(Reuters) – The U.S. government fund that backstops nearly $10 trillion in insured bank deposits is recovering ahead of schedule from declines and losses in recent years, while the banking system remains largely resilient, U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation officials said on Thursday. Last year’s spring banking crisis, which involved the second-, third- and fourth-largest…
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday sanctioned two Chinese companies and a Russian affiliate involved in making and shipping attack drones and warned the two countries to halt cooperation boosting the Ukraine war effort. New sanctions target a Chinese company, Xiamen Limbach Aircraft Engine Co Ltd, that…
By Shankar Ramakrishnan, Echo Wang (Reuters) -Boeing is closing in on a plan to raise around $15 billion with common shares and a mandatory convertible bond as the jet maker bolsters finances worsened by a crippling strike, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The company on Tuesday said in regulatory filings that it…
(Reuters) – Consulting giant McKinsey & Co. is close to reaching a deal with U.S. prosecutors to pay at least $500 million to settle federal probes into its past work helping opioid makers boost sales, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. A settlement, which could be announced in the coming weeks, would resolve criminal and civil…
By Toby Sterling and Nathan Vifflin AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Investors and analysts are looking sceptically at computer chip equipment maker ASML, they said on Wednesday, after the company cut 2025 financial guidance, citing weakness in markets other than AI and delayed orders. The position of ASML, Europe’s most valuable technology company, as an essential supplier to…
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule on Wednesday requiring businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up, in the agency’s last major rulemaking before the Nov. 5 election. The “click to cancel” rule requires retailers, gyms and other…
By Kevin Yao and Liangping Gao BEIJING (Reuters) – China may raise an additional 6 trillion yuan ($850 billion) from special treasury bonds over three years to help bolster a sagging economy through expanded fiscal stimulus, Caixin Global reported, citing multiple sources with knowledge of the matter. The report comes after Finance Minister Lan Foan…
(Reuters) – UnitedHealth Group provided a 2025 profit forecast below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, saying it expects pressure across its government-supported health insurance businesses, and its shares fell 9%. The largest U.S. health insurer forecast a profit of as much as $30 per share. That upper end was below analysts’ estimates of $31.18 per…
By Manas Mishra and Sneha S K (Reuters) -Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Tuesday it would shut 1,200 stores over the next three years as new CEO Tim Wentworth plots a turnaround at the struggling pharmacy chain operator hit by sluggish consumer spending and low drug reimbursement rates. The company narrowly beat Wall Street’s lowered…
By Toby Sterling and Nathan Vifflin AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Computer chip equipment maker ASML reported on Tuesday third-quarter earnings that surprised markets with weak bookings and lower than expected sales forecasts for 2025, sending the company’s shares to their biggest one-day drop since 1998. The company said that despite a boom in AI-related chips, other parts…
