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Wall Street pauses amid Middle East tensions and inflation watch
13+ hour, 23+ min ago (1204+ words) Stocks finished little changed on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of key inflation data later this week and continued to monitor developments in the Middle East. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 34 points, or 0.1%, to close at 47,707, while the…...
FTSE 100 Live: London stocks drop sharply as Wall Street hits reverse gear (again)
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (1734+ words) The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continued resulted in another tough day for global markets, with the FTSE 100 falling 129 points to 10,284. "Stock markets, already reeling from the higher oil price, were hit by today's payrolls that revealed a quadruple…...
Nasdaq leads market drop after labor data shocks Wall Street
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (944+ words) "Incoming inflation data are likely to confirm that price growth remains stubborn," Wells Fargo analysts predicted." "We expect real disposable income growth to continue to run behind real consumption growth in January, underscoring that the wind at the household sector's…...
Dow leads market drop after labor data shocks Wall Street
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (665+ words) US stocks opened sharply lower Friday, as investors grappled with disappointing jobs data and a spike in oil prices tied to escalating tensions in the Middle East. Just after the open, the Dow Jones was down 772 points, or 1.6%, at 47,182. The…...
UK retail footfall slumps as February weather and economic pressures bite
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (214+ words) UK retail footfall fell 4.7% year-on-year in February, according to BRC-Sensormatic data, marking a sharper decline than January's 0.6% drop. High streets and shopping centres were hardest hit, with footfall down 5.4% and 5.5% respectively, while retail parks declined by 3.1%. All regions saw weaker…...
Tech Bytes: ASX tech rallies against the market slump
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (660+ words) Rising oil prices and renewed geopolitical tensions have rattled global markets this week, pushing the broader Australian sharemarket lower " but technology stocks are moving the other way. The S&P/ASX 200 fell more than 1% by Friday afternoon as investors digested…...
Barclays and NatWest highlighted in a deep dive into European lenders
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (406+ words) UBS has named Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC)and NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG)among its top picks in European banking, arguing that the sector remains attractively priced despite investor anxiety around macroeconomic risks and geopolitical uncertainty. In a wide-ranging note…...
Household spending edges back into growth in January: ABS
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (301+ words) Household spending rose0.3%inJanuary 2026, reversing a0.5%fall inDecemberand following a1.0%rise inNovember, according to seasonally adjusted... Household spending rose 0.3% in January 2026, reversing a 0.5% fall in December and following a 1.0% rise in November, according to seasonally adjusted figures released by the Australian Bureau of…...
Stock market volatility set to continue, warns Citi
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (155+ words) With the conflict in the Middle East entering its sixth day on Thursday, Citi suggested that volatility for stock markets is set to continue as it assessed "how'much preexisting market froth" had been unwound amid selling at the start of…...
Nasdaq leads rally as Bitcoin closes north of $73K
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (1120+ words) Stocks closed solidly higher Wednesday, shaking off recent jitters as investors latched onto hopes of deescalation with Iran " and piled back into risk assets. The Nasdaq led the rebound, climbing 1.3%, or 291 points, to finish at 22,807. The S&P 500 added 0.8%, rising…...