ConocoPhillips reports Q3 profit beat on higher output, hikes share buyback

(Reuters) -ConocoPhillips exceeded Wall Street’s third-quarter profit estimates on Thursday as the Texas-based oil and gas producer reaped the benefits of higher

Riding growth wave, most Asian central banks to go slower than Fed on rate cuts: Reuters poll

By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Most Asian central banks will cut interest rates slower than the U.S. Federal Reserve over the coming

Analysis-Companies boost social and climate reporting amid ESG backlash

By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Many U.S. companies have stepped up reporting on environmental and social matters in recent years even with sustained

Musk due in court as $1 million voter giveaway faces courtroom test

By Jack Queen PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Elon Musk has been ordered to attend a Thursday hearing in a prosecutor’s lawsuit to block the

ECB’s Panetta warns rate policy mustn’t push inflation too low

ROME (Reuters) – The European Central Bank must avoid the risk of cutting interest rates too slowly and lowering inflation excessively, Governing

Global economy set to cruise at a solid 3% growth rate next year: Reuters poll

By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Global economic growth will maintain its robust pace next year as major central banks implement a series