Morning Bid: Corporate scatter | Reuters
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan.A hail of mega corporate updates distracted...
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Investors focus on buybacks, billionaire tax in Biden speech
NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden put taxes and corporate stock buybacks squarely in investors' focus...
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to nine-month low; productivity gains speed
Weekly jobless claims drop 3,000 to 183,000Continuing claims decrease 11,000 to 1.655 millionProductivity accelerates at 3.0% rate in fourth quarterUnit...
U.S. job openings increase to five-month high; manufacturing slumps
Job openings increase 572,000 to 11 million in DecemberManufacturing activity slumps further in JanuaryPrivate payrolls increase by 106,000 in JanuaryWASHINGTON,...
Analysis: Hawkish Fed could hobble volatility funds’ stock buying spree
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Volatility-linked funds estimated to be buying as much as $2 billion in U.S. equities...
Tech stocks lead losses in Europe on rate jitters
Jan 30 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Monday amid a rout across the board as caution crept in ahead...
UK stocks slip ahead of c.bank meetings, Unilever up after naming new CEO
FTSE 100 down 0.3%, FTSE 250 off 0.5%Jan 30 (Reuters) - UK stocks slipped on Monday as investors refrained from...
U.S. economy posts strong growth in Q4, but with underlying weakness
Fourth-quarter GDP increases at 2.9% rateConsumer spending solid; business investment weakensWeekly jobless claims fall 6,000 to 186,000WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters)...
Euro-banks have done their time in valuation jail
LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters Breakingviews) - European banks undeniably earned their reputations as financial ne’er-do-wells. Their low stock-market valuations were...
Stocks, dollar mostly flat on soft data, corporate outlooks
Dow 0.3%, S&P -0.1%, Nasdaq -0.3%Microsoft beats estimates in closely watched resultsCorporate bellwethers report mixed resultsU.S. business activity contractsNEW YORK/LONDON,...
