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(Reuters) -U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in April and annual wage gains cooled, signs of a looser labor market which are good news for markets and the Federal Reserve that will likely require more such signals before pivoting from a higher for longer policy. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 175,000 jobs last month, the […]

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices settled on Thursday near their lowest level in seven-weeks, narrowly mixed and under pressure from weaker global demand, rising inventories and fading hopes for a quick cut in U.S. interest rates. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 5 cents to settle at $78.95 a barrel, the […]

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -Amgen investors eyeing dramatic share price gains for rivals with successful obesity drugs will be focused on any updates the biotech company may provide on its own weight-loss drug candidates when it reports quarterly earnings on Thursday. Amgen has said it expects to have first-in-human results from a small, early-stage trial […]

By Juveria Tabassum and Doyinsola Oladipo (Reuters) -Royal Caribbean Group on Thursday raised its annual profit forecast for a second time, after record bookings during the first quarter and higher ticket pricing boosted its results, sending its shares 4% higher premarket. Soaring demand for vacations at sea has given cruise operators ample room to raise […]

By Tatiana Bautzer and Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – HSBC’s wealthy clients in China and Hong Kong are still eager to invest in the U.S., according to Michael Roberts, the bank’s CEO for the USA and Americas. China’s economic growth remains strong relative to other nations, and its wealthy citizens are focused on overseas […]

(Reuters) -Kimberly-Clark raised 2024 sales and profit forecasts on Tuesday after it topped quarterly expectations, banking on higher pricing and steady demand for its premium personal care and household products, sending its shares about 8% higher in early trading. Top consumer goods companies have been increasing prices since the pandemic to counter escalating costs, which […]

By Chris Prentice and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Investors scaled back safe-haven bets on Monday as worries over a wider Middle East conflict eased, boosting world equities and pressuring gold, oil and bond prices. MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe rose 6.01 points, or 0.81%, to 749.29. In a reversal of Friday’s “risk […]

(Reuters) -Memory chip maker Micron Technology is set to receive $6.1 billion in grants from the U.S. Commerce Department to help pay for domestic chip factory projects, Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday. The award, which is not yet finalized, will fund chipmaking facilities in New York and Idaho from the […]

By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks ended lower in choppy trading on Tuesday as Treasury yields climbed, with investors weighing the likely path of interest rates in a resilient U.S. economy with persistent inflation. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday recent inflation data has not given policymakers enough confidence to ease credit […]

TOKYO (Reuters) -Microsoft said on Tuesday it would invest $2.9 billion over two years to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure in Japan, the latest in a series of overseas expansions by large tech firms to support the development of artificial intelligence. The investment – the company’s largest in the 46 years of its operations […]