(Updates with closing European trading) By Greta Rosen Fondahn and Amanda Cooper Jan 16 (Reuters) - Benchmark German bond yields steadied on Thursday in choppy trading, drawing some support from a modest rally in the Treasury market following softer U.S. consumer spending data. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he believed the central bank could deliver three or four rate...

12:09 PM EST, 01/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The European stock markets rose Thursday as the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.93%, Germany's DAX 40 nudged up 0.14%, the FTSE 100 in London advanced 1.09%, France's CAC 40 was up 2.14%, and the Swiss Market Index gained 1.34%. In Germany, consumer prices rose 2.6% and 2.2% in December and year 2024 from...

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,...

11:59 AM EST, 01/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Amazon.com ( AMZN ) has opened a walk-in center in Cape Town, South Africa, to support independent sellers in growing their customer base and businesses, Reuters reported Thursday, citing Managing Director of Amazon Sub-Saharan Africa Robert Koen. The facility, located at Amazon's ( AMZN ) head office in the country, offers a variety...