Fitch keeps its negative slant on UK credit rating
LONDON (Reuters) – Ratings agency Fitch on Friday stuck with its negative outlook for Britain’s sovereign credit rating, citing a…
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CDS panel asked whether payment failure occurred for Casino
(Reuters) – An investor has asked a panel that rules on credit default swaps (CDS) whether a “failure to pay”…
S&P spares France from rating downgrade
PARIS (Reuters) – Ratings agency S&P spared France on Friday the embarrassment of downgrading the country’s sovereign debt, but remained…
Global shares, US yields rise after strong jobs data, debt-ceiling passage
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global shares and U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday following stronger-than-expected job growth data…
Tennis: What would Ukraine soldiers think if I shook hands with Russians says Svitolina
By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) – Ukraine tennis player Elina Svitolina will not shake the hands of Russian and Belarusian…
Logs show Fed’s Powell in whirlwind of meetings during March banking turmoil
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held a phone call with the head of UBS Group AG in the…
Dollar jumps after surprise boost in May payrolls
(Updates prices, adds analyst quote in paragraph 6, adds paragraph 12 on Fitch keeping U.S. credit rating on negative watch)…
US court approves ‘social casino’ $415 million class settlement
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday approved a $415 million class-action settlement resolving claims that online…
Russian forces tried to blow up my men, says mercenary boss Prigozhin
(Reuters) – Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been arguing with top military brass for months, on Friday escalated…
Citigroup CEO says Mexico IPO is best for shareholders, other sales going well
By Tatiana Bautzer and Saeed Azhar NEW YORK (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc CEO Jane Fraser said scrapping the sale of…