By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Congressional Budget Office on Friday forecast a $1.865 trillion U.S. budget deficit for fiscal 2025, largely flat with last year and indicating no major deterioration in government finances before President-elect Donald Trump takes office

By Manya Saini, Niket Nishant (Reuters) -A raft of U.S. banks reported higher fourth-quarter profits on Friday, extending a winning streak for the industry as an upswing in capital markets alleviated a hit from weaker loan demand. Long believed to be the