Dec 9 (Reuters) – The effort to clear oil from the largest crude oil spill in the United States in nearly a decade will continue until next week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday. environment, making it likely that the Keystone pipeline will be shut down for several more days. TC Energy (TRP.TO) …
Britain says high standards will be maintained UK flags criticism in financial crisis-era reforms London faces new competition from EU centers Consultation on the planned digital book LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Britain presented a series of measures on Friday to bolster the City of London’s role as a global financial hub, under pressure since …
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SAN JOSE, Calif./WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Thursday accused Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) of trying to buy its way to dominance in the metaverse, launching a high-profile lawsuit to try to stop parent Facebook from buying virtual reality app developer Within Inc. The FTC filed a lawsuit in July to end …
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BENGALURU, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. economy is heading for a short and shallow recession over the coming year, according to economists polled by Reuters who unanimously expected the Federal Reserve to US opts for a lower interest rate hike of 50 basis points in December. 14. The Fed still has at least half …
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Dec 8 (Reuters) – Canada’s TC Energy shut down its Keystone pipeline in the United States after more than 14,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into a Kansas creek, making it one of the largest oil spills crude in the United States for almost a decade. The cause of the leak, which occurred in Kansas …
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Weekly jobless claims rise in line with estimates Moderna and Pfizer in place as FDA clears updated COVID boosters Exxon climbs after strengthening its buyback program Indices up: Dow 0.55%, S&P 0.75%, Nasdaq 1.13% Dec 8 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 (.SPX) ended higher on Thursday, ending a five-game losing streak as investors interpreted data …
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec 8 (Reuters) – When Yogi Berra said it was hard to make predictions, especially about the future, he probably didn’t have financial market analysts in mind. But the famous baseball player’s famous malapropism, also similarly expressed by others, probably applies as much to predicting the outlook for stocks, bonds and currencies as …
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Weekly jobless claims rise by 4,000 to 230,000 Continuing claims rise by 62,000 to 1.671 million WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, indicating a still tight and strong labor market despite growing fears of a recession as the Reserve federal government is …
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China and Hong Kong stocks rise after new reports of easing COVID restrictions Economic slowdown fears temper risk sentiment Gas prices rise as freezing weather blankets Europe LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Global equities and oil prices battled their way out of a four-day slump on Thursday as deeply inverted bond yield curves and choppy …
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Apple down after Morgan Stanley cut December shipment target Tesla hits production loss concerns Carvana records the worst daily decline in its history Indices: Dow flat, S&P down 0.19%, Nasdaq 0.51% Dec 7 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed on Wednesday after a choppy session on Wall Street as investors struggled to grasp …
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