Friday, 25 June 2021

Reuters Business: S&P 500 closes at record high, lifted by Nike and banks

S&P 500 closes at record high, lifted by Nike and banks

The S&P 500 ended the week at record high on Friday, lifted by Nike and several banks, while weaker-than-expected inflation data eased worries about a sudden tapering in stimulus by the Federal Reserve.

Nike and banks lift S&P 500 to record high close

The S&P 500 ended the week at record high on Friday, lifted by Nike and several banks, while weaker-than-expected inflation data eased worries about a sudden tapering in stimulus by the Federal Reserve.

Bitcoin falls 7.4 percent to $32,094

Bitcoin dropped 7.37% to $32,094.44 on Friday, losing $2,554.88 from its previous close.

VW wins ruling in U.S. bondholder litigation over emissions cheating

A divided U.S. appeals court ruled in favor of Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) on Friday by giving the German automaker another chance to end a lawsuit claiming it defrauded bondholders by concealing how it cheated pollution tests for its vehicles.

Dollar steady after U.S. inflation data misses estimates

The U.S. dollar ended unchanged on Friday, erasing an early drop after tamer-than-expected producer price inflation, with investors continuing to evaluate whether that the Federal Reserve will act sooner to snuff out inflation if it persists.

Speculators decrease short dollar bets in latest week -CFTC, Reuters data

Speculators decreased their net short dollar positions in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.

GlaxoSmithKline taps Goldman, Citi to advise on consumer unit spinoff - Bloomberg News

GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L) has hired two banks to help advise it on listing its consumer unit next year and on defense against a potential activist campaign from Elliott Investment Management, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Nike and banks lift S&P 500 to record high

The S&P 500 hit a record high on Friday, lifted by Nike and several banks, while weaker-than-expected inflation data eased worries about a sudden tapering in stimulus by the Federal Reserve.

Amazon's AWS buys message encrypting service Wickr

Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) cloud computing unit has bought encrypted messaging platform Wickr to enable secure communication as employees largely work from home, the company said on Friday.

United Auto Workers President Rory Gamble to retire at end of June

The United Auto Workers (UAW) on Friday said President Rory Gamble will retire at the end of June, a year before completing his tenure, after steering the union through a multiyear federal corruption investigation.

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