| | Tax bill hopes pull futures higher | | (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes were set to climb at opening on Wednesday after progress on a U.S. tax bill and talk of deregulation in the banking sector pushed stocks to record levels. | | | | | Pound up as Britain coughs up, Bitcoin rockets | | LONDON (Reuters) - Signs of progress with U.S. tax cuts and Europe's Brexit negotiations brought fresh highs for world stocks on Wednesday, while bitcoin topped $10,000 in a frenzy for cryptocurrencies. | | | | | CEO quits as LSE tries to draw line under management row | | LONDON (Reuters) - London Stock Exchange CEO Xavier Rolet is stepping down immediately and its chairman will not seek re-election, as the exchange tries to draw a line under a row with a top shareholder over management succession. | | | | | Exclusive: PSA seeks Opel refund from GM over CO2 emissions | | PARIS (Reuters) - Peugeot maker PSA Group, which paid General Motors 1.3 billion euros for Opel, now wants about half of the money back after discovering the full extent of its CO2 emissions challenges and exposure to European fines, sources told Reuters. | | | | | Bitcoin tops $10,000, marks 10-fold increase in 2017 | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Virtual currency bitcoin soared to an all-time high above $10,000 on Wednesday on major exchanges and digital currency indexes, including the widely followed Luxembourg-based trading platform BitStamp. | | | | | | | | | 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 | | |