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Stocks boosted by tech earnings; bond yields hit multi-year highs

Stocks boosted by tech earnings; bond yields hit multi-year highs

By Karen Brettell July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday as strong earnings from Amazon and Microsoft drew…

August 1, 2026

Amgen discloses data breach, says patient information was stolen

July 31 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Amgen said on Friday hackers stole company data and patient health information in a cybersecurity…

August 1, 2026

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission fines George Santos for alleged manipulative trading

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - The top U.S. derivatives regulator on Friday said it had ordered disgraced former Republican Congressman…

August 1, 2026

KKR nearing deal to acquire Integer Holdings, WSJ reports

July 31 (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR is nearing a takeover of medical device outsourcing company Integer Holdings, the…

August 1, 2026

Chime to cut 10% of total workforce on AI driven efficiencies

By Manya Saini July 31 (Reuters) - Fintech Chime is cutting 10% of its workforce, a spokesperson said on Friday,…

August 1, 2026

Fed chief Warsh faces hard choice on inflation after bond market's 'red flag'

By Ann Saphir July 31 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's emphatic declarations on Wednesday that inflation would be…

July 31, 2026

Saipem, Subsea7 cleared to complete merger in US

July 31 (Reuters) - Saipem said on Friday that all applicable waiting periods under the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust law had…

July 31, 2026

Top US data center-serving utility Dominion tops profit estimates

By Sumit Saha and Laila Kearney July 31 (Reuters) - Dominion Energy, the U.S. electric utility covering the world's biggest data…

July 31, 2026

US bank regulators propose fair-lending rule update

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - A pair of U.S. bank regulators proposed an update on Friday to…

July 31, 2026

Private sector wage gains lift US labor costs in Q2, underlying trend benign

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. labor costs increased slightly more than expected in the second quarter…

July 31, 2026