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Auto lender Ally Financial Inc on Tuesday agreed to acquire privately held CardWorks for $2.65 billion as it looks to diversify its consumer product offerings, supported by a growing and low-cost deposit base.

NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - What Wall Street employee wouldn’t love to see Michael Bloomberg in the White House? The would-be Democratic nominee knows the industry better than any previous U.S. president, and his self-funding campaign isn’t going to cost them

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(RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, sliding almost 35 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The KOSPI now rests just beneath the 2,210-point plateau and it may extend its losses again on Wednesday.

The COVID-19 outbreak that has shut down many of China's businesses since late January is not fully contained, but a handful of automakers are starting to reopen manufacturing facilities in the country as the spread of the disease appears to have been curbed. Toyota (NYSE: TM),

(RTTNews) - Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) revealed a profit for its fourth quarter that climbed from the same period last year.

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd reported a near four-fold rise in half-year profit on Wednesday, beating estimates, as it cashed in on higher iron ore prices after a tailings dam disaster in Brazil early last year curtailed global supply.

(RTTNews) - Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK) released earnings for fourth quarter that decreased from last year.

(RTTNews) - The Canadian stock market recovered after a weak start, faltered again, but managed to emerge into positive territory around late afternoon to end the session marginally up on Tuesday.

A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday rejected Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies' constitutional challenge to a U.S. law that restricted its ability to do business with federal agencies and their contractors.

(RTTNews) - American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) revealed earnings for fourth quarter that fell from the same period last year.

(RTTNews) - KAR Auction Services, Inc. (KAR) said, for 2020, it projects: operating adjusted net income per share in a range of $1.28 - $1.38; and adjusted EBITDA of $520.0 million - $540.0 million.

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Canadian fertilizer maker Nutrien Ltd reported a quarterly loss from continuing operations, hurt by weak demand for potash.

Australia's Crown Resorts Ltd on Wednesday posted a 11% fall in half-year profit as Chinese high-rollers scaled back spending amid a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.

Foreign inflows into U.S. Treasuries in December hit their highest level since August 2018, data from the U.S. Treasury Department showed on Tuesday.

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Evergy Inc is in advanced talks with Elliott Management Corp about a deal to avert a board challenge and give the hedge fund a say about who some directors will be at the Midwestern utility, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

What happened Shares of Ocwen Financial Corporation (NYSE: OCN) jumped more than 10% on Tuesday after hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman recommended the mortgage servicing company. The stock is down 20% over the past year, and Cooperman believes it is oversold.