Stock futures idled in overnight trading after the major U.S. market indexes reached record highs on Friday following a better-than-expected October jobs report. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were nearly flat. S&P 500 futures were little changed and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.3%. The moves in futures trading came after the U.S. House of Representatives late Friday passed […]

FILE PHOTO: A vaccination centre sign directs the public during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall/File Photo(Reuters) – New Zealand’s 206 new daily community infections on Saturday carried it past the double-hundred mark for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, as the nation scrambles […]

PARIS (Reuters) -Engie has retained French conglomerate Bouygues’ bid to buy its Equans services division, the French energy group said on Friday after its board met to consider offers.FILE PHOTO: The logo of French gas and power group Engie is seen in Nantes, France, September 28, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File PhotoEngie said it was entering exclusive talks with Bouygues after the […]

Kroger said on Friday a press release touting the acceptance of bitcoin cash at its stores this holiday season is fraudulent, making it the second major retailer in recent weeks to get entangled in a crypto hoax. The release appeared on Kroger’s investor relations page, and was later deleted. The company said the page, which gets automatically updated, receives a […]

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Pfizer (PFE) – The drug maker's shares surged 9.4% in premarket trading after a study showed that its experimental Covid-19 antiviral pill reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by nearly 90%. Pfizer said it will ask regulators to approve the pill as soon as possible. Canada Goose (GOOS) – The […]

Hong Kong (CNN Business)Another Chinese real estate company appears to be at risk of default, escalating fears of further problems in the country’s embattled property sector. Shares of Kaisa Group, a Shenzhen-based developer, were suspended from trading on Friday in Hong Kong. The company’s subsidiaries, which were also halted from trading, cited a “pending” announcement about the group in stock […]

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the lobby outside the Carlyle Group offices in Washington, May 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo/File Photo(Reuters) – Australia’s Link Administration said on Friday it would consider a fresh attempt by Carlyle Group to buy the shareholder registry firm for A$2.81 billion ($2.08 billion), sending its shares soaring more than 12%. This is Carlyle’s second […]

After turning lower over the course of the previous session, treasuries showed a strong move back to the upside during trading on Thursday. Bond prices moved steadily higher throughout much of the session before closing firmly in positive territory. As a result, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price slid 5.5 basis points to […]