Global stocks enjoy relief rally in Asia, bonds retreat
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Stocks rallied while bonds retreated in Asia on Monday as a thaw in the Sino-U.S. trade dispute tempered risks to the global economy, leading investors to pare…
Halfway through 2019, tech leads on Wall Street
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Technology stocks are Wall Street’s top performers as 2019 hits half-way, with investors betting on lower interest rates, although Apple and chipmakers face turbulence related to…
Wall St. wraps up its best June in decades as G20 convenes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street advanced in heavy trading on Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow closing the book on their best June in generations, ahead of…
Oil prices fall, but post weekly gain ahead of G20 talks, OPEC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday but posted their second straight week of gains ahead of trade talks between the U.S. and Chinese presidents this weekend, and…
Wall St. wraps up its best June in decades as G20 convenes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street advanced in heavy trading on Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow closing the book on their best June in generations, ahead of…
Stocks advance to end first half as G20 in focus
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks climbed on Friday in advance of a meeting on trade between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, as…
Oil prices mixed ahead of U.S. crude stock data
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday ahead of data expected to show U.S. crude stocks declining, outweighing investors’ concerns that U.S.-China trade tensions could dampen fuel demand.…
Gold soars to six-year high, stocks slide after Powell speech
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gold soared to an almost six-year high on Tuesday on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, while equity markets slid on disappointing economic data and uncertainty on whether the…
Wall Street sinks as hopes fade for rate cuts, trade progress
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street stock indexes fell on Tuesday, led by a sharp selloff in technology shares, as simmering trade concerns and disappointing economic data sent buyers to…
Oil prices climb amid fall in U.S. stockpiles, Middle East worries
A pumpjack is seen at sunset outside Scheibenhard, near Strasbourg, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann SYDNEY (Reuters) – Oil prices rose over 1% on Wednesday to hit their highest…