge in the dollar and U.S. bond yields on Monday suggests the momentum in these assets - which set the tone for markets around the world - is not about to slow down just because the final quarter of the year is underway.If...
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Austrian energy drinks maker Red Bull has lost its bid to get Europe's second highest court to suspend an EU antitrust decision that underpinned a raid on the company for alleged anti-competitive practices.The European Commission raided the company in March on concerns that it may have violated EU antitrust rules against cartels and abuse of a dominant position.Red Bull subsequently challenged the raid...
A passerby walks past an electric monitor displaying various countries' stock price index outside a bank in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 2 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.An early burst of positive sentiment - or relief - after the U.S. Congress agreed a last-minute deal to prevent a partial federal government shutdown could give Asian markets a boost at the open on Monday.But Chinese purchasing managers index data over the weekend, which...
The Goldman Sachs company logo is on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday ordered Goldman Sachs (GS.N), Bank of America (BAC.N) and JPMorgan (JPM.N) to pay a total of over $50 million to settle charges of swap reporting failures and other violations, the agency said.JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Goldman Sachs will pay civil monetary penalties of $15 million, $8 million,...
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Mergers and acquisitions activity globally showed few signs of improvement but a rebound in volumes in the United States - the world's biggest investment banking market - gave dealmakers hope of a sustained recovery in the near term.The total quarterly value of M&A fell slightly to $717.4 billion by September 28, according to data from Dealogic, from $738.1 billion last year during the same period.During the third quarter, U.S. dealmaking contributed to a larger-than-usual share of global activity and offset a decline in volumes...