Wall Street swamped by fresh U.S.-China trade worries
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as the arrest of a top Chinese technology executive stirred fears of fresh tensions between the United States and China over trade, although…
Oil rises after Russia leans towards output cut
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil reversed course and rose as much as 3 percent on Thursday, after industry sources said Russia had accepted the need to cut production, together with…
Oil weighed down by record Saudi output; markets eye G20, OPEC meetings
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Record Saudi oil production pulled down crude prices on Tuesday amid cautious trading ahead of the G20 gathering that starts in Argentina on Friday and next week’s…
Investors caught in crossfire of fight for holiday shoppers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors would normally be thankful for a strong U.S. economy, yet this holiday season they worry retailers may have to spend heavily to win, leaving shareholders…
Wall Street futures, Asia stocks jump back on GOP’s house prospects
TOKYO (Reuters) – Wall Street stock futures and Asian shares erased losses to eke out small gains on Wednesday as early results of U.S. mid-term elections appeared to show Republicans…
Forget gridlock, Republican win may be better for stocks
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that his favorite measure of success, the stock market, is imperiled if voters favor Democrats in next week’s congressional elections.…
With market on edge, investors look to tech trio
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The pressure is on for Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft as they prepare to report quarterly results at a time when confidence in those market leaders looks…
Euro, pound rally on Brexit concession; global stocks dip
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks dipped on Friday, dragging a global index into a fourth consecutive weekly loss, while the euro and sterling rallied against the dollar after a report…
Wall St. slides on Saudi Arabia, Italy concerns
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent on Thursday as the European Commission issued a warning regarding Italy’s budget and concerns mounted over the possibility of…
Asia shares ride Wall Street bounce, China muted
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equities got some welcome relief on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. earnings reports drove a rebound on Wall Street and helped restore a little faith in emerging…