Wall Street stocks close slightly lower; jobs data strong but rates still high

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks ended slightly lower on Friday in choppy trading after stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data pointed to a robust economy but prompted worries the Federal Reserve may wait longer to cut interest rates than many investors had hoped. The U.S. economy generated about 272,000 jobs in May, far…

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Berkshire buys additional 2.57 million shares in Occidental Petroleum, filing shows

(Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway bought around 2.57 million shares of common stock in Occidental Petroleum over June 5-7, according to a U.S. securities filing. Buffett’s company bought additional shares in Occidental’s common stock for more than $150 million and now owns about 250.6 million shares in the energy producer. Occidental shares closed at…

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Nippon Steel executive saw positive reaction from U.S. Steel workers and others

TOKYO (Reuters) – Nippon Steel Vice Chairman Takahiro Mori met with U.S. Steel’s employees and community leaders this week to gain better understanding of its proposed acquisition of the U.S. company and saw positive reaction, a company spokesperson said. Mori, the key negotiator for the U.S. Steel deal, returned to the United States this week,…

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