India's Adani to prepay $1.11 bln loans on shares, denies report on capex cut

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Consumer confidence rebounds in December * Nike jumps on strong second-quarter results * FedEx

Dec 21 (Reuters) - Albertsons Companies Inc: * ALBERTSONS COMPANIES PROVIDES UPDATES ON LEGAL PROCEEDINGS SURROUNDING SPECIAL DIVIDEND * ALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC- WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT SET TO

LOS ANGELES, Dec 21 (Reuters) - FedEx's plan to slash almost $4 billion in expenses has begun sheltering profits, but analysts say the uncertain economy points to the need for more surgical cuts at

(Adds details from bankruptcy filings, adds background on bitcoin mining, updates share price, adds bankruptcy hearing date) By Dietrich Knauth and Hannah Lang Dec 21 (Reuters) - Core Scientific Inc,

Dec 21 (Reuters) - * DRATA INC SAYS IT HAS RAISED ABOUT $200 MILLION IN EQUITY FINANCING FROM TOTAL OFFERING OF ABOUT $200 MILLION - SEC FILING

* Consumer confidence index rises to 108.3 in December * Inflation expectations fall; labor market views strong * Existing home sales plunge 7.7% in November By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (

NEW YORK, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, will hold a press conference on Wednesday about FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who was charged

(Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes opened higher on Wednesday as Nike brought cheer to markets with its better-than-expected results, while investors awaited more economic data for hints on

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Consumer confidence rebounds in December * Nike jumps on strong second-quarter results * FedEx

By Carolina Mandl (Reuters) - Hedge fund Citadel expects to return about $7 billion in profits to its investors in the first week of January after a stellar performance this year, a source familiar