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BofA to award stock worth $1 billion to non-executive employees
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Bank of America said on Tuesday it will award about $1 billion in equity to all employees except senior management, after the lender capped a strong year marked by a surge in profit...
Jan 20, 2026
Buyers flee Japanese debt as Takaichi hits the ground spending
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Japan's government bonds are in free fall as investors take a dim view of an atmosphere of competitive spending on the hustings, where politicians are jo...
Jan 20, 2026
Trump may reach Fed chair decision as early as next week, Bessent says
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump may reach a decision on the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve as early as next week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday...
Jan 20, 2026
Morning Bid: Transatlantic tantrum
By Mike Dolan Jan 20 - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats over Greenland are unnerving globa...
Jan 20, 2026
India's December infrastructure output grows 3.7% y/y
NEW DELHI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - India's infrastructure output rose 3.7% year-on-year in December, government data showed on Tuesday. The index, which tracks activity across eight sectors and makes up 40...
Jan 20, 2026
3M fourth-quarter profit rises as cost cuts boost margins
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Industrial giant 3M posted an increase in fourth-quarter adjusted profit on Tuesday, as cost cuts and price hikes drove an improvement in profit margins. Cost cuts and the introduct...
Jan 20, 2026
US IT hardware stocks fall as Morgan Stanley turns cautious on sector
Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. IT hardware stocks fell on Tuesday after Morgan Stanley downgraded its view on the industry, warning that companies could drastically reduce their spending budgets as enterpris...
Jan 20, 2026
Fresh tariffs to have muted inflation impact in Europe, ECB's Villeroy says
PARIS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Fresh tariffs by the U.S. would weaken economic growth for all parties involved but their impact on European inflation should be rather muted, French central bank chief Franc...
Jan 20, 2026
Abivax CEO dismisses 'noise' around rumored Eli Lilly bid
By Sabrina Valle NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Abivax Chief Executive Marc de Garidel dismissed as "noise" reports in the French press that pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly may take over his company, and...
Jan 20, 2026
Analysis-Activist investors do not plan to play nice this year as they eye more corporate breakups
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Corporate agitators who patiently prodded companies for changes last year will not be as nice in 2026. Activist investors are planning to push more ...
Jan 20, 2026
