US firms grow more pessimistic on economic outlook, Fed survey shows

US firms grow more pessimistic on economic outlook, Fed survey shows

(Reuters) – U.S. economic activity continued to expand from early April through mid-May but firms grew more pessimistic about the future while inflation increased at a modest pace, a U.S. Federal Reserve survey showed on Wednesday, as central bankers mull how...

Wall Street ushers in new era of faster trade settlement

By Laura Matthews and Carolina MandlNEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. trading on Tuesday moved to a shorter settlement cycle for securities transactions, putting investors and regulators on alert for increased trade failures and other hiccups in the world’s largest financial...