[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Wall Street braces for the first quarterly decline in earnings in nearly three years, some investors are wondering if the market is factoring in a bigger erosion in profit
RBS delivers on dividend but warns of Brexit business threat
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Scotland will pay investors, including the British government, a bigger-than-expected dividend after it more than doubled its profit in 2018, but warned that Brexit could drive businesses under
U.S. factory output drops, autos fall the most since recession
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A Boeing 737 aircraft is seen during the manufacturing process at Boeing’s 737 airplane factory in Renton, Washington, United States May 19, 2015. . REUTERS/Saul Loeb/Pool WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing output
Trust in tailings? Vale dam disaster spurs investors into action
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Seeking assurances from Brazilian miner Vale by phone after a second deadly dam disaster in three years is not enough for Sasja Beslik. He plans to fly there himself to get
Brent crude hits 2019 high above $65, buoyed by output cuts
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Brent crude oil climbed above $65 a barrel to its highest this year as OPEC-led supply cuts and this week’s announcement of a higher than expected cut by Saudi Arabia encouraged
Exclusive: Trafigura halts oil trade with Venezuela – source
[ad_1] GENEVA (Reuters) – Global commodities firm Trafigura has decided to stop trading oil with Venezuela due to U.S. sanctions on the OPEC nation’s energy sector, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
PepsiCo forecasts surprise drop in 2019 adjusted profit
[ad_1] Bottles of Pepsi are pictured at a grocery store in Pasadena, California, U.S., July 11, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files (Reuters) – PepsiCo Inc forecast a surprise drop in full-year profit on Friday, hit by a
Global Markets: Fall in U.S. retail sales dampens world stock market rally
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The steepest decline in U.S. retail sales since 2009 in December halted a broad rally in world stock markets on Thursday and pushed investors into the safety of government bonds.
Brent oil briefly hits $65 as production cuts fuel 2019 high
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Brent crude oil briefly reached 2019 highs above $65 per barrel on Friday, as OPEC-led supply cuts and the announcement of a higher-than-expected cut by Saudi Arabia this week encouraged investors.
RBS says 50 billion euros-plus of cross-border payments threatened by Brexit
[ad_1] People walk past a branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland in London, Britain December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File photo LONDON (Reuters) – The political turmoil surrounding Britain’s departure from the European Union threatens