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US construction spending inches up in May, but homebuilding weak
WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending edged up in May as higher mortgage rates because of the Middle East conflict constrained homebuilding. The Commerce Department's Census Bureau...
Thomson Reuters Jul 01, 2026
US manufacturing activity eases in June; prices paid by factories remain elevated
WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in June after surging in the prior month, likely as some of the lift from businesses front-loading orders to avoid shortages and highe...
Thomson Reuters Jul 01, 2026
Activist investors make bigger push for campaigns in H1, seek more M&A
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Activist investors pushed global companies more aggressively in the second quarter to make changes and lifted the overall pace of campaigns in the f...
Thomson Reuters Jul 01, 2026
Brazil's bad loans on non-earmarked credit at record high, despite debt relief drive
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA, July 1 (Reuters) - Delinquency rates on Brazilian loans not tied to a specific purpose rose to 6.2% in May from 6.1% in April, reaching the highest level since the central b...
Thomson Reuters Jul 01, 2026
Wall St slips at open as US-Iran tensions cloud start to second half
July 1 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Wednesday as fresh U.S.-Iran tensions cast doubt over peace in the Middle East, marking a cautious start to the second half of 2026. The D...
Thomson Reuters Jul 01, 2026
Goldman Sachs names Bosworth as acting general counsel
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs on Wednesday named Michael Bosworth as acting general counsel and a member of its core executive leadership team, replacing Kathryn Ruemmler, who stepped dow...
Thomson Reuters Jul 01, 2026
CMA CGM to buy FedEx third-party logistics arm in $1.4 billion deal
PARIS, July 1 (Reuters) - French shipping group CMA CGM has agreed to acquire FedEx's third-party logistics business for an enterprise value of $1.4 billion, it said on Wednesday, as it seeks to expan...
Thomson Reuters Jul 01, 2026
Startup Oxmiq raises $35 million to build chip architecture to lower cost of AI
By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence startup Oxmiq said on Wednesday it raised $35 million from investors in order to build chip design architecture and software...
Thomson Reuters Jul 01, 2026
Goldman private credit fund escapes redemption pressure again
July 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' private credit fund said on Wednesday that investors sought to repurchase roughly 3.24% of its total shares in the second quarter, extending its streak of lower redem...
Thomson Reuters Jul 01, 2026
Trump on financial disclosures: Everyone's profiting because stock market is up
WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had nothing to do with his personal finances, a day after he reported more than $1.4 billion in income from his family's cryp...
Thomson Reuters Jul 01, 2026





