Bloomberg Stocks slipped with US equity futures before the Federal Reserve’s final policy decision of the year and amid lingering uncertainty over the progress of trade negotiations between America and China. Treasuries advanced. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index declined, led lower by media and real estate shares. Contracts on the main US equity gauges also drifted lower as traders awaited ...

Bloomberg UTI Asset Management Co, India’s oldest mutual fund, is set to go public next year after some of its shareholders came under regulatory pressure to cut stakes. Life Insurance Corp (LIC), State Bank of India (SBI) and Bank of Baroda must reduce their stakes in UTI Asset by the end of 2020, the country’s market regulator said in a ...

Bloomberg Home Depot Inc shares fell as much as 2.5% Wednesday as the retailer’s sales and operating margin guidance for next year disappointed Wall Street. The forecasts were provided ahead of the its 2019 Investor and Analyst Conference. Analysts weren’t completely surprised by the guide down, following Home Depot’s weaker-than-expected third-quarter report November19, which included cuts to its current year ...