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Bond Traders Leaning on Fed Rate Cuts Eye Payrolls for Clues

(Bloomberg) -- Bond traders seeking support for bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates later this month will closely watch Friday’s US employment report for November.Most Read from BloombergNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With MicrotransitAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionThe monthly snapshot of the labor market arrives as the market-implied odds of a quarter-point rate cut a

Milei Admires Ireland for an Economic Statistic the Irish Don’t Favor

(Bloomberg) -- President Javier Milei aspires to reform Argentina’s economy in the way Ireland turned around its fortunes over the past three decades. The Irish see more nuance to their own story. Most Read from BloombergNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With MicrotransitAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionThe libertarian outsider, who swept to power last year, has taken to invoking the Europea

RBI Holds Rates, Adds Liquidity to Boost Slowing Economy

(Bloomberg) -- Sign up for the India Edition newsletter by Menaka Doshi – an insider's guide to the emerging economic powerhouse, and the billionaires and businesses behind its rise, delivered weekly.Most Read from BloombergNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With MicrotransitAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionIndia’s central bank left the benchmark interest rate unchanged, while taking steps to

Indexes dip with UnitedHealth, tech, ahead of jobs report

NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday, with UnitedHealth down sharply and technology shares easing as investors awaited Friday's jobs report. UnitedHealth's stock dropped 5.2% and was the biggest weight on the Dow and S&P 500, while the S&P 500 healthcare index fell 1.1%. Health insurance companies are reassessing the risks for their top executives the day after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan.

Chevron, Shell Weigh Stake in Argentina Oil Export Plan

(Bloomberg) -- Chevron Corp. and Shell Plc are in talks to join Argentina’s signature project to ramp up crude exports from its booming shale patch, according to people familiar the matter.Most Read from BloombergKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With MicrotransitNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionRiyadh Metro Partially Opens in Bid to Ease City’s Traffic JamsChevron and Shell, which both have