U.S. unemployment rate hits 3.5%; job growth moderate
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to near a 50-year low of 3.5% in September, with job growth…
Instant View: U.S. September payrolls lower than expected, jobless rate drops
(Reuters) – U.S. job growth increased moderately in September, with the unemployment rate dropping to near a 50-year low of…
U.S. new home sales accelerate; lower mortgage rates a boost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded more than expected in August, the latest sign that the…
Wall Street ticks lower as Trump impeachment threat weighs
(Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes edged lower on Wednesday as a move to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Donald…
Stocks fall as Trump impeachment talk grows; sterling up after Brexit ruling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks fell for a third day on Tuesday as a push by…
Asian shares edge lower as U.S. House readies Trump impeachment inquiry
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell on Wednesday after the U.S. lawmakers called for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald…
Oil drops to lowest since Aramco attacks after Trump scolds China
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices plunged more than 2% on Tuesday to their lowest since the Sept. 14 attacks on…
Wall Street drops; Pelosi says to start formal impeachment inquiry
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell in volatile trade on Tuesday, giving the S&P 500 its biggest daily drop…
Shares edge up after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity performance edged higher on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve…
Wall Street mixed as Microsoft climbs and Apple dips
(Reuters) – Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday, with a gain in Microsoft offsetting a dip in Apple, a day…
Wall Street ends mixed as Microsoft, Apple offset
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 18,…
Microsoft nudges S&P 500 toward record high
(Reuters) – Microsoft and healthcare companies lifted Wall Street on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates…
Shares rise after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity performance rose within 1% of a record high on Thursday, a…
Waning ECB stimulus bets push bond yields higher
LONDON (Reuters) – Global bond yields rose on Monday, amid growing caution over the extent to which the European Central…
Wall St. barely gains after mixed U.S. jobs data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Dow industrials closed slightly higher on Friday as investors digested a mixed…
U.S. hiring cools; wages, hours offer silver lining
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August, with retail hiring declining for a seventh straight…
Wall St. week ahead: Another recent inversion could provide support for stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A decline in interest rates on long-term U.S. government bonds below the average stock dividend yield…
Asia shares rise on trade talks hope, firm U.S. data; safe havens sold
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks gained on Friday, joining a global trend as investors took heart from firm U.S. economic…
Wall Street buoyed by China data, Hong Kong and Brexit news
FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City,…
Toxic chemical at PES refinery mostly cleared, aiding probe of June blaze
(Reuters) – Most of a highly toxic chemical stored at a fire-damaged Philadelphia oil refinery has been rendered inert, clearing…
Oil falls ahead of hurricane but posts weekly gain as U.S.-China trade war eases
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil futures fell on Friday, with U.S. crude down nearly 3% ahead of a hurricane near…
Wall Street stalls to end weak August as China tariffs loom ahead of U.S. holiday
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street ended the week with a lackluster session on Friday as investors were cautious ahead…
Stocks edge higher but post monthly loss; yuan weakens as tariffs loom
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hopes for a thaw in the U.S.-China trade war helped a gauge of global stocks rise…
Wall Street Weekahead: Retailers in spotlight as tariffs on consumer products kick in
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. retailers will be front and center on Wall Street next week as the United States…
U.S. economy slowing, but consumers limiting downside
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, but the strongest consumer…
Wall Street rallies after China trade comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rallied more than 1% on Thursday, buoyed by gains in the trade-sensitive technology and…
Wall Street rises on China trade hopes, lead by tech, industrials
FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the closing bell in…
Shares rally, bond yields rise as China fuels trade deal hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. and European shares advanced on Thursday as China struck a hopeful tone on trade relations…
U.S. yields climb on trade optimism, weak auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday with 30-year yields climbing from record lows, as hopes on…
U.S. 10-year TIPS yields fall deeper into negative territory
FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the closing bell in…
Oil falls as trade war raises recession fears
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, pushing U.S. crude to its lowest in more than two weeks, as…
Wall Street Weekahead: Investors look at dollar stores as U.S. recession fears increase
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More investors are watching the shares of discount retailers like Dollar General Corp (DG.N) and Dollar…
Wall St. slips after three days of gains; Home Depot rises
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes edged lower on Tuesday after three sessions of gains, as lower Treasury yields weighed…
Oil prices climb after Saudi oilfield attack, but recession worries drag
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Crude oil prices rose on Monday following a weekend attack on a Saudi oil facility by Yemeni…
Last orders: Rise of closing auctions stirs worries in European stock markets
LONDON (Reuters) – The final five minutes of trading have become the busiest time of day for stock market traders…
U.S. housing market mired in weakness; consumer sentiment ebbs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. homebuilding fell for a third straight month in July amid a steep decline in the construction…
Oil rises alongside equities, but downbeat OPEC outlook caps gains
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices on Friday rebounded from a two-day drop, alongside equities as expectations of further stimulus…
Dollar firms, global stocks soar on ECB rate cut expectations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. and European stocks surged on Friday on expectations the European Central Bank will cut interest…
Wall Street Week Ahead: Lower rates could boost housing stocks, but risks remain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lower U.S. interest rates could help support outperforming U.S. homebuilder stocks, even as they raise worries…
Take Five: Fed in a hole
(Reuters) – FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah…
Lower rates could boost housing stocks, but risks remain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lower U.S. interest rates could help support outperforming U.S. homebuilder stocks, even as they raise worries…
Wall Street ends sharply higher on German stimulus optimism
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rebounded on Friday as an ebbing bond rally and news of potential German economic…
Stocks, oil tank on growing signs of global slowdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equity markets tanked and oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday after a closely watched bond indicator…
Oil slumps more than 4% on weak global economic data, U.S. crude build
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices sank more than 4% on Wednesday after global demand fears were revived by weak…
U.S. import prices rebound, but trend remains subdued
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. import prices unexpectedly rose in July, but the underlying trend continued to be weak, pointing to…
Wall Street tumbles on rising fears of recession
(Reuters) – Wall Street main indexes slid more than 2% on Wednesday, as a closely watched U.S. bond market indicator…
U.S. budget deficit widens; spending up on health, military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s deficit widened to $120 billion in July, fueled by increases in spending on health…
Oil rises on European stock draw despite demand slowdown forecast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Friday, supported by a drop in European…
Wall Street ends down amid more trade woes, high volatility
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Friday following renewed jitters over the U.S.-China trade war, capping a week…
Gold gains as trade concerns weigh on global markets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Signs of further escalation of the U.S.-China trade war and weak UK economic data weighed on…
Investors look for consumer pressure ahead of next tariffs
(Reuters) – As President Donald Trump prepares to slap new tariffs on Chinese imports, investors are bracing for signs of…
Earnings and trade optimism push Wall St. toward record high
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq approached record highs on Tuesday, lifted by upbeat quarterly reports from Coca-Cola and…
Oil rises near $64/bbl on second downed Iranian drone
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil rose to almost $64 on Tuesday, jumping late in the session after the head of U.S.…
Easing hopes prop up global stocks, pound sags as Britain eyes new PM
TOKYO (Reuters) – Expectations of policy easing by major central banks such as the Federal Reserve propped up global stocks…
Global stocks down as big rate cut hopes fade, dollar rises
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks declined after early gains dissipated on Friday as expectations for a…
Oil climbs as Middle East tensions offset demand worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose about 1 percent on Friday after steep losses a day earlier, supported by…
Alibaba and the $15 billion question: Amid Hong Kong’s protests, when to list?
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s political unrest is posing a dilemma for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) on the…