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Portugal says budget balance 'extremely difficult' after huge storm costs
LISBON, May 22 (Reuters) - Portugal will find it extremely difficult to achieve a balanced budget this year after storms in January and February cost the state 2 billion ($2.3 billion), or about 0.6% ...
May 22, 2026
Canada March retail sales grow 0.9%; seen up 0.6% in April
OTTAWA, May 22 (Reuters) - Canada's retail sales in March grew by 0.9%, beating expectations, to C$72.67 billion ($52.64 billion) primarily led by sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors, as highe...
May 22, 2026
First Carolina files for IPO as US bank listings heat up
May 22 (Reuters) - First Carolina Financial Services filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Friday, disclosing a jump in first-quarter profit as a strong run of new listings by U.S. banks extends...
May 22, 2026
Global equity fund investors halt eight-week buying streak as bond yields rise
May 22 (Reuters) - Global equity funds recorded the first weekly outflow in nine weeks in the week through May 20, as investors turned cautious over inflation and a rise in long-term borrowing costs t...
May 22, 2026
Mexico, EU to sign stalled trade deal as they aim to diversify from US
By Emily Green, Philip Blenkinsop and Diego Or MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Mexico and the European Union are set to sign a long-stalled free trade agreement on Friday as they seek to decrease depe...
May 22, 2026
Level-setting the Warsh Fed, in Warsh's own words
May 22 (Reuters) - Kevin Warsh has been a sharp critic of the Federal Reserve for the last 15 years, ever since leaving his job there as a governor in 2011. His own words serve as a baseline for what ...
May 22, 2026
U.S. equity funds record outflows on caution over higher yields
May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. equity funds recorded a second weekly outflow in nine weeks in the week to May 20 as investors locked in profits from a recent rally on caution over rising inflation and a surg...
May 22, 2026
Explainer-From Meta to SpaceX: how dual-class shares keep founders in control
By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini May 22 (Reuters) - The dual-class share structure outlined in SpaceX's IPO filing, which grants CEO Elon Musk outsized control, has revived one of Wall Street's oldest...
May 22, 2026
Morning Bid: Brittle bonds and AI boom face off
By Mike Dolan May 22 (Reuters) - Everything the ROI team are reading, watching and listening to over the weekend. From Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Markets & Finance Hello Morning Bid readers! Thi...
May 22, 2026
Germany's residential construction drops to 13-year low
BERLIN, May 22 (Reuters) - Residential construction in Germany dropped to a 13-year low in 2025, hurt by higher building costs and interest rates, putting pressure on the government to step up deregul...
May 22, 2026
