Tech, energy sectors boost Wall Street
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on Monday, helped by the technology and energy sectors as oil prices rose and investors waited for an expected U.S. Federal Reserve rate hike later in the week.
HSBC draws line under Mexican cartel case after five-years on probation
LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC drew a line under its punishment for lapses in anti-money laundering controls on Monday, saying the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) would end its deferred prosecution agreement, lifting the threat of further penalties.
New bitcoin futures suggest breakneck price gains to slow
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Jemima Kelly and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
Zurich Insurance to buy ANZ’s life insurance businesses for $2.14 billion
(Reuters) – Zurich Insurance has agreed to buy ANZ’s OnePath Life insurance businesses for 2.85 billion Australian dollars ($2.14 billion), the latest and largest foray by the Swiss company into the Australian market.
Hackers hit U.S., Russian banks in ATM robbery scam: report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A previously undetected group of Russian-language hackers silently stole nearly $10 million from at least 18 mostly U.S. and Russian banks in recent years by targeting interbank transfer systems, a Moscow-based security firm said …
Wall Street higher as technology, energy stocks gain
(Reuters) – Technology and energy stocks gained in early afternoon trading on Monday, helping Wall Street shake off uncertainties following an explosion at one of New York’s busiest commuter hubs.
Apple confirms deal to buy music discovery app Shazam
SAN FRANSICO (Reuters) – Apple Inc on Monday confirmed it had reached a deal to acquire Shazam Entertainment Ltd, the U.K.-based app that lets users identify songs by pointing a smart phone at the audio source.
Verizon to pay $2.25 billion to NFL for five-year streaming deal: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc will pay around $2.25 billion for a five-year partnership with the National Football League that allows users to stream games on its Yahoo and go90 platforms as well as on mobile devices, a source told R…
Monsanto offers cash to U.S. farmers who use controversial chemical
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Monsanto Co will give cash back to U.S. farmers who buy a weed killer that has been linked to widespread crop damage, offering an incentive to apply its product even as regulators in several U.S. states weigh restrictions on its us…
Ryanair pilots in Dublin vote in favor of industrial action
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Pilots employed directly by Ryanair in Dublin, its second largest base, have voted overwhelmingly in favor of taking industrial action in a growing dispute over the airline’s collective bargaining system, the IMPACT trade union said…
