By Marianna Parraga and Gary McWilliams (Reuters) -A U.S. court on Friday approved claims by 17 Venezuela-linked creditors, including ConocoPhillips, Rusoro Mining and Koch Industries, to get proceeds[...]
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January 19, 2024
Microsoft says Russian state-sponsored hackers spied on its executives
By Zeba Siddiqui and Christopher Bing (Reuters) -Microsoft said on Friday that a Russian state-sponsored group hacked into its corporate systems on Jan. 12 and stole some emails and documents from sta[...]
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JetBlue, Spirit appeal US judge’s ruling blocking merger
By David Shepardson and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) -JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines said on Friday they will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that blocked the air carriers[...]
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The S&P 500’s wild ride to an all-time high
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -Hopes for lower interest rates and resilient growth in 2024 took the S&P 500 stock index to a record high on Friday, after two roller-coaster years featuring[...]
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Oil drops slightly on China demand concerns but records weekly gain
By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices settled slightly lower on Friday but recorded a weekly gain as Middle East tensions and disruptions to oil output offset concerns about the Chinese and glo[...]
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Instant view- Record S&P 500 close classifies 15-month rally as a “bull market”
(No changes to text) (Reuters) – The S&P 500 posted a record high close on Friday for the first time in two years, fueled by a rally in chipmakers and other heavyweight technology stocks on[...]
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Maligned US real estate sector draws buyers eyeing rate cuts
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Falling inflation and expectations of an economic soft landing are buoying hopes for U.S. real estate stocks in 2024, even as the sector continues to lag th[...]
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S&P 500 nabs record closing high, Treasury yields dip
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tech shares helped power the S&P 500 to its first record high close in two years on Friday to confirm a bull market, while European stocks registered wee[...]
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DOJ and FTC push to investigate Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership- Politico
(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are in discussions over which agency can probe OpenAI on antitrust grounds, including the AI firm’s partnership with Micro[...]
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