Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Friday reported a 2 percent rise in U.S. auto sales for January, driven by higher demand for its Ram pick up trucks and the carmaker said it expects bullish sales in 2019.
Following are five big themes likely to dominate the thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them.
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were set to open higher on Friday after stronger-than-expected U.S. job growth in January reassured investors worried about a slowdown.
U.S. stock index futures pared losses on Friday after stronger-than-expected U.S. job growth in January pointed to underlying strength in the economy.
Any non-U.S. entities purchasing petroleum and petroleum products from Petróleos de Venezuela SA in transactions that involve any U.S. persons, the U.S. financial system or U.S. brokers must be wound down by April 28, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a notice posted early on Friday.
Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday reported a quarterly profit that topped analysts’ estimates, pushing it shares up nearly 3 percent in premarket trading as its oil and natural gas output rose slightly on a year-over-year basis.
U.S. job growth surged in January, with employers hiring the most workers in 11 months, pointing to underlying strength in the economy despite a darkening outlook that has left the Federal Reserve cautious about further interest rate hikes this year.
Airbus should lower the price of its A380 jetliner if it wants to sell more of them, IAG CEO Willie Walsh said on Friday, adding that the airline group would consider additional aircraft if the price was right.
Global shares edged down from their highest in two months on Friday as data showing shrinking factory activity in China ended a rally that took them to their best January on record.
Entities outside the United States have until April 28 to wind down their purchases of petroleum and petroleum products from Petróleos de Venezuela SA, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a notice posted early on Friday.
Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil Corp are expected to announce plans next week to proceed with a $10 billion project that will expand a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Texas, three people familiar with the transaction said.
Automaker General Motors Co is in talks to invest 9 billion reais ($2.5 billion) in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo over the next three years in return for tax incentives, newspaper Valor Economico reported on Friday.
Braced for a possible logistical nightmare when Britain leaves the European Union in March, Honda Motor Co Ltd said on Friday it was preparing to front-load some production at its plant in the country to ship overseas or build up inventories.
Airbus will have to set a cheaper price for its A380 if it wants to sell more of them, IAG CEO Willie Walsh said on Friday, after Reuters reported that Emirates could switch some orders for the world’s largest jetliner.
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc said it will start taking orders in China on Friday for a lower-priced version of its Model 3 car, as it seeks to accelerate China sales hit by trade friction between Washington and Beijing.
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