  |  | Wall St. ends lower, falls for 2nd straight week | (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday following a two-day rally as December's jobs report gave a mixed view of the economy and energy stocks fell alongside another drop in crude oil prices. | |  |  |  | Oil hits April 2009 low, then pares loss on U.S. oil rig data | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global oil markets resumed their slide on Friday, with Brent and U.S. crude hitting April 2009 lows and ending down for a seventh straight week, although prices recovered from their lows after a sharp drop in the U.S. oil rig count. | |  | |  |  | Cheap gas, holiday sales could fuel retailer shares | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors hope the lower gasoline cost is putting more money in consumers' wallets for spending on apparel and other retail goods. The next two weeks will indicate whether that's happening. | |  | |   |  | Low wages, inflation should keep Fed on hold: policymakers | (Reuters) - Slow wage growth and low inflation are prompting two top U.S. Federal Reserve officials to call for deferring interest-rate increases until next year, and a third to suggest waiting until mid-2015 or later - all despite strong U.S. jobs gains. | |  | |   |  | 20 states join U.S. antitrust probe of Family Dollar merger | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 20 state attorneys general have joined the federal antitrust investigation of competing bids by Dollar General Corp and Dollar Tree Inc to buy Family Dollar Stores Inc , a development that potentially complicates the companies' efforts to win U.S. approval for a deal. | |  | |   |  | Santander eyes UK, U.S. growth after 7.5 billion euro cash call | MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) - Santander chief Ana Botin is expected to target Britain, the United States and the bank's Spanish home market under her plan to accelerate growth after raising 7.5 billion euros ($8.8 billion) via Europe's biggest-ever quick-fire share sale. | |  | |  |  |  | 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 | |
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