Oil near four-year high as Washington’s Iran sanctions loom
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil markets were firm on Tuesday, with Brent crude holding near four-year highs reached the previous day…
Canadian dollar, stocks rise as NAFTA salvaged
LONDON (Reuters) – Optimism about a reconstituted free trade agreement among the United States, Canada and Mexico and what it…
Facebook’s slide stalls Intel-led advance on Wall Street
(Reuters) – Wall Street ended flat on Friday as gains by Intel, real estate companies and utilities offset a drop…
U.S. new home sales rebound in August, but trend softening
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded in August after two straight monthly declines, but the underlying…
Fed likely to lift rates, possibly end ‘accommodative’ policy era
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the Federal Reserve widely expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday, financial markets are focused on…
Oil above $80 lifts stocks, offsets trade and bond market chill
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares rose and Wall Street was set for a stronger open on Tuesday, as oil above…
Futures flat as oil gains offset chipmaker falls
(Reuters) – Stock index futures handed back initial gains on Friday to point to a flat opening for U.S. markets,…
Global shares knocked after new U.S. tariff threat on Chinese goods
LONDON (Reuters) – European share markets followed Asian counterparts lower on Monday as investors took fright at news Washington was…
Oil mixed as China tariff talk scotches early rally
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices pulled back on Friday on concerns additional U.S. tariffs would be placed on Chinese…
Take Five: World markets themes for the week ahead
LONDON (Reuters) – Following are five big themes likely to dominate the thinking of investors and traders in the coming…
Tariffs threaten market-leading tech, consumer stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. technology and consumer discretionary stocks have been insulated from global trade tensions, but if another…
Wall Street propped up by gains for bank stocks
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks inched higher for a fifth day on Friday, as declines in real estate and utilities were…
U.S. producer prices post first drop in one-and-a-half years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in August, recording their first drop in 1-1/2 years, as declines in…
Oil prices rise on declining U.S. crude stockpiles, looming Iran sanctions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Wednesday following a report of declines in U.S. crude inventories and as looming…
Wall Street gains as Apple, tech rebound; oil lifts energy shares
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as Apple led a jump in technology shares and a gain…
Oil up as U.S. drilling stalls, Iranian sanctions bite
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday as U.S. drilling stalled and investors anticipated lower supply once new U.S.…
Oil climbs as U.S. drilling stalls, Washington sanctions against Iran loom
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday as U.S. drilling for new production stalled and as the market eyed…
Alibaba’s Jack Ma to unveil succession plan next week, remain chairman
BEIJING (Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s (BABA.N) billionaire co-founder Jack Ma will announce a succession plan on Monday to…
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to retire: New York Times
(Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s (BABA.N) co-founder and executive chairman, Jack Ma, will retire from the e-commerce company on…
Emerging markets and equities reel as dollar flexes muscles
LONDON (Reuters) – The sell-off in emerging markets gathered pace on Wednesday and global stocks fell for the fourth day…
U.S. oil prices rise as Gulf oil rigs evacuated ahead of hurricane
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. oil prices rose on Tuesday, breaking past $70 per barrel, after two Gulf of Mexico oil…
Oil prices higher as U.S. sanctions limit Iran exports
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday, supported by concerns that falling Iranian output will tighten markets once U.S.…
Oil falls on rising output from OPEC and United States
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday amid rising supply from OPEC and the United States, outweighing concerns that…
Wall Street extends rally, tech leads S&P, Nasdaq to record highs
(Reuters) – Wall Street extended its rally on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hitting record highs for…
Asia stocks makes modest gains as trade optimism extends Wall Street’s bull run
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were mostly higher on Thursday, buoyed by a firmer finish on Wall Street, which hit…
Wall Street flat after NAFTA deal high
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were little changed on Tuesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hovering at all-time…
S&P, Nasdaq hit record highs as trade war fears recede
(Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes rose on Tuesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes hitting fresh all-time…
World stock index at highest in over five months on trade deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An index of major world stock markets rose to its highest level in more than five…
U.S. stock fund investors show no fear of King Dollar
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. fund investors are in no rush to shore up defenses against the strong dollar. Traders…
Wall St. rallies as Powell stays on rate-hike course
