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Wall St. stock futures fall after Italy referendum

A man sits on a marble wall as pedestrians walk on the streets in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson U.S. equity index futures fell on Sunday after a stinging defeat for Italian Prime Minister Matteo ... More »

No longer the bad guy, Tesco set to reassert UK dominance

A discarded carrier bag is seen in a shopping trolley outside a Tesco supermarket in London, Britain, January 5, 2015. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File Photo Two years after an accounting scandal plunged Tesco into the worst crisis in its 97-year history, the Briti... More »

Euro zone seeks compromise on Greek debt ahead of IMF deadline

Euro coins are seen in front of a displayed Greece flag in this picture illustration, June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Euro zone finance ministers hope to reach a compromise on Greek reforms on Monday in a final bid to get International Monetary Fu... More »

Euro chief Dijsselbloem sees London losing EU finance dominance

Dutch Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem gestures during a European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir The European Union cannot let London remain the main financial center for... More »

`Big Short` adviser loses appeal in SEC case

Wing Chau exits the Jacob Javits Federal building in New York April 7, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid An investment adviser featured in best-seller “The Big Short” failed to persuade a federal appeals court to shut down a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissio... More »

Porsche targets 20,000 electric car sales a year: Automobilwoche

CEO of German carmaker Porsche, Oliver Blume, poses prior to the company’s annual news conference in Stuttgart, southern Germany March 11, 2016. REUTERS/Michael Dalder Volkswagen’s Porsche division expects annual sales of about 20,000 for its first all-electri... More »

U.S. shoppers spend less over holiday weekend amid discounting

Demonstrators block access to a store during a protest intending to disrupt Black Friday shopping in Chicago, Illinois, November 25, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Lott Early holiday promotions and a belief that deals will always be available took a toll on consumer spe... More »

China will stick to `going out` strategy amid outflow concerns

People walk past the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, as two paramilitary police officials patrol around it in Beijing November 20, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo China said on Monday it will stick to its opening up poli... More »

Dollar, U.S. bond yields drop as oil tumbles on output cut doubts

Men walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai The dollar and U.S. bond yields fell on Monday as investors reversed a “Trumpflation” trade that has gripped markets sin... More »

Italy market watchdog approves Monte dei Paschi`s swap

A logo of Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank is seen on the ground in Siena, Italy, November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito/File Photo Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS.MI) said Italian market regulator Consob had approved its debt-to-equity conversion offer whi... More »

Germany`s Schaeuble hits back at Brussels in looser-budgets row

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble takes questions from reporters during a press conference with Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei (not pictured) at the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group in Washington October 7, 2016. REUTERS/James Lawle... More »

APEC leaders vow to fight protectionism, look to China on trade

Wearing a Peruvian shawl, U.S President Barack Obama poses for a family photo at the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru November 20, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Pacific Rim leaders vowed on Sunday to fight protectionism and Chinese officials said more countries are lo... More »

Dollar hoisted higher as U.S. yields rise on Trump bets

Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo The dollar held near 13 1/2-year highs against a currency basket in Asian trading on Monday, as invest... More »

China, New Zealand launch talks to upgrade free trade pact

New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key (L) gestures as he shares a laugh with China’s Premier Li Keqiang during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Parker Song/Pool China and New Zealand have agreed to s... More »

Politics set to trump data as Fed hike looks dead cert

The Federal Reserve Building stands in Washington April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo Clues on future U.S. policy under Donald Trump rather than economic data are likely to dominate minds and markets in the week ahead, given a U.S. interest rate h... More »

ECB talking to London-based banks over EU access post-Brexit

The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) are illuminated with a giant euro sign at the start of the ”Luminale, light and building” event in Frankfurt, Germany, March 12, 2016. EUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo The European Central Bank is talking to... More »

Janus portfolio manager sees more biotech gains on Trump

A man uses an umbrella to guard against snowfall as he walks past the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, Midtown New York March 20, 2015. REUTERS/Adrees Latif Biotech stocks still have room to rise after the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president, which re... More »

ECB does not need to react to rising bond yields: Constancio

European Central Bank Vice President Vitor Constancio speaks during a Reuters Newsmaker event in New York February 19, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The European Central Bank does not need to react to recent sharp increase in sovereign bond yields as post-ele... More »

`Trump Thump` whacks bond market for $1 trillion loss

Morning commuters pass by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Donald Trump’s stunning victory for the White House may mark the long-awaited end to the more than 30-year-old bull run in bonds, a... More »

India central bank sets up panel to oversee ATM recalibrations

A notice is displayed outside an ATM counter which is no longer dispensing cash in Chandigarh, November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Ajay Verma India’s central bank said on Monday it will set up a task force under Deputy Governor SS Mundra to oversee the recalibration of... More »

Dollar soars as U.S. yields spike- shares divided

The German share prize index (DAX) board is seen at the trading room of Frankfurt’s stock exchange (Boerse Frankfurt) during trading session in Frankfurt Germany, October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach The U.S. dollar hit an 11-month peak on Monday as the r... More »

In wake of Trump win, focus may drift back to Fed and inflation

U.S. President elect Donald Trump speaks at election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo After Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in the U.S. presidential election, investors may refocus in the coming week o... More »

News Corp posts quarterly loss as print ad sales fall

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch leaves his home in London, Britain March 4, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth News Corp (NWSA.O), the owner of the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires and book publisher HarperCollins, reported a quarterly loss as it struggles to cop... More »

