[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 was little changed in afternoon trading on Thursday, with healthcare stocks mixed after the Trump administration withdrew a rule that would kill rebates. Traders work on the
Fed’s Williams says case for a U.S. rate cut is stronger
[ad_1] ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – The case for cutting rates has grown stronger because of uncertainties weighing on the U.S. economy and weaker inflation, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Thursday. FILE
Ford, Volkswagen promise details on electric, autonomous vehicle alliance
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The logo of Volkswagen is seen in front of its plant, in Bratislava, Slovakia, July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa/File Photo (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG said on Thursday they
Exclusive: Verizon sought buyers for Yahoo Finance – sources
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc earlier this year looked for buyers for Yahoo Finance, one of the most popular internet destinations for financial news and portfolio management tools, three people familiar with the matter
ECB hires ex-Goldman Sachs banker as watchdog
[ad_1] FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has hired Elizabeth McCaul, a former Goldman Sachs banker who later led an audit of the Vatican’s scandal-ridden bank, as one of its top banking supervisors, it
Fed’s Powell expects Facebook’s Libra to be topic among G7 finance chiefs
[ad_1] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy” in Washington, U.S. July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott (Reuters) – Federal Reserve
Bitcoin extends losses after Fed chief urges halt to Facebook’s crypto project
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin dipped almost 8% on Thursday, extending losses the day after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell called for a halt to Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project until concerns ranging from privacy
French Senate approves tax as U.S. opens digital levy probe
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Senate gave final approval to a tax on big technology companies on Thursday, potentially opening up a new front in a trade row between Washington and the European Union. FILE
Reckitt to pay $1.4 billion to end opioid addiction treatment probes
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to end U.S. federal investigations into the marketing of an opioid addiction treatment by its former business Indivior, lifting a cloud that
Northern Ireland could lose 40,000 jobs in no-deal Brexit
[ad_1] A Sinn Fein anti-Brexit sign hangs on a fence by a run-down house before U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland in Bridgend, Ireland April 18, 2019.