(Reuters) – Wall Street rallied on Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hitting all-time highs, after Federal Reserve…
Stock futures flat as U.S.-China tariffs kick in
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Thursday as the United States and China slapped 25 percent…
Asian shares flat as drop in S&P 500 futures weighs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian stocks were flat in early trade on Wednesday after Wall Street ended higher, with the S&P…
Asia stocks capped, dollar droops following Trump comments
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were capped and the dollar dipped on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump accused China…
Asia shares inch up with yuan, wary on Sino-U.S. talks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets crept cautiously higher on Monday as investors awaited developments on proposed Sino-U.S. trade talks…
Chinese internet stock sell-off may shake faith in FANGs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A steep downturn in heavyweight Chinese internet stocks and recent weakness in half of the so-called…
Stocks, emerging currencies, lick wounds as lira bounces for second day
LONDON (Reuters) – Action from Turkey’s central bank pushed the lira higher for a second day on Wednesday, helping European…
Asia shares, euro under water as Turkish lira sinks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asia share markets skidded and the euro hit one-year lows on Monday as a renewed rout in…
Turkish lira’s free-fall rocks equity markets, euro falls
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A plunge in the Turkish lira rocked global equities and emerging markets on Friday and fear…
Wall St. falls amid Turkey woes; banks, tech decline
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks slid on Friday as a deepening economic crisis in Turkey dragged on bank stocks…
Tech stocks take Nasdaq closer to record
(Reuters) – The Nasdaq inched toward a record on the back of high-flying technology trio of Apple, Amazon and Microsoft,…
U.S. sanctions whack Russia’s rouble, Turkey’s lira free-falls
LONDON (Reuters) – Alarm bells were ringing on Thursday as harsh new U.S. sanctions drove drove down Russia’s rouble Turkey’s…
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – May, 9 2014
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Syrian rebels blow up an Aleppo…
Wall Street closes higher as strong earnings cheer investors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Monday as investors applauded a strong U.S.…
Global stocks lift on strong earnings as trade fight caps gains; sterling slumps
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock markets lifted on Monday after strong corporate earnings helped Wall Street close higher, but a…
Asian shares rise on trade war relief as investors await data
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian shares rose on Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street, as a report of attempts to renew…
Economy, dollar, trade key to U.S. stocks’ global edge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The ability of the U.S. stock market to keep an edge this year over equities elsewhere…
Shares get China stimulus boost, bonds show the strain
LONDON (Reuters) – World shares climbed for a third day running on Tuesday, as China promised fiscal action to support…
Asian stocks choppy, sentiment shaken by sliding yuan
TOKYO (Reuters) – Most Asian stock markets retreated on Friday after China allowed its yuan currency to slide further, stoking…
S&P hovers at five-month highs, Amazon hits $900 billion market cap
(Reuters) – The benchmark S&P 500 remained at five-month highs on Wednesday as a rise in financial and industrial stocks…
Antoine Walker on why Lakers made huge mistake not signing Boogie Cousins | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
NBA Champion Antoine Walker joins Cris Carter, Nick Wright and Jenna Wolfe to discuss reports the Los Angeles Lakers turned…
Japan shares jump as yen bows to strong dollar
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as a bullish outlook from the head of the…
Asia stocks sag after oil slides, dollar steady before Fed speech
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks sagged on Tuesday, weighed by a sharp decline in crude oil prices as Libyan ports…
‘CNN is FAKE news!’ – Trump throws shade at network…again
US President Donald Trump was at it again when CNN tried to ask him a question at the UK presser…
Chris Broussard on reports Lakers will reopen Kawhi trade talks | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
In his discussion with Cris Carter, Nick Wright and Jenna Wolfe, Chris Broussard reacts to reports the Los Angeles Lakers…
Oil prices flat as IEA warns of output capacity limits
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices steadied on Thursday after sharp losses the previous session as the International Energy Agency (IEA)…
Dollar holds firm against yen, major peers on strong U.S. inflation
TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar steadied near a six-month high against the Japanese yen and held firm against its major…
Wall Street snaps four-day rally; latest trade threat weighs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, breaking a four-session streak of gains after Washington’s threat to impose…
S&P 500 posts highest close since February 1; PepsiCo a boost
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 rose for a fourth session on Tuesday to post its highest close since…
Antoine Walker on reports Spurs asking Lakers for massive trade for Kawhi | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Antoine Walker joins Cris Carter, Nick Wright and Jenna Wolfe to discuss the San Antonio Spurs reported trade demands for…