By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Japanese inflation figures for March and the first insights into economic activity around the world this month from flash PMI reports grab the spotlight on Friday, as investors reflect on mounting evidence of slowing U.S. economic and earnings…
By Yuvraj Malik and Greg Bensinger (Reuters) -BuzzFeed Inc said on Thursday it will shutter its news division, which gained renown for its irreverent and probing coverage but ultimately succumbed to the challenges of its digital-first business model. Shares of BuzzFeed nosedived 20% to 75 cents after the New York-based media company said it will…
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the Mall of America outside Minneapolis – the nation’s largest shopping complex – can challenge an extremely cheap lease it made decades ago with Sears Holdings Corp, which was subsequently sold to a new owner during the department store chain’s bankruptcy. In…
By John McCrank (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a staff bulletin on Thursday giving guidance on how broker dealers and investment advisers must put their clients’ interests ahead of their own when providing advice and recommendations to retail investors. The guidance, which is the third in a series of such…
By Eliana Raszewski, Jorge Otaola and Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s central bank hiked the benchmark interest rate a sharper-than-expected 300 basis points on Thursday after inflation soared past expectations in March to hit 104% on an annual basis, the monetary authority said in a statement. Reuters earlier reported, citing an official source,…
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) -Mark Pomerantz, the former prosecutor who once led the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal inquiry into former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Thursday won a delay to his deposition before a Republican-led congressional committee, court records showed. U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on Wednesday denied Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s request…
(Reuters) – U.S. railroad operator CSX Corp posted better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue on Thursday, as higher shipment rates had helped offset the impact of a 1% drop in volumes. Shares of the Jacksonville, Florida-based company were up about 3% in extended trading. Railroad operators had been struggling to move cargo on time due to…
By Aditya Soni and Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s stock tumbled nearly 10% on Thursday after CEO Elon Musk signaled the electric vehicle maker will keep cutting prices to drive up demand, even after taking a painful hit to margins. The leading electric car manufacturer lost over $50 billion of its stock market value,…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s producer inflation slowed in March to the weakest level in 25 months, central bank data showed on Friday, led by agricultural and petroleum products. The producer price index stood 3.3% higher in March than a year before, compared with 4.8% in February, according to the Bank of Korea. It was…
(Reuters) – Lordstown Motors Corp said on Thursday it has received a delisting notice from Nasdaq and is evaluating actions including a reverse stock split to meet the minimum bid price requirement set by the exchange. The company received the notice because the closing bid price for the electric-truck maker’s class A common stock fell…
