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European shares recovered from Friday's losses on Monday as investors focused on company earnings and U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers entered a quiet period ahead of their meeting next week. Stock market moves in Asian trading were small and economic data from China was mixed: industrial output picking up but retail sales missed expectations.

European shares were slightly higher in early trading on Monday as investors focused on company earnings and U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers entered a quiet period ahead of their meeting next week. Stock market moves in Asian trading were small and economic data from China was mixed: industrial output picking up but retail sales missed expectations.

* Asian stock markets : https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4. * Nasdaq futures slip as Treasury yields keep rising. * China eases policy as retail data show drag from coronavirus. * U.S. earnings season looms, tech stocks vulnerable. * Brent clears 2021 top to highest since 2018. By Wayne Cole.

* Asian stock markets : https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4. * Nasdaq futures slip as Treasury yields keep rising. * China eases policy as retail data show drag from coronavirus. * U.S. earnings season looms, tech stocks vulnerable. * Brent clears 2021 top to highest since 2018. By Wayne Cole.

* Asian stock markets : https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4. * Nikkei bounces, S&P 500 futures near flat. * China data forecast to show drag from coronavirus. * U.S. earnings season looms, tech stocks vulnerable. * Brent climbs toward highs from 2021 and 2018. By Wayne Cole.

While big U.S. bank bosses were optimistic on the economic outlook on Friday, pointing to an uptick in some lending businesses and a jump in consumer spending, investors were skeptical on the growth outlook for the sector.

While big U.S. bank bosses were optimistic on the economic outlook on Friday, pointing to an uptick in some lending businesses and a jump in consumer spending, investors were skeptical on the growth outlook for the sector.

Eye-care products maker Bausch + Lomb Corp on Thursday filed to go public in the United States and Canada through an initial public offering and disclosed a jump in sales for the first time.

JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) posted fourth-quarter profit ahead of market expectations on Friday, but its shares fell as much as 6% as analysts expressed disappointment over its forecasts for future profitability.

-JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) posted fourth-quarter profit ahead of market expectations on Friday, but its shares fell as much as 6% as analysts expressed disappointment over its forecasts for future profitability.

JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) reported a fall in fourth-quarter earnings on Friday as a weaker performance at its trading arm took the shine off a boom in investment banking. The largest U.S. bank by assets posted a profit of $10.4 billion, or $3.33 per share, in the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with $12.1 billion, or $3.79 per share, a year earlier.

Eye-care products maker Bausch + Lomb Corp on Thursday filed to go public in the United States and Canada through an initial public offering and disclosed a jump in sales for the first time.

Mayor Eric Adams’s proposal to ask the state to raise the Transitional Finance Authority’s bonding authority by $19 billion is being opposed by Comptroller Brad Lander.

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Shreyashi Sanyal and Sinéad Carew. U.S. stock indexes rose on Wednesday after data showed that while U.S. inflation was at its highest in decades, it largely met economists' expectations, easing some fears that the Federal Reserve would have to pull back support even more forcibly than already expected.

* Inflation jumps to new 40-year high. * Big Tech extends gains. * Dow up 0.02%, S&P 0.26%, Nasdaq 0.39% By Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Shreyashi Sanyal and Sinéad Carew. Jan 12 - U.S. stock indexes rose on Wednesday after inflation data largely met high expectations, easing some fears that the Federal Reserve would pull back support, with megacap technology stocks offering the biggest boost.

* Inflation jumps to new 40-year high. * Big Tech extends gains. * Indexes up: Dow 0.03%, S&P 0.14%, Nasdaq 0.13% By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shreyashi Sanyal. Jan 12 - U.S. stock indexes rose on Wednesday after consumer prices data that largely met expectations eased some concerns about faster-than-expected interest rate hikes, with megacap technology stocks offering the biggest boost.

“We are anticipating a substantial present value savings as a result of our being proactive,” said the spokeswoman for state Treasurer John Schroder.

* CPI at highest in four decades. * Big tech stocks extend gains. * Indexes up: Dow 0.51%, S&P 0.56%, Nasdaq 0.72% By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shreyashi Sanyal. Jan 12 - U.S. stock indexes rose on Wednesday after consumer prices data that largely met expectations eased some concerns about faster-than-expected interest rate hikes, with big technology stocks offering the biggest boost.

* CPI at highest in four decades. * Tech stocks extend gains. * Futures up: Dow 0.35%, S&P 0.50%, Nasdaq 0.89% By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shreyashi Sanyal.

* Futures up: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.15%, Nasdaq 0.27% By Bansari Mayur Kamdar. U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday, with investors bracing for consumer prices data that is expected to show an almost four-decade high in December, while big technology stocks bounced after a bruising selloff at the start of the year.