| | Wall Street eyes 2018 gains with a side of caution | | (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are expected to keep rising in 2018 because a massive drop in the corporate tax rate is seen boosting the economy and corporate profits, but strategists say sizable gains could either be short-lived or elusive. | | | | | Airbus sprints from behind in bid to upset Boeing order lead | | PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus is pulling out the stops to try and take the lead in its annual order contest with Boeing, lining up a spree of billion dollar deals to close a traumatic year dominated by management upheaval and corruption investigations. | | | | | Hong Kong eyes blockbuster China tech IPO queue, led by Xiaomi | | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong bankers are eyeing a slew of blockbuster IPOs from Chinese technology firms with a total market capitalization of some $500 billion over the next two years, in a sharp contrast to 2017 - the city's worst year for raising equity in a decade. | | | | | Stocks cheer $9 trillion year, downer for the dollar | | LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Markets were ending 2017 in a party mood on Friday after a year in which a concerted pick-up in global growth boosted corporate profits and commodity prices, while benign inflation kept central banks from snatching away the monetary punch bowl. | | | | | | | | | 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 | | |