Economy

By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds positioned for Donald Trump’s U.S. presidency with their highest levels of borrowing since 2010, while betting the dollar would continue to rise,…

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday he does not support freedom of speech when it is used for extreme-right views, a day after a hand…

By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) – Consumer prices in Canada continued to climb up at a soft pace in December, data showed on Tuesday, helped by a sales tax break…

(Reuters) – Brokerage firm Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) said on Tuesday that its profit rose 44% in the fourth quarter driven by a jump in asset management fees, sending its shares…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will make an infrastructure announcement on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. “It’s going to be a massive announcement and it’s going…

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced cautious optimism on Tuesday on the potential for German-U.S. relations under President Donald Trump, citing good first talks with his administration, but stressed…

(Reuters) – Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, driven by a recovery in dealmaking across the industry and higher wealth and asset management fees.…

(Reuters) – D.R. Horton beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue and profit on Tuesday as a persistent shortage of existing homes in the U.S. housing market helped boost new…

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – China is not seeking a trade surplus and is willing to import more competitive and high-quality products and services to balance trade, Ding Xuexiang, the country’s…