By Matt Tracy (Reuters) – U.S. companies rushed to the corporate bond markets on Monday as what is usually a seasonal fund-raising spree over the
Month: January 2025
European drinks group skid after US surgeon general calls for cancer warnings
(Reuters) – Shares in European spirits makers and brewers fell on Friday after the U.S. surgeon general called for cancer warnings on alcoholic drinks. Alcoholic
Apple’s China troubles mount as foreign phone sales sink for 4th month
BEIJING (Reuters) – Shipments to China of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple Inc’s iPhone, fell by 47.4% in November from a year earlier, according to data
Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion takeover of U.S. Steel
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he would block Japanese company Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion buyout of U.S. Steel, citing reasons related to
As Trump’s Republicans take congressional majority, Mike Johnson faces test
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s Republicans will face a first test of their control of both chambers of Congress on Friday
Stock picking hedge funds post highest average returns since 2020, says Goldman Sachs
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Global hedge funds taking long and short bets on stocks last year sported their highest average returns since 2020,