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Thursday, 23 March 2017

Reuters Daily Investor Update: March 23, 2017

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

Fed's Yellen does not comment on monetary policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen did not address monetary policy or the economic outlook in prepared remarks for a childhood education conference in Washington on Thursday.

Swiss watchmakers expect challenging U.S. market this year

BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swiss watchmakers expect the market to stay challenging this year with the United States, their second-biggest market, showing no signs of recovering, executives told Reuters at an industry fair in Basel.

Wall St. ticks lower as health bill vote is delayed

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street edged lower on Thursday after lawmakers postponed a vote on a healthcare bill seen as President Donald Trump's first policy test.

Accenture's full-year profit forecast disappoints, shares fall

(Reuters) - Consulting and outsourcing services provider Accenture Plc slightly raised its full-year profit forecast, but the revised outlook was still largely below market expectations, sending the company's shares down as much as 4.5 percent.

SEC charges two Israeli residents with Mobileye insider trading

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two Israeli residents have been charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with insider trading in Mobileye NV before the maker of sensors and cameras for driverless vehicles agreed to be acquired by Intel Corp for $15.3 billion.

Sears' plan to sell brands no salve for financial woes

(Reuters) - Sears' plan to avoid bankruptcy in part by selling off or licensing brands including Kenmore and DieHard may prove difficult because of changing consumer tastes and possible legal roadblocks.

U.S. State Department to approve Keystone pipeline permit Friday: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department will approve on Friday the permit needed to proceed with construction of the Canada-to-United States Keystone XL oil pipeline, a project blocked by former President Barack Obama, according to two government sources familiar with the process.

J&J latest to suspend ads from YouTube over offensive videos

(Reuters) - U.S. healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson became the latest company to suspend all digital advertising on Google's YouTube, over concerns that its ads may have appeared on channels that broadcast offensive videos.

U.S. shares edge higher as healthcare vote eyed; gold dips

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose slightly on Thursday despite signs that President Donald Trump was struggling to get enough votes to pass a healthcare bill in Congress, while European shares rose on bank borrowing and gold prices slipped.

As Trump targets energy rules, oil companies downplay their impact

BOSTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's White House has said his plans to slash environmental regulations will trigger a new energy boom and help the United States drill its way to independence from foreign oil.