  | | | | | PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande plans to raise concerns about a possible $10 billion-plus U.S. fine on BNP Paribas BNPP.PA that he considers disproportionate with U.S. counterpart Barack Obama. | | |  | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit widened to its highest level in two years in April as imports hit a record high, suggesting trade could be a drag on second-quarter growth. | | | |  | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies hired 179,000 workers in May, marking the lowest monthly increase since January and missing market expectations, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. | | | |  | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for U.S. home mortgages declined last week as both refinancing and purchase applications decreased, an industry group said on Wednesday. | | | |  | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate has approved a bill tweaking the 2010 Dodd-Frank law's treatment of insurers, a rare adjustment to the Wall Street reform law that had been sought by the industry. | | | |  | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wednesday as data on the labor market came in weaker than expected, giving investors reason to sell amid few positive catalysts and with indexes near record levels. | | | |  | | | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co has agreed to buy U.S. peer Protective Life for $5.7 billion, the largest acquisition by a Japanese insurer, displaying its determination to grow overseas to counter weak prospects at home. | | | |  | | | | | (Reuters) - When Walmart pledged last year to buy an extra $250 billion in U.S.-made goods over the next decade, it appeared to be just what was needed to help move America's putative manufacturing renaissance from rhetoric to reality. | | |  | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Price cuts by euro zone firms failed to prevent business growth from losing momentum in May, all but sealing the case for looser monetary policy a day before the European Central Bank meets. | | |  | | | | | MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India could allow global online retailers such as Amazon.com Inc to sell their own products as early as next month, removing restrictions that could boost competition in one of the world's biggest, and most price-sensitive, retail markets. | | | |  |  | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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 | |
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