National

U.S. producer prices post first drop in seven months

A combine drives over stalks of soft red winter wheat during the harvest on a farm in Dixon, Illinois, July 16, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Young

• U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly fall as labor market remains firm

• Citi profit beats estimates as fixed-income trading jumps

• Wells Fargo reports slight drop in profit

• JPMorgan profit jumps 17 percent on trading surge, underwriting

• Tesla's Musk tells disgruntled shareholders: Buy Ford

International

Boardroom excess? British companies stick with bonus plans despite criticism

Sir Martin Sorrell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WPP, the world's largest advertising company, speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Argentina Business and Investment Forum 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo

• Japan's Nomura targets younger generation as demographic crunch looms

• Lawmaker behind Swiss pay veto calls for Credit Suisse bonus cut

• As Samsung's profit surges, some investors worry about peaking growth

Economy

Trump triggers U.S. bond yield slide, dollar recovers

A Chinese magazine poster showing U.S. President Donald Trump is displayed at a newsstand in Shanghai, China, March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

• At Chinese border with North Korea, trade cools but few signs of strain

• Dollar steadies after sliding on Trump says it's too strong

• Japan should use U.S. economic talks to boost investment: govt adviser

• U.S. wants trade to dominate economic talks with Japan - source

Money

'Trump Trade' winners switch into battered retail, biotech shares

A trader looks at screens while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

• Planned rules to shake up Asia wealth managers' fee-sharing business

• Gross says equity markets, junk bonds pricing in 'too much' hope, growth
   

Energy

Oil prices flat as IEA report counters higher U.S. output

A worker checks the valve of an oil pipe at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani/File Photo

• IEA says global oil market nears balance even as stocks rise
   

Markets

Futures down on Trump's dollar remark; bank earnings eyed

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S., April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Internet & Technology

Elbit's Cyberbit hones military technology for commercial market

A "Cyber Horse", made from thousands of infected computer and cell phone bits, is displayed at the entrance to the annual Cyberweek conference at Tel Aviv University, Israel June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

• Uber CEO's iron grip poses challenge in COO search

• Facebook failed to remove reported extremist posts - The Times

• Gray market has become a necessary evil for luxury watchmakers

• McEntire's Direct Maytag

• MKS Jewelers

• NAPA

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