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Posts published in “Day: April 18, 2019”

RPT-COLUMN-U.S. economy hits soft patch, putting Fed on alert: Kemp

(Repeats April 18 column with no changes. John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) * Chartbook: https://tmsnrt.rs/2DkAtvP LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy hit a soft patch during the first three months of the year with manufacturing output up only slightly compared with the same period a…

UPDATE 1-Union Pacific quarterly profit beats estimates on price hikes

(Adds details on operating ratio, shares) April 18 (Reuters) - Union Pacific Corp on Thursday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, as the U.S. railroad raised prices, helping offset the impact of severe winter weather and record flooding that damaged rails in the Midwest. Shares rose 2.7 percent to $173.80 premarket. Union Pacific's operating ratio, a…