Top U.S. banks raise dividends after sailing through Fed stress tests
By Saeed Azhar, Tatiana Bautzer and Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Goldman…
Economy
Argentina economic activity slumps 4.2% in April as drought hit farming
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s economic slumped 4.2% in April from a year earlier, the country’s official…
Argentina makes IMF payment as deal talks grind on
By Rodrigo Campos and Jorge Otaola NEW YORK/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that Argentina is…
Alberta agency, China private equity fund ends partnership
(This June 29 story has been corrected to clarify that the entity involved is not an Alberta government agency in…
Nokia renews patent license agreement with Apple
(Reuters) – Nokia said on Friday it had signed a new long-term patent license agreement with Apple, as the current…
After first-half rally, stocks’ July winning streak on the line
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. stocks rally is cruising into a month that has proven strong in…
U.S. Supreme Court to consider scope of workplace bias law
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether workers can bring discrimination lawsuits…
Factbox-A look at the US Supreme Court’s major rulings this year
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a series of important rulings during its term that began last October…
Six questions facing US stock investors as 2023’s second half nears
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. stock market has powered higher in the first half of this year…
US regulators consider to limit major lenders’ borrowings from FHLBs – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -U.S. officials are considering to limit the ability of large banks to use Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs) as…