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It's the Fed, but the world will have its say

It's the Fed, but the world will have its say

The U.S. Federal Reserve has a purely domestic mandate, answerable to an elected Congress and facing nearly daily demands from an outspoken president.



7 years ago
Trump looking at possible U.S. payroll, capital gains tax cuts

Trump looking at possible U.S. payroll, capital gains tax cuts

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration was looking to cut U.S. taxes on wages and on profits from selling assets such as stocks, but that he was not talking about doing anything imminently.



7 years ago
As trade war drags on, new Bunge CEO looks to avoid 'stroke-of-the-pen' risk

As trade war drags on, new Bunge CEO looks to avoid 'stroke-of-the-pen' risk

A year removed from a losing bet that the U.S.-China trade war would be promptly resolved, global grains trader Bunge Ltd is facing an even more uncertain business environment, with a new chief executive who is determined not to get burned again.



7 years ago
Walmart sues Tesla over fires at stores using its solar panels

Walmart sues Tesla over fires at stores using its solar panels

Walmart Inc sued Tesla Inc over fires at stores, which were using the electric carmaker's solar panels, according to lawsuit filed in a New York court.



7 years ago
Wall Street rally ends as financial shares slide

Wall Street rally ends as financial shares slide

Financial shares led U.S. stocks lower on Tuesday to end a three-day rally as investors awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the end of the week.



7 years ago
Toll Brothers quarterly profit falls 24%

Toll Brothers quarterly profit falls 24%

U.S. luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc posted a 24% fall in quarterly profit on Tuesday, hit by slower demand and shrinking gross margins from home sales.



7 years ago
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says Federal Reserve has lost control

DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says Federal Reserve has lost control

The Federal Reserve has fallen behind the interest rate curve and has lost control, Jeffrey Gundlach, the chief executive of DoubleLine Capital, said on Tuesday, evidenced by the federal funds rate trading higher than any part of the U.S. Treasury yield curve.



7 years ago
General Electric stock drop attracts more short-sellers: S3 Partners

General Electric stock drop attracts more short-sellers: S3 Partners

Betting against General Electric Co stock has increased in the last week as the stock has fallen following a report by fraud investigator Harry Markopolos that questioned the conglomerate's accounting, financial analytics firm S3 Partners said on Tuesday.



7 years ago

Bank of America says buy these two high-yield transport stocks as rates fall

Bank of America is looking to global bellwethers UPS and Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure in a world of falling bond yields.

7 years ago
Facebook's Libra faces EU antitrust probe: Bloomberg

Facebook's Libra faces EU antitrust probe: Bloomberg

Facebook Inc's proposed digital currency Libra faces anti-trust probe by European Union regulators, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing a document seen by the organization.



7 years ago
Boeing to add 'a few hundred' employees to assist with 737 MAX deliveries

Boeing to add 'a few hundred' employees to assist with 737 MAX deliveries

Boeing Co said on Tuesday it plans to add extra staff and hire "a few hundred" additional temporary employees at an airport in Moses Lake, Washington, where it is storing 737 MAX jetliners, the fast-selling model grounded in the wake of deadly crashes.



7 years ago
Trump looking at possible U.S. tax cuts but not now

Trump looking at possible U.S. tax cuts but not now

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration was looking to cut U.S. taxes, but he was not talking about doing anything at this moment.



7 years ago
Wall Street rally halts as financial shares slide

Wall Street rally halts as financial shares slide

Financial shares led U.S. stocks lower on Tuesday to end a three-day rally as investors awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the end of the week.



7 years ago
Exclusive: Lotus Midstream mulls reversing West Texas to Cushing pipeline - sources

Exclusive: Lotus Midstream mulls reversing West Texas to Cushing pipeline - sources

Pipeline operator Lotus Midstream LLC may reverse flows on a line now sending crude from West Texas to Cushing, Oklahoma, the main hub for pricing U.S. crude futures, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, an unusual move that could lift U.S. benchmark prices by draining supplies.



7 years ago
Trump White House tries to assuage farmer unrest over biofuel policy: sources

Trump White House tries to assuage farmer unrest over biofuel policy: sources

President Donald Trump's administration has been scrambling to stem the tide of rising anger in Farm Belt states after its decision this month to allow numerous oil refiners to mix less ethanol into their gasoline, sources told Reuters on Tuesday.



7 years ago