Holiday shopping unlikely to cheer many investors
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The holiday shopping rush that kicked off on Friday is unlikely to bring much cheer to investors looking for a revival in retail stocks.
Black Friday crowds thin in subdued start to U.S. holiday shopping
CHICAGO/PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – America’s annual Black Friday shopping extravaganza was short on fireworks this year as U.S. retailers’ discounts on electronics, clothing and other holiday gifts failed to draw big crowds to stores and shopping malls.
Murdoch: Tribune papers likely to be sold, LA Times split off
(Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch, co-chairman of Wall Street Journal publisher News Corp , on Friday said he had “strong word” that the Tribune Publishing Co’s newspaper group will be bought by a Wall Street firm, while the Los Angeles Times will be split of…
Black Friday crowds thin in subdued start to U.S. holiday shopping
CHICAGO/PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – America’s annual Black Friday shopping extravaganza was short on fireworks this year as U.S. retailers’ discounts on electronics, clothing and other holiday gifts failed to draw big crowds to stores and shopping malls.
Wall St ends flat; Disney, retailers dip on sales worries
(Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes ended little changed in light trading on Friday, with consumer stocks falling as investors fretted over early reports on the U.S. holiday shopping season and Disney’s subscriber losses weighed on the market.
EU wants to give national privacy regulators more clout in new U.S. data pact
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union wants to enhance the power of the bloc’s national privacy regulators in policing a planned new EU-U.S. data pact after the previous one was struck down by a top EU court on concerns about mass U.S. surveillance.
Exclusive: Lazard works with Sanofi on $12.7 billion animal health unit deal – sources
LONDON/NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Investment bank Lazard is working with Sanofi’s management to prepare a sale or listing of its Merial animal health unit, aiming to land the leading advisory job for the deal, which could value the business at up 1…
Class action suit against Barclays alleges forex rigging losses
(Reuters) – A New York-based investment adviser filed a class action lawsuit against Barclays Plc on Friday alleging that rigged foreign exchange trading practices at the bank caused “significant damages” to its trading partners.
Holiday shopping unlikely to cheer many investors
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The holiday shopping rush that kicked off on Friday is unlikely to bring much cheer to investors looking for a revival in retail stocks.
Musk’s Tesla faces German battle over battery-powered homes
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – If Elon Musk’s vision of millions of households producing all their own power becomes a reality, it will probably happen first in Germany. But he will face a battle for market share against local firms with years of experience in …
