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EXCLUSIVE Exxon losing veteran oil traders recruited to beef up profit -sources

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) has lost two top crude oil traders from its U.S. energy trading group, according to people…

4 years ago

Wall Street flat with Fed meet in focus

U.S. stock indexeswere flat on Friday as focus turned to next week's Federal Reserve meeting, while technology and growth- exposed…

4 years ago

Analysis: Push to end pandemic benefits may not be panacea for U.S. labor shortage

The 25 U.S. states calling an early halt to pandemic-related federal unemployment benefits have recovered more of the jobs lost…

4 years ago

Aon’s $30 bln Willis bid set for EU okay in late June, early July – sources

Insurance broker Aon's (AON.N) $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson (WLTW.O), the biggest ever in the sector, is expected…

4 years ago

G7 eyes allocating $100 bln from IMF funds to COVID-ravaged nations-US

The United States and other Group of Seven nations are considering reallocating $100 billion from the International Monetary Fund's warchest…

4 years ago

Analysis: As EU preps debut recovery bond, a reality check for “safe asset” hopes

As the European Union readies bond sales for its pioneering COVID-19 recovery fund, the scale and duration of the borrowing…

4 years ago

UK recovery quickens in April as economy posts record annual jump

Britain's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic sped up in April as lockdown measures eased, with the fastest monthly growth since…

4 years ago

SoftBank’s PayPay surges ahead in Japan’s digital payments race

For six decades, shoppers at Mikawaya, a rice dealer in eastern Tokyo, paid in cash - until sales staff from…

4 years ago

U.S. household wealth jumps to record $136.9 trillion, Fed says

U.S. household wealth jumped to a record $136.9 trillion at the end of March, a report from the Federal Reserve…

4 years ago

Analysis: Bank of America leaves Wall Street wondering about next CEO

When Brian Moynihan took the reins at Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) in 2010, the U.S. bank was reeling.

4 years ago