Wall Street ends higher as Powell wraps up testimony
By Stephen Culp (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman…
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Citi will hold employees ‘accountable’ for office attendance -statement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Citigroup will start holding employees “accountable” for compliance with hybrid work model rules, the bank said…
Facebook to end news access in Canada over incoming law on paying publishers
By Ismail Shakil and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Meta Platforms Inc plans to end access to news on Facebook and…
California, other states join FTC bid to block Amgen deal
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The states of California, New York, Illinois, Minnesota, Washington and Wisconsin have joined a…
Lithium producers warn global supplies may not meet electric vehicle demand
By Ernest Scheyder LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Lithium producers are growing anxious that delays in mine permitting, staffing shortages and…
Tastemaker SPAC calls off nearly $1 billion planned merger with Quality Gold
(Reuters) – Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Tastemaker Acquisition Corp said on Thursday its planned $989 million merger with jewelry…
Ford preparing for new round of layoffs for US salaried workers – WSJ
(Reuters) – Ford Motor is preparing for a new round of layoffs for its salaried workers in the United States,…
Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use, study shows
(Reuters) – Quality of new vehicles sold in the United States is declining as factors such as growing use of…
US appeals court vacates travel mask mandate ruling
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court panel Thursday vacated an April 2022 ruling that had declared…
Marketmind: Another round of rate hikes, macro data on tap
By Lewis Krauskopf (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Lewis Krauskopf, U.S. markets correspondent….