By Caroline Valetkevitch and Sruthi Shankar NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global stock indexes hit all-time highs on Friday after China’s central bank lowered interest rates and injected liquidity into its banking system and U.S. inflation continued to ease, while Treasury yields dipped. The yen firmed against the dollar after Japan’s former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba […]
Oil edges up but on track for weekly fall on firmer supply
By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices edged higher on Friday, but were set for a weekly drop as investors weighed expectations for higher global supply against fresh stimulus from top crude importer China. Brent crude futures for November delivery were up 51 cents, or 0.71%, at $72.11 per barrel as of 1:00 p.m. […]
Trump says he will seek Google’s prosecution if he wins election
By Jasper Ward and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is the Republican presidential candidate, said on Friday he will seek the prosecution of Google if he wins the Nov. 5 election, claiming that the company only displays “bad stories” about him. Trump, in his post on Truth Social, gave no […]
Morgan Stanley’s private equity arm explores sale of HVAC firm Sila, sources say
By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley’s middle-market buyout arm is exploring a sale of Sila Services that could value the residential services company at about $1.5 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based Sila, which is a provider of services including heating, air-conditioning, and […]