Bankers to burn midnight oil ahead of ‘MiFID’ dawn
LONDON (Reuters) – Bankers will work through the night to iron out last minute hitches before Wednesday’s launch of a major reform of European Union financial markets that aims to apply lessons from the financial crisis nearly a decade ago.
Wall Street off to strong start to 2018 as techs gain
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s major indexes were higher on the first trading session of the year on Tuesday, driven by technology and consumer discretionary stocks, setting the stage for another year of robust gains for equities.
Ryanair applies for UK license to shore up routes before Brexit
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair recently applied for a British air operating license in a move it said on Tuesday may be required to keep its small domestic UK service operating in the event of a hard Brexit.
Speculators raised net short bitcoin positions in Dec 26 week: CFTC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Speculators raised net short position on bitcoin futures traded on Cboe Global Markets last week amid a selloff sparked by experts’ warnings of a bubble, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission released late…
Airbus delivered over 700 jets in 2017, met target: sources
LONDON (Reuters) – European planemaker Airbus delivered over 700 aircraft in 2017, breaking company records and meeting its core industrial target for the year, industry sources said.
BP takes $1.5 billion hit over U.S tax changes, joining Shell
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil giant BP will take a one-off $1.5 billion charge to adjust to new U.S. tax rules, joining rival Royal Dutch Shell and other companies, but expects a long-term boost from the corporate-friendly tax rates, it said on Tuesday.
Oil trades near strongest levels since mid-2015 on Iranian unrest
SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices posted their strongest start to a year since 2014 on Tuesday, with crude rising to mid-2015 highs amid large anti-government rallies in Iran and ongoing supply cuts led by OPEC and Russia.
BP takes $1.5 billion charge over U.S tax changes, joining Shell
LONDON (Reuters) – BP will take a one-off $1.5 billion charge in its 2017 fourth quarter earnings as a result of new U.S. corporate income tax rules, joining rival Royal Dutch Shell.
Boeing talks not considering change of control at Embraer: paper
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Tie-up talks between Boeing Co and Embraer SA do not contemplate a change of control at the Brazilian planemaker and are focused on joint ventures and joint business agreements, a Brazilian newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Euro zone factory growth surges to record; more uneven in Asia
LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Euro zone factories ended 2017 growing at their fastest pace in more than two decades while performance in Asia was more uneven, with its third-largest economy India leading the field and manufacturing giant China unexpecte…




