U.S. stocks end mixed, Treasury yields dip with earnings, data on tap

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street shuffled to a mixed close on Monday, with interest rate-sensitive momentum shares weighing on the Nasdaq and U.S. Treasury yields dipping as investors braced for a week of high-profile quarterly earnings and closely watched economic data. The benchmark S&P 500 and the Dow ended the session…

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Biden would veto legislation to block solar tariff waivers

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will veto congressional efforts to overturn his solar tariff waiver for four Southeast Asian nations for two years, the White House said on Monday. In June, Biden waived tariffs on solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam in an effort to create a “bridge”…

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Dollar slides as rate cuts priced in; yen falls ahead of BOJ meeting

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell to a more than one-week low against major currencies on Monday in generally thin trading, as investors continued to price in interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve after a widely expected rate increase at next week’s policy meeting. The Japanese currency, on…

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Zambia has sent debt restructuring proposal to official creditors

LONDON (Reuters) – Zambia has sent a debt restructuring proposal to its official creditors, a spokesperson for the government’s advisors said on Monday. The country, which was the major sovereign casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic and has been in default since 2020, said on Friday it would share a first fully-formed debt restructuring plan with…

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Floating wind power gains traction but can it set sail?

By Nina Chestney and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – After a bumper year for floating offshore wind farm tenders, the nascent industry is poised for explosive growth in the coming decade as countries strive to cut their carbon emissions. But it’s unlikely to be all plain sailing. Rising costs and supply chain bottlenecks have hit…

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Business fights back as Republican state lawmakers push anti-ESG agenda

By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – U.S. political battles over corporate sustainability are turning hotter this spring as aggressive Republican statehouse efforts face increasing pushback from businesses and pension funds looking to account for climate change and protect returns. Dozens of Republican-sponsored bills aim to free fossil fuel companies from climate-driven constraints adopted by some Wall…

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