Advanced Micro Devices Inc. won clearance from Chinese regulators for its planned $35 billion acquisition of fellow chipmaker Xilinx Inc., the company confirmed in a Thursday filing.
The U.S. economy sped up toward the end of 2021 before a late omicron surge, expanding at an annual 6.9% pace as consumers spent more and businesses stocked back up.
New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell by 30,000 last week to 260,000, signaling that disruptions in the labor market tied to omicron are starting to fade.
Deutsche Bank shares rallied Thursday after the German lender reported a surprisingly strong fourth-quarter profit, driven by asset management and corporate banking units.
A heavy concentration in banks was keeping the FTSE 100 in the black, following the Fed meeting, while famed boot-maker Dr. Martens fell out of favor with investors.
Gold futures trade lower on Thursday, a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled that it would soon be appropriate to raise interest rates as soon as March.