U.S. shares falter, investors await U.S.-China trade deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes closed lower while the dollar edged higher on Monday, as investors appeared to need some convincing the United States and China would reach…
Wall St. Week Ahead: U.S. stock reign may not last over other regions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock prices are outpacing those in most other regions to start 2019, but the gap is narrow and some investors are eyeing potential catalysts to…
Oil prices dip as U.S. crude output hits record 12 million barrels per day
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday after the United States reported its crude output hit a record 12 million barrels per day (bpd), undermining efforts by Middle East…
Oil near 2019 highs amid OPEC supply cuts, but rising U.S. output weighs
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices hovered near 2019 highs on Wednesday, supported by OPEC-led supply cuts and U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, but capped by soaring U.S. production and…
Wall Street Week Ahead: Profit estimates may be adding in too much cost risk
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Wall Street braces for the first quarterly decline in earnings in nearly three years, some investors are wondering if the market is factoring in a…
Oil prices rise 1 percent amid OPEC supply cuts, U.S. sanctions on Venezuela
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose by around 1 percent on Wednesday as producer club OPEC said it had deeply cut supply in January and as U.S. sanctions hit Venezuela’s…
Oil rises on OPEC cuts, U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday amid OPEC-led supply cuts and U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, although surging U.S. production and concerns over economic growth kept markets…
Asian stocks subdued, focus on new round of Sino-U.S. talks
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares barely budged on Tuesday with investors looking to a new round of Sino-U.S. trade talks as the world’s two largest economies try to resolve a…
U.S. fund managers brace for consumer slowdown
(Reuters) – With expectations for slowing growth escalating, U.S. fund managers are selectively avoiding stocks in consumer companies as lofty valuations, concerns about declining earnings estimates, and consumer confidence keep…
World shares hit two-month high, dollar firms as Trump speech nears
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stocks rose to a fresh two-month high on Tuesday to keep up their fast start to 2019 while the U.S. dollar strengthened for a fourth…