Oil prices steady ahead of OPEC meeting on supply cut extension
SEOUL (Reuters) – Oil prices held steady in early Asian trade on Friday as the market waited to see whether major oil producers would extend supply cuts beyond March at a meeting in Vienna later in the day.
U.S. to weigh into ‘challenging’ issues at Ottawa NAFTA talks: negotiator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will present new text proposals and begin to weigh into thornier issues of the North American Free Trade Agreement in the third round of negotiations starting in Ottawa on Saturday, U.S. chief negotiator John Me…
HPE plans 5,000 job cuts: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co is planning to cut at least 5,000 workers as part of a broader effort to reduce costs amid mounting competition, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Equifax under pressure from banks to shape up
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumer credit reporting bureau Equifax Inc risks losing support from banks unless it can show its database on millions of borrowers is secure from another cyber-attack.
Tiffany names Roger Farah as chairman in latest management shakeup
(Reuters) – Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co on Thursday named Roger Farah as chairman, the latest management shakeup where outsiders have been brought in to give the iconic company a new look.
Wall Street pushed down by rate expectations, North Korea, Apple
(Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes slipped on Thursday as investors braced for a third interest rate hike this year and the United States ordered new sanctions against North Korea.
Exclusive: Persistent rail service disruptions dog CSX customers
(Reuters) – CSX Corp customers, including chemical, automotive and steel producers, are still battling delays and congestion despite the railroad’s assurances that it had moved past service disruptions, people familiar with the situation said.
Wall Street lower with pressure from Apple, rate expectations
(Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes were trading lower on Thursday, weighed down by Apple and rising expectations for a third interest rate hike this year.
Hack of Wall Street regulator rattles investors, lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wall Street’s top regulator came under fire on Thursday over its cyber security and disclosure practices after admitting hackers had breached its database of corporate announcements in 2016 and may have used it for insider tradin…
Yellen’s stock rises as she leads Fed from crisis-era policy
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From her early days as Federal Reserve chair, Janet Yellen has been the target of criticism from Republicans worried that the central bank’s massive bond-buying programs and near-zero interest rates engineered by her pre…
