Yields have been rising as investors fear that inflationary pressures in the U.S. will lead the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy at a faster pace than expected. The 10-year yield hit 3.11 percent last week — its highest level since 2011 — while the two-year yield hovered around a …

Carolyn Kaster | AP White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks during a television interview outside the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, Friday, May 18, 2018. Trump had proposed tariffs on at least $50 billion of Chinese technology and other goods in response to alleged intellectual …

Matt Crossick/PA Images via Getty Images Barclays Bank’s UK headquarters in Canary Wharf, London. A British court has dismissed charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) against Barclays over its 2008 capital raising, the bank said on Monday, suspending for now the threat of regulatory sanctions on its business …

Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters A booth of Micron Technology at an industrial fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Micron shares are rising as the company said its financial results will be better than expected. On Monday the chipmaker increased its guidance for its fiscal third quarter ending in May. Micron now expects …

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast Britain’s government says it does not intend to refer U.S. media conglomerate Comcast’s 22 billion pound ($30.7 billion) takeover offer for London-based Sky to competition authorities, saying the proposed merger doesn’t raise concerns on public interest grounds. Culture Secretary Matt …

George Rose | Getty Images People crowd into the Qualcomm booth to view a series of new products during the annual Consumer Electronics Show on January 4, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Easing U.S.-China trade tensions will likely help chipmakers’ stocks the most. Among companies in the S&P 500, Skyworks …

Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Fifth Third Bank headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. U.S. regional bank Fifth Third Bancorp has agreed to buy smaller rival MB Financial in a stock-and-cash deal valued at about $4.7 billion as it looks to expand in Chicago and broaden its middle market customer …

Apple’s iPhone X demand remains soft while the latest look into its services business growth proved “good not great,” according to Nomura Instinet. Analysis of recent iPhone average selling prices – a key metric offering insight into the generations of iPhones being sold – implied a thinner mix of iPhone …

Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has agreed for his meeting with European officials Tuesday to be livestreamed. Antonio Tajani, president of the European Parliament, said on Twitter Monday he had personally raised the possibility of webcasting the …

FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images Leader of the Italy’s populist Five Star Movement, Luigi Di Maio (L), shakes hands with Giuseppe Conte, who could become Italy’s next prime minister. Italy’s Five Star Movement (M5S) and Lega party have reportedly agreed on who the next prime minister should be — taking another step …