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Yahoo results edge past estimates in good sign for sale of business
By Deborah M. Todd San Francisco (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc's first-quarter results beat Wall Street estimates by a hair on Tuesday in what was taken as a good sign for the web pioneer's plan to auction its core business. Under pressure from activist shareholder Starboard Value LP and others, Yahoo has ramped up a sale…
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Wall Street pauses after mid-week rally
(Reuters) – Wall Street was slightly lower on Friday as investors digested U.S. corporate earnings as well as data that pointed to a slow global economic recovery, ahead of a crucial meeting of oil producers to help tackle a global surplus.
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Wells Fargo’s systemic importance rose, says U.S. report
Wells Fargo & Co is the only large U.S. bank to become “significantly” more important to the global financial system in recent years, according to a report on Wednesday by a U.S. government research group. The Office of Financial Research, a financial stability watchdog housed within the U.S. Treasury Department, studied the systemic importance of…
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Wells Fargo admits deception in $1.2 billion U.S. mortgage accord
The settlement with Wells Fargo, the largest U.S. mortgage lender and third-largest U.S. bank by assets, was filed on Friday in Manhattan federal court. It also resolves claims against Kurt Lofrano, a former Wells Fargo vice president.
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Yellen, alongside Fed alum, says rate hikes on track
The U.S. economy is on a solid course with some hints of inflation so the Federal Reserve is on track for further interest rate hikes, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday in a defense of her decision to tighten policy late last year. In a rare spectacle, Yellen spoke on a New York…
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Wall Street pushed higher by healthcare, energy stocks
The collapse of the $160 billion merger of Pfizer and Allergan bolstered the healthcare sector on rising hopes that the pharmaceutical giants could turn to smaller targets. A seven-week rally – sparked by rising oil, strength in the economy and a cautious Fed – helped stocks recover from a steep selloff that had sent the…
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Wall Street pushed higher by healthcare, energy stocks
The collapse of the $160 billion merger of Pfizer and Allergan bolstered the healthcare sector on rising hopes that the pharmaceutical giants could turn to smaller targets. A seven-week rally – sparked by rising oil, strength in the economy and a cautious Fed – helped stocks recover from a steep selloff that had sent the…
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World’s top banks in U.S. government cross-hairs over dealings with 1MDB
By Praveen Menon and Saeed Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. Department of Justice officials have asked Deutsche Bank AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co to provide details on their dealings with 1MDB, as global investigations into the troubled Malaysian state fund widen. U.S. Department of Justice officials also traveled to Kuala Lumpur to speak…
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Wells Fargo plans quiet assault on Wall Street from glass tower
As Wall Street remakes itself on a former rail yard in the far west of Midtown Manhattan, one surprising name is leading the way. Wells Fargo & Co , the San Francisco-based lender known for its retail banking business, has picked out space for a trading operation to use as a base for a stealth…