12:07 PM EST, 01/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Nasdaq was down while the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were little changed around midday Thursday as traders assessed new economic data and earnings reports from major companies. US initial jobless claims rose to 217,000 in the week ended Jan. 11, from an upwardly revised 203,000 the previous week,...

10:27 AM EST, 01/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Scorpio Tankers ( SBBA ) said Thursday it has placed $200 million of new senior unsecured bonds due January 2030 in the Nordic bond market. The company said it will submit an application to list the bonds on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Scorpio Tankers ( SBBA ) said it will use the net...

(Adds analyst comments, details on US economic data, Fed's Waller's comments, bullets, byline; updates prices) * Fed's Waller says three or four cuts possible this year * US retail sales, jobless claims softer than expected * Philly Fed Index surges, analysts say could be an aberration * US 2/10 yield curve flattens slightly * US rate futures price in 40...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Morgan Stanley ( MS ) up after higher Q4 profits * UnitedHealth ( UNH ) falls on missing quarterly sales estimates * Investors parse retail sales, jobless claims data * Indexes: Dow down 0.16%, S&P 500 off 0.03%, Nasdaq...