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Asian benchmarks mostly rise, led by a post-election rally in Japan
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (514+ words) Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.6% to 57,821.58. The index recorded a 3.9% jump to a record Monday, a day after the landslide victory for Sanae Takaichi's political party in a parliamentary election. Hopes are high Takaichi will push through reforms expected to boost…...
Europe's central bank maintains interest rate with economic growth resilient
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (165+ words) The European Central Bank is leaving interest rates unchanged as the economy in the 21 countries that use the euro chugs past the disruption from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs with growth modest, yet resilient The bank left its benchmark deposit rate…...
Bank of England maintains interest rate at 3.75% with inflation still above target
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (257+ words) The decision was widely anticipated in financial markets. Since then, a series of economic indicators have shown the British economy has made a stronger than anticipated start to the year, which has the potential to put upward pressure on inflation....
Alphabet and dour data on the US job market hit Wall Street as bitcoin tumbles
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (755+ words) The S&P 500 fell 0.9% and is heading toward its sixth loss in the seven days since it set an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 486 points, or 1%, as of 11:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.9% lower....
Big Tech stocks pull Wall Street lower again
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (483+ words) Markets are modestly lower before the opening bell Thursday with parts of the technology sector under pressure and bitcoin hitting its lowest price in 15 months. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.1%, while futures for the technology-heavy Nasdaq dipped 0.2%. Dow Jones…...
Asian shares gained and gold and silver climb higher after a retreat on Wall St
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (468+ words) U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices advanced. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 dropped 0.6% to 54,391.58, although it was still trading higher than at the start of the week. Shares of chipmaker Tokyo Electron fell 2%, while testing equipment maker Advantest lost 1.6%. SoftBank Group edged up…...
Asian shares are mixed and gold and silver climb higher after a retreat on Wall St
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (468+ words) U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices advanced. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 dropped 0.6% to 54,391.58, although it was still trading higher than at the start of the week. Shares of chipmaker Tokyo Electron fell 2%, while testing equipment maker Advantest lost 1.6%. SoftBank Group edged up…...
Wall Street loses ground as tech stocks sink again
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (619+ words) The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, coming off its fourth drop in the last five days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 49 points, or 0.1%, as of 2:16 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite fell 1.9%. Tech stocks are broadly feeling pressure, even when they…...
Stocks, gold and silver steady following more wild swings in markets overnight
1+ week, 1+ day ago (589+ words) The S&P 500 added 0.5% and is on track to snap a three-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 317 points, or 0.6%, as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% higher. Stocks of companies that make computer storage…...
US futures, Asian shares slip, tracking Wall Street's retreat, while oil falls more than $2
1+ week, 1+ day ago (606+ words) U.S. futures and Asian shares skidded Monday and oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel. In South Korea, the Kospi tumbled 4.6% to 4,982.54 as worries revived over a potential bubble in the craze for artificial intelligence. Samsung Electronics gave up 3.5%, while chip…...