 |  | Futures lower ahead of trade, ADP jobs data |  | (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Thursday ahead of data on trade and private sector hiring, a day after the Federal Reserve's policy minutes failed to provide a clear picture of future interest rate increases. | |  |  |  | Finance firms need freedom to choose location after Brexit |  | LONDON (Reuters) - Finance firms should not be forced by regulators to change location after Britain leaves the European Union in 2019, Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority told a Reuters Newsmaker event on Thursday. | |  |  |  | EU charges Merck KGaA, GE, Canon of misleading merger info |  | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators accused German drugmaker Merck KGaA , General Electric and Japan's Canon of providing misleading information during their merger deals, as regulators stepped up their crackdown on such practices. | |  | Faced with possible EU fine, GE says acted in good faith |  | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - General Electric said on Thursday that it had acted in good faith to meet EU disclosure requirements, after the European Commission accused the company of providing misleading information during a merger deal. | |  | |  |  | |  |  | Related Video | |  | |  | |  |  |  |  |  | Make sense of the market with highlights of valuable financial information and reports along with compelling investment insights. Register Today |  | |  |  |  | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today |  | |  | » » MORE NEWSLETTERS |  | |