German prosecutors confirm probe targeting VW`s chairman

Hans Dieter Poetsch, chairman of the Volkswagen AG supervisory board, addresses a news conference at the headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke German prosecutors confirmed on Monday they are investigating Volkswagen AG’s... More »

Wall Street soars as investors see higher chance of Clinton win

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 3, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Wall Street surged on the eve of the U.S. presidential election, with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s prospects brightening ... More »

UK public debt won`t fall until end of decade after Brexit: IFS

Britain’s Chancellor Philip Hammond arrives at Downing Street in central London, Britain October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Britain will only start to lower public debt as a share of GDP at the end of the decade due to a Brexit-related hit to the economy... More »

China Oct exports, imports fall more than expected

Cranes are seen above piles of steel pipes to be exported at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, December 1, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily/File Photo China’s exports and imports fell more than expected in October, with weak domestic and global demand a... More »

U.S. Senate panel urges FTC to launch antitrust probe of Mylan

EpiPen auto-injection epinephrine pens manufactured by Mylan NV pharmaceutical company for use by severe allergy sufferers are seen in Washington, U.S. August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee urged federal antitrust re... More »

S&P, Dow futures flat- Facebook weighs on Nasdaq

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S. October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The S&P 500 and the Dow futures were little changed on Thursday as investors stayed away from riskier assets, while Nasdaq futures... More »

New Adidas CEO acts to reshape Reebok, support growth

A logo of Adidas company is seen on a building in Minsk, Belarus September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko The new boss of Adidas (ADSGn.DE) announced plans on Thursday to overhaul struggling fitness brand Reebok and keep up the focus on reviving the main A... More »

IMF says welcomes Egypt`s currency float: statement

IMF official Chris Jarvis at a news conference in Cairo, Egypt August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed Egypt’s decision to float its pound currency on Thursday, it said in a statement, adding that the de... More »

Brexit ruling tops Trump as tensions ease

Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Staff/Remote The pound jumped on Thursday after a UK court ruled that parliament must approve a government d... More »

Jaguar Land Rover agrees inflation-beating UK pay deal: source

Signs are seen outside the Jaguar Land Rover plant at Halewood in Liverpool, northern England, September 12 , 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble Jaguar Land Rover (TAMO.NS) agreed a pay deal with its car workers which will beat inflation, pay a higher holiday bonus and ... More »

Euro zone house prices keep rising but no bubble yet: ECB

Pedestrians walk past the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany September 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski The euro zone housing market is on its best run since the global financial crisis but prices on average are still only in ... More »

Trump worries hit dollar- pound boosted by Brexit court ruling

An employee of a bank counts US dollar notes at a branch in Hanoi, Vietnam May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kham Politics dominated currency markets on Thursday as U.S. election worries kept the dollar weak against the yen JPY= while sterling rose more than one percent a... More »

BoE drops rate cut signal after Brexit hit to sterling

A Chinook helicopter flies over the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, November 3, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls The Bank of England scrapped plans to cut interest rates and said they could move in either direction as it ramped up its forecasts for... More »

U.S. jobless claims rise to near three-month high

A job seeker (L) talks with a corporate recruiter (R) as he peruses the man’s resume at a Hire Our Heroes job fair targeting unemployed military veterans and sponsored by the Cable Show, a cable television industry trade show in Washington, June 11, 2013. REUT... More »

Euro zone releases 2.8 billion euro loan tranche to Greece

A street vendor displays Greek national flags for sale in front of the Bank of Greece headquarters during a student parade marking the ”Ohi” (No) day, the country’s rejection on Italy’s ultimatum to surrender as the World War II flared up, in Athens, Greece, O... More »

Euro zone unemployment at 10.0 percent in September

A man passes a trade exhibition stand at the Careers and Jobs Live careers fair at the ExCeL centre in London April 19, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor Euro zone unemployment was 10.0 percent in September, unchanged from a downward revised 10.0 percent in August ... More »

U.S. government, MetLife set for rematch over `too big to fail`

The MetLife building is seen in New York, March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo The U.S. government and the country’s largest life insurer are set for a rematch in a U.S. appeals court on Monday over how federal regulators decide a company is “to... More »

Outlook dims for Singapore Inc as economy moonwalks

A man carrying an umbrella passes as storm clouds gather over Shell’s Pulau Bukom oil refinery in Singapore, December 17, 2014. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo During Singapore’s full moon festival last month, employer John Kong was focused more on cost-cutting th... More »

Asian stocks eke out gains, dollar nears a nine-month high

People walk past an electronic board displaying various Asian countries’ stock price index and world major index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, August 21, 2015. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Asian stocks eked out gains but lacked clear direction on Monda... More »

UK banks fear public, politicians set against them on Brexit

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May holds a news conference after the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium October 21, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Vidal – RTX2PV88 For decades, Britain’s bankers have relied on their industry’s outsized status in the economy to find a recept... More »

Canada union approves Fiat Chrysler contract- Ford next

Fiat Chrysler assembly workers work on a partially assembled minivan at the Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, February 9, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook Canadian manufacturing workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N) voted on Sunday to app... More »

Boston Fed`s Rosengren maps case for a dove`s rate hike

Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren speaks during the Sasin Bangkok Forum in this July 9, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang By the middle of next year, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren says he expects unemployment to fall to 4.7 p... More »

PepsiCo sets global target for sugar reduction

A bottle of Pepsi is seen in this file photo illustration February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young/Illustration/Files PepsiCo Inc has set a target for reducing the amount of sugar in its soft drinks around the world as part of a suite of goals aimed at tackling pr... More »