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Volkswagen to recall over 177,000 SUVs over loose engine cover, NHTSA says

(Reuters) – Volkswagen will recall 177,493 crossover SUVs in the United States over concerns related to a loose engine cover, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. The engine cover may have been improperly installed after vehicle service, allowing it to come loose and contact hot engine surfaces, potentially increasing the risk of …

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Canada court approves $23 billion settlement to end Big Tobacco lawsuits

(Reuters) -A Canadian court approved a plan to settle long-running tobacco lawsuits in the country as part of which the units of three Big Tobacco companies will pay C$32.5 billion ($22.67 billion), Philip Morris and British American Tobacco said on Friday. The settlement resolves lawsuits — that have hung over Philip Morris, British American Tobacco …

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MercadoLibre plans $3.4 billion Mexico investment in 2025

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre will invest $3.4 billion in Mexico this year, focusing on its tech product and financial services, an executive from the firm said on Friday. “This figure represents a 38% increase compared to our investment last year,” said David Geisen, the firm’s Mexico head, at a press conference …

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Analysis-Investors seek clarity on tariffs from Trump White House

By Carolina Mandl and Suzanne McGee NEW YORK (Reuters) – Seesaw tariff announcements have unnerved Wall Street, as investors said flip-flopping moves by the Trump administration to roll back levies on trading partners were causing confusion rather than bringing relief. The S&P 500 is down 4.3% since President Donald Trump took office on January 20, …

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Fed’s Bowman signals she may pay more attention to job market in policy debates

(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman, one of the U.S. central bank’s most hawkish policymakers, on Friday signaled she may pay increasing attention to signals from the job market as she weighs policy decisions ahead. Bowman was responding to research presented at a conference examining how the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee’s monetary policy …

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US Treasury’s Bessent says economy may slow in shift away from public spending

By David Lawder and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that the U.S. economy may slow as it transitions away from public spending towards more private spending, calling it a “detox period” needed to reach a more sustainable equilibrium. “Look, there’s going to be a natural adjustment as …

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Broadcom jumps as upbeat forecast raises hopes of AI rally resurgence

By Kanchana Chakravarty and Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) -Broadcom’s shares rose 6% on Friday as the semiconductor maker’s strong revenue forecast helped restore some confidence in AI chip demand after a bruising sector-wide selloff following rival Marvell Technology’s bleak outlook. The rosy forecast from Broadcom – the biggest supplier of custom AI chips to Big Tech …

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Instant View: Feb payrolls growth picks up, along with jobless rate

(Reuters) – U.S. job growth picked up in February and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.1%, but growing uncertainty over trade policy and deep federal government spending cuts could erode the labor market’s resilience in the months ahead. The less-than-expected improvement in job growth brought little relief to investors rattled by tariff-related market turbulence. …

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How Walgreens went from pharmacy behemoth to distressed retailer

(Reuters) -Walgreens Boots Alliance is being taken private by Sycamore Partners for $10 billion, bringing to a close the pharmacy chain operator’s nearly century-long association with the public markets. The following is a timeline of key events in the history of the storied company, which was briefly part of the bluechip Dow Jones Industrial Average …

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