| | Wall Street ends higher on Fed hopes | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday on expectations the Federal Reserve will make only moderate changes to stimulus measures, which have been highly supportive of stocks and other assets, at the conclusion of its two-day meeting on Wednesday. | | | | | U.S. inflation tame, but medical costs and rents pushing up | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices barely rose in August, but rising rents and medical care costs pointed to some stability in underlying inflation that could make the Federal Reserve more comfortable trimming its bond purchases. | | | | | | Exclusive: Civil settlement does not end JPM's 'Whale' troubles | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors are still looking into events surrounding JPMorgan Chase & Co's "London Whale" trading scandal for potential wrongdoing by the bank itself, according to several people familiar with the probe, in a sign that an expected $700 million civil settlement with regulators on the issue may not end its legal woes. | | | | | | Boeing's stretched 787-9 Dreamliner makes first flight | SEATTLE (Reuters) - A longer version of Boeing Co's Dreamliner made its first flight on Tuesday, passing a key milestone for a plane that should be more profitable both for Boeing to sell and for its customers to operate than the current production model. | | | | | | U.S. SEC charges 23 firms in short-sale crackdown; 22 settle | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty-two investment firms will collectively pay more than $14.4 million in sanctions to settle civil charges in connection with a broad crackdown by federal regulators into illegal short-selling practices, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday. | | | | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | | | | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |