01:33 PM EST, 01/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Friday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.5% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) rising 0.6%. In corporate news, Colgate-Palmolive's ( CL ) Q4 earnings came in ahead of Wall Street's estimates, while revenue posted a decline amid weakness in North...

* Rubio to tour Central American and Caribbean countries * Trump has threatened to take control of Panama Canal * Hong Kong port operator under scrutiny By Simon Lewis, Michael Martina WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - China's presence around the Panama Canal is a national security concern that Panama's government has to deal with, Mauricio Claver-Carone, the U.S. special envoy...

01:35 PM EST, 01/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- President Donald Trump will begin implementing a 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada and a 10% tariff on China on Saturday, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colgate Palmolive ( CL ) is looking at ways to reduce the impact of possible tariffs on its toothpastes, which the company manufactures in Mexico for the U.S. market, Chief Financial Officer Stan Sutula said on a call with Wall Street analysts on Friday. Sutula's comments come one day before President Donald Trump pledged to impose...