United States

Biden says inflation temporary; Fed should do what it deems necessary for recovery

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said an increase in prices was expected to be temporary, but his administration understood…

4 years ago

Wall Street ends sharply lower as Delta variant sparks new lockdown fears

A surge in Delta variant infections sparked a broad sell-off on Wall Street on Monday as investors feared renewed COVID-19…

4 years ago

Bill Ackman rejigs Universal deal after regulators probe SPAC plan

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman will buy up to 10% of Vivendi's (VIV.PA) Universal Music Group through his main hedge fund,…

4 years ago

BlackRock profit beats as assets grow to a record $9.5 trillion

BlackRock Inc (BLK.N), the world's largest asset manager, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday as investors poured more money…

4 years ago

U.S. CEO-to-worker pay ratio rose to 299:1 last year -union

The average S&P 500 .SPX chief executive made $15.5 million last year, 299 times the pay of the median worker…

4 years ago

U.S. producer prices post biggest annual gain in more than 10-1/2 years

U.S. producer prices accelerated in June, leading to the largest annual increase in more than 10-1/2 years, suggesting inflation could…

4 years ago

Big banks seek to curb “speculative” planned UK forex class action

A proposed multi-billion pound claim against powerful banks over alleged foreign exchange (forex) rigging is too weak and speculative to…

4 years ago

Asian shares lower on U.S. inflation jitters

Asian shares fell on Wednesday after data showing the biggest jump in U.S. inflation in 13 years fuelled some market…

4 years ago

U.S. consumer prices post largest gain in 13 years; inflation has likely peaked

U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in 13 years in June amid supply constraints and a continued rebound in…

4 years ago

Italy’s Ali Group hungry for bigger slice of U.S. fast-food market

Italian family business Ali Group expects its planned takeover of U.S. catering equipment rival Welbilt to boost sales as Americans'…

4 years ago