Category: U.S
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U.S. court rules against Booking.com in Ryanair screen-scraping case By Reuters
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – A U.S. court has ruled that Booking.com violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by accessing part of Ryanair’s website without permission, court documents showed. The Irish airline, Europe’s largest by passenger numbers, said the ruling would help end unauthorised manipulation of passenger data by booking sites.…
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Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to advise on U.S. Steel deal By Reuters
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s largest steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp said on Saturday it has hired former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to help in its efforts to acquire U.S. Steel. “We look forward to working with him to further emphasize the ways in which Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S.…
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6 reasons why U.S. economy may not achieve soft landing: BCA By Investing.com
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BCA Research has identified six key reasons why the U.S. economy may struggle to achieve a soft landing, as explained in its latest note, “Cold Hard Facts: Positioning for an Economic Downturn.” Here are the six factors they believe could prevent a soft landing: 1. Consumer Drainage: The company notes…
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U.S. FTC probes Hess, Occidental execs over OPEC communication, Bloomberg reports By Reuters
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating executives from major oil companies, including Hess Company U.S. energy companies Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:O) and Diamondback Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:D) will be investigated over their contacts with OPEC officials, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The…
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Major U.S. carriers including American, UAL ground flights citing comms issue By Reuters
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Microsoft said early Friday that an outage of its cloud services in the central United States had been resolved after it led to the grounding and cancellation of several flights. Low-cost carriers Frontier Airlines, a unit of Frontier Holdings, Allegiant and Sun Country, have reported disruptions that have affected operations.…
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Crude oil rises as U.S. inventories fell for third straight week (NYSEARCA:USO)
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SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures rose on Wednesday, snapping a three-session losing streak, after the United States reported a much larger-than-expected draw in crude inventories last week, marking a third straight decline. the Crude inventories fell by 4.9 million barrels. It was accompanied by Gasoline and diesel stocks…
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U.S. Retail Sales Take a Breather But Still Up 2.3% From Last Year
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The latest preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that U.S. retail and food service sales decided to take a short breather in June 2024, remaining virtually unchanged from May at $704.3 billion. But wait, sales are still up 2.3% compared to June 2023, so it’s not all doom…
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Ripple CEO Slams SEC! Will XRP Surge Post U.S. Elections?
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The crypto world has been filled with recent developments surrounding ripplethe fintech company behind the XRP cryptocurrency. At the center of the discussion is Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, who has taken a bold stance in criticizing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its chairman, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler.…
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Crude oil edges higher as U.S. inflation reading bolsters rate cut hopes (NYSEARCA:USO)
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SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures rose for a second straight session on Thursday, as a weaker-than-expected reading on U.S. inflation was seen increasing the chances of a September interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The US government announced that the consumer price index fell. The U.S. inflation…
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Cooler U.S. June CPI Boosted Odds Of Multiple Fed Rate Cuts In 2024
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U.S. consumer prices fell unexpectedly in June, The consumer price index fell 0.1% on a monthly basis. This represents the first decline since May 2020 and is in contrast to the expected 0.1% increase. It also represents a shift from the flat reading in May. When we remove volatile materials…
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Wages in the U.K. are growing twice as fast as Europe and the U.S. thanks to one simple policy
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The new Labour government in the UK has emerged from its landslide election victory promising to return the country to its economic highs. The latest evidence of workers’ wage growth will provide a good platform for the government to deliver on that promise. Wages rose by 7% in the UK…
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U.S. Treasury auctioned off $58 billion of three-year notes at a high yield of 4.399%
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High return: %, average of six auctions 4.390% Tail: -0.8bp, average of six auctions -0.1bp Bid to Cover Ratio: 2.67x, Average of Six Auctions 2.57x Merchants: 14.8%, average of six auctions 17.0% Direct: 21.3%, average of six auctions 17.8% Indirect: 64.0%, average of six auctions 65.2% Auction grade: A- This…
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Interest rates be damned: 3 reasons JPMorgan’s commercial banking clients are optimistic about the U.S. economy
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Federal Reserve interest rates, which influence global lending rates, are higher than they have been in 23 years. But that’s not stopping JPMorgan Chase clients from feeling optimistic. In a survey of more than 100 founders and senior business leaders at companies generating up to $2 billion each, more than…
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Week Ahead in FX (July 1 – 5): U.S. Inflation Updates, RBNZ’s Decision, And U.K.’s GDP On Tap
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Markets are heading into a relatively quiet trading week with only a few major events expected on the agenda. But that doesn’t mean major assets won’t see increased volatility! Uncle Sam dropped June inflation figures which could impact Fed rate cut talks. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will also…
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Are U.S. Treasury markets anticipating Trump 2.0? Yardeni Research weighs in By Investing.com
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Investing.com – The move higher in U.S. Treasury yields following last week’s debate between President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump could be a sign that the bond market is pricing in a Trump victory in November’s presidential election, according to analysts at Yardeni Research. On Monday, the benchmark…
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U.S. Coast Guard says hurricane may shut oil ports By Reuters
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By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard warned on Monday that ports from Corpus Christi to Houston, Texas, could be closed due to Hurricane Beryl, which is expected to make landfall by Monday morning south of Port Lavaca. Closing the ports could temporarily halt shipments of crude…
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Crude oil scores fourth straight weekly gain as U.S. data indicates solid demand
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SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures fell on the day while recording a fourth straight weekly gain, supported by a much larger-than-expected drawdown in U.S. crude inventories, renewed hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates soon, and rising geopolitical risks in the United States. The…
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Weak U.S. Jobs Reports Extended The Dollar’s Losses On Wednesday
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The United States released a batch of economic data on Wednesday that could give markets clues to the outcome of Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls report: the Challenger Report The data showed that U.S. employers announced 48,786 job cuts in June, down 23.6% from May but still 19.8% higher than June…
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U.S. oil price climbs to highest since mid-April on sharp draw in inventories
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SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures rose on Wednesday after a larger-than-expected drawdown in U.S. inventories, in thin trading ahead of the U.S. Independence Day holiday. The weekly report from the US Energy Information Administration showed broad-based declines in crude and refined product inventories, with crude inventories falling Crude…
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U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI Contracted At A Faster Pace In June
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Data released by the Institute for Supply Management showed that the US manufacturing sector recorded a contractionary reading of 48.5 points for the month of June. This is lower than the expected reading of 49.2 points and the index number in May of 48.7 points! In fact, the June PMI…