NEW YORK (Reuters) - A relentless rally in U.S. stocks is showing few signs of slowing into year-end, even as rising valuations and signs of excessive speculation fuel worries that a pullback may be overdue. The S&P 500 notched its 57th record close of the year on Friday and is up nearly 28% in 2024, driven by a robust U.S....

Frog-themed cryptocurrency Pepe (CRYPTO: PEPE) was one of the most successful meme coins over the last week, outperforming the more names in the field.  What happened: The Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)–based coin climbed over 27% this week, becoming the best-performing meme coin with a market valuation of more than $2 billion. In doing so, it outclassed blue-chip tokens like Dogecoin (CRYPTO:...

SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Citigroup ( C/PN ) has appointed Harish Raman as the head of its equity capital markets (ECM) execution, origination and solutions business for Asia North, Asia South and Australia, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Monday. Raman will also retain his current title as the head of equity capital markets syndicate for Asia,...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen and labour representatives will hold a fourth round of talks over wage cuts and possible plant closures, in what has become an increasingly bitter standoff that will be flanked by strikes at the carmaker's main German sites on Monday. The latest round of negotiations, which initially kicked off in September, comes as Europe's largest carmaker seeks...