by Reuters | Jul 13, 2023 | Business, Economy, US
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Thursday he’s not ready to call an all clear on U.S. inflation and favors more rate rises this year, saying the upcoming July meeting should bring an increase. “The robust...
by Reuters | Jul 13, 2023 | Business, Economy, Technology, Top News, US
By Granth Vanaik (Reuters) -U.S. online sales during Amazon.com’s Prime Day shopping event rose 6.1% to $12.7 billion from last year, as inflation-hit Americans hunted for discounts on the e-commerce platform, Adobe Analytics data on Thursday showed. Shoppers...
by Reuters | Jul 13, 2023 | Business, Economy, Technology, US
By Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Granth Vanaik and Arriana McLymore (Reuters) -Amazon.com’s Prime Day two-day shopping event saw U.S. online sales rise nearly 6% to $6.4 billion from a year ago on its first day, as heavy discounts lured bargain-hunting customers who...
by Reuters | Jul 12, 2023 | Business, Economy, US
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended solidly higher on Wednesday, led by a gain of more than 1% in the Nasdaq after a report showed inflation subsided further with consumer prices registering their smallest annual increase in more than...
by Reuters | Jul 12, 2023 | Business, Economy, Top News, US
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices rose modestly in June and registered their smallest annual increase in more than two years as inflation subsided further, but probably not fast enough to dissuade the Federal Reserve from resuming...
by Reuters | Jul 12, 2023 | Business, Economy, US
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Options traders are taking advantage of muted U.S. stock market gyrations to load up on contracts that would jump in value should equities see a big drop, boosting the number of open contracts on Wall Street’s most...
