Wall St ends lower; strong retail sales stoke interest rate worries
By Saeed Azhar, Amruta Khandekar and Shristi Achar A NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main stock indexes closed sharply…
How much worse can China’s economic slowdown get?
HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s economic activity data for July, including retail sales, industrial output and investment failed to match expectations,…
NZ’s Fletcher Building warns of weaker FY24, shares fall
(Reuters) -Construction materials maker Fletcher Building said on Wednesday its annual profit nearly halved and warned of a decline in…
Occidental buys carbon air capture tech firm for $1.1 billion
By Sabrina Valle and Sourasis Bose (Reuters) -U.S. oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum on Tuesday agreed to pay $1.1…
JPMorgan, US Virgin Islands trade accusations over Epstein
NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase and the U.S. Virgin Islands traded new accusations this week in legal filings over…
U.S. gasoline prices at year high, tight supply weighs on motorists
By Laura Sanicola and Shariq Khan (Reuters) – U.S. motorists hoping to squeeze out one last trip before the Labor…
Brazil’s central bank ‘very committed’ to current rate cut pace -director
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank director of international affairs Fernanda Guardado said on Tuesday policymakers are firmly dedicated to…
Southwest Airlines reaches tentative agreement with transport workers union
(Reuters) -Southwest Airlines Co said on Tuesday it had reached a tentative agreement with the union that represents about 17,120…
Peru government sees economy recovering from mild contraction
By Sarah Morland and Isabel Woodford (Reuters) – Peru’s economy is showing signs it could start growing again after shrinking…
Marketmind: China crisis
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist….