(Reuters) – A surprisingly weak U.S. employment report for June has turned Wall Street confidence on a soft landing into near panic that a recession is looming, prompting major firms to change forecasts for Federal Reserve easing this year to more aggressive interest rate cutting. Employers added just 114,000 jobs in July, the U.S. Labor…
By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini (Reuters) – The next U.S. administration will be “constructive” on crypto regardless of which party wins, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said late on Thursday, underscoring the industry’s growing political influence ahead of the November election. The highly volatile crypto sector is seen as a risky fringe industry and has…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against TikTok and parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children’s privacy on the social media app. The government said TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act that requires services aimed at children to obtain parental consent to collect personal…
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar dropped to a four-month low on Friday after a weaker-than-expected employment report for July raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 50 basis points in September as the economy sours. Employers added 114,000 jobs, below expectations for an increase of 175,000. The…
(Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly expects its blockbuster weight-loss drug to officially come out of shortage in the United States in coming days, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing an interview with the company’s CEO, David Ricks. Lilly’s drug, tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight management, will cease to be…
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – BNP Paribas is in exclusive talks with French insurer AXA to buy 100% of its AXA Investment Managers arm at an agreed price of 5.1 billion euros ($5.50 billion), the euro zone’s biggest bank said on Thursday. For BNP, such an acquisition would significantly boost its asset management arm…
(Reuters) – Global mega tech companies’ market capitalisation dropped sharply in July, in response to disappointing quarterly results and concerns over high valuations, prompting investors to shift their focus away from the AI sector. In the first half of 2024, investors pushed tech stocks higher on expectations that AI advancements would boost earnings. But the…
By Shivansh Tiwary and Rajesh Kumar Singh (Reuters) -Spirit Airlines on Thursday warned of a steeper loss in the current quarter, citing an “intense competitive battle” for the price-sensitive leisure travelers as well as an oversupply of airline seats in the domestic market. The airline has failed to report a profit in the last five…
(Reuters) -The U.S. is considering unilateral restrictions on China’s access to AI memory chips such as those made by Micron Technology and SK Hynix and equipment capable of making such semiconductors, as soon as next month, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The measures are meant to prevent Micron, and South Korea’s SK Hynix and Samsung…
By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini (Reuters) -As PayPal embarks on an ambitious turnaround strategy to revitalize growth after a post-pandemic slump, Wall Street analysts expressed some caution over competition from Big Tech and beyond. The concerns highlight the challenges to the profit margins of the company, which for years enjoyed the first-mover advantage in…
