LONDON (Reuters) – When the Federal Reserve delivers a widely-anticipated interest rate cut on Wednesday, its first in four years, the move will resonate well beyond the United States. The size of a first move and the scale of overall easing remains open to debate, while a looming U.S. election is another complicating factor for…
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Boeing said on Wednesday the planemaker will temporarily furlough tens of thousands of employees after about 30,000 machinists went on strike on Friday, halting production of its 737 MAX and other airplanes. “We are initiating temporary furloughs over the coming days that will impact a large number of US-based executives, managers…
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk has endorsed Republican former President Donald Trump in the race for the White House, but employees at his collection of companies are largely donating to Trump’s Democratic rival Kamala Harris. Workers at Tesla have contributed $42,824 to Harris’ presidential campaign versus $24,840 to Trump’s campaign, according to…
(Reuters) – The interest rate for the most popular U.S. home loan fell last week to its lowest level in two years, on anticipation the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates on Wednesday, potentially by as much as a half of a percentage point. The average contract rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped…
By David Lewis, Nupur Anand and Duncan Miriri NAIROBI/NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon plans to travel to Africa in mid-October in a push by the biggest U.S. lender to expand on the continent, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, his first trip there in seven years. Dimon is expected…
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Shares of Donald Trump’s media company fell for a second session on Tuesday ahead of the end of restrictions on share sales by the former U.S. president and other insiders. Trump Media & Technology Group, which is 57% owned by the Republican presidential candidate, fell 3.6%, bringing its loss this…
By Sinéad Carew and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on Friday as investors honed in on the chance of a bigger interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week, with rate-sensitive small cap stocks outperforming. Bets on the size of the Fed’s cut have been volatile and were roughly even…
(Reuters) – Private equity firm Insight Partners is on the brink of closing a new $10 billion-plus fund, roughly half the amount originally targeted, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing five people with knowledge of its plans. Insight will not formally close its 13th fund until early next year, the report said, adding that…
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A strike at Boeing “could go on for a while” as workers are confident they can get bigger wage increases and an improved pension, union leader Jon Holden said in an interview with National Public Radio (NPR) on Saturday. More than 30,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers…
(Reuters) -U.S. household wealth rose last quarter to $163.8 trillion, a fresh record, driven by gains in real estate values as well as a rise in the stock market, data from the Federal Reserve showed on Thursday. The increase in the net worth of households and non-profits, which stood at $161 trillion at the end…
