Bank rally helps Wall Street as investors await strong earnings
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with banks and industrial stocks driving a third day of gains on Wall…
Sterling slides as foreign minister’s resignation heaps pressure on May
LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling slid on Monday after the resignation of the British foreign minister heaped pressure on Prime Minister…
Nick Wright on reports Ball camp leaked injury news to stop trade talks | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Nick Wright and Cris Carter talk NBA. Hear what they had to say about reports that Lonzo Ball’s camp leaked…
Wall Street rises on U.S.-EU trade relations optimism
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s major indexes rose on Thursday as reports that the United States and the European…
Trade war worries drag world stocks lower, yuan steadies
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks were dragged lower on Wednesday by growing anxiety ahead of Washington’s end of week deadline…
Asian shares, yuan on shaky ground on specter of Sino-U.S. trade war
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were on shaky ground on Wednesday while the Chinese yuan stood near 11-month lows as…
Oil falls as Saudi output rises to compensate for disruptions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell by more than one percent on Monday as investors eyed rising supplies in Saudi…
Wall Street tumbles on renewed U.S.-China trade jitters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday on renewed uncertainty regarding the U.S. stance on Chinese investments in…
Global stocks slide on intensifying trade row, dollar wobbles
TOKYO (Reuters) – World stocks extended a sell-off on Tuesday as an escalating trade fight between the United States and…
Wall Street Week Ahead: Supercharged telecom sector could become investor favorite
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An overhauled telecommunications sector featuring most of the so-called FANG stocks could debut as Wall Street’s…
Asian shares edge ahead, oil subdued before OPEC meeting
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares crept ahead on Thursday as a lull in the Sino-U.S. trade tussle and talk of…
Media stocks, techs boost S&P; Nasdaq hits record high
(Reuters) – A jump in technology and media stocks lifted the S&P 500 on Wednesday and pushed the Nasdaq to…
World shares snap five-day losing streak on China policy easing
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks steadied near three-week lows on Wednesday and Chinese markets bounced after recent sharp falls as…
Wall Street falls, Dow gives up 2018 gains on trade war fears
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as a sharp escalation in the trade dispute between the United…
Asian shares fall as Sino-U.S. trade spat intensifies
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares retreated on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump cranked up trade tensions with China by…
International fund managers turn to financials, tech as trade worries rise
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The rising tensions over global trade policy are prompting some top-performing international fund managers to look…
Euro heads for worst week in 19 months on ECB’s cautious stance
TOKYO (Reuters) – The euro was headed on Friday for its worst weekly loss in 19 months after a cautious…
S&P inches higher as ECB signals gradual rate hikes
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks ticked higher on Thursday, after the European Central Bank signaled that any interest rate hike was…
Wall Street edges higher; Fed in focus
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes posted small gains on Tuesday as bank shares gained in anticipation of an interest…
iPhone worries weigh on Wall Street
(Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes were lower on Friday as shares of Apple and its suppliers fell, following a report…
Tech rally loses steam, McDonald’s pushes Dow higher
(Reuters) – A rally in technology stocks came to a halt on Thursday, setting up the Nasdaq for its first…
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Mark Schlereth joins Nick Wright, Cris Carter and Jenna Wolfe to break down the NFL Week 11 power rankings. SUBSCRIBE…
Tech leads Wall Street’s advance after strong jobs data
(Reuters) – Wall Street stocks rose on Friday after the latest monthly jobs report pointed to strength in the U.S.…
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U.S. job growth seen picking up, wage growth likely moderate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely accelerated in May as warmer weather boosted hiring at construction sites, but wage…
Oil prices dip on unexpected growth in U.S. crude stocks
SEOUL (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped on Thursday, weighed down by a surprise rise in U.S. crude inventories and by…
U.S. first-quarter growth revised a touch lower
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth slowed slightly more than initially thought in the first quarter amid downward revisions to…
Wall Street bounces back after selloff driven by Italy turmoil
(Reuters) – Wall Street rose on Wednesday, with gains in energy and banking stocks fueling the recovery from a steep…
Shares fall on Italian turmoil, euro near 6-1/2 month lows
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Tuesday and the euro hovered near 6-1/2 month lows as early elections loomed…
Oil falls as OPEC, Russia look to raise output amid U.S. surge
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, extending even steeper declines from Friday, as Saudi Arabia and Russia said…
Oil prices fall as top three producers look to boost supplies
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, extending a steep decline in the previous session, as the market eyed…
S&P, Dow fall as oil drop hurts energy; chipmakers boost Nasdaq
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Dow eased on Friday after a steep drop in oil prices…
Investors find little appetite for consumer staples
(Reuters) – The consumer staples index .SPLRCS, the S&P 500’s biggest laggard for 2018, could have further to fall and…
Wall Street slips as oil slump drags energy stocks
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were slightly lower on Friday as a steep…
Stock futures steady as North Korea keeps talks on table, oil weighs
(Reuters) – U.S. stock market futures steadied on Friday, helped by a measured response by North Korea to President Donald…
Wall Street edges lower as Trump adds to trade talks uncertainty
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were slightly lower on Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s latest comments fueled skepticism over U.S.-China trade…
First Things First audio podcast(12.7.17)Cris Carter, Nick Wright, Jenna Wolfe | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Topics ▻ Mike Mitchell (00:05) ▻ Thursday Night Preview (13:09) ▻ OBJ/Brady (22:13) ▻ Clutch LeBron (33:10) ▻ Kevin Durant…
Wall Street rallies on trade war truce, $28 billion in mergers
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks rallied broadly on Monday after the United States and China put a potential trade war “on…
U.S. stocks futures open higher with possible China trade war on hold
(Reuters) – U.S. stock future opened higher on Sunday after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that the United…
Wall Street’s ‘Sell in May’ could be fading away
NEW YORK (Reuters) – “Sell in May and go away,” arguably the most well-worn axiom on Wall Street, has proven…
Wall Street posts weekly loss as banks, chipmakers weigh
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended lower on Friday after a choppy trading session as bank and chipmaker…
Oil prices firm on OPEC cuts, strong demand and looming Iran sanctions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices held firm on Friday on strong demand, ongoing supply cuts led by producer cartel OPEC…
Uber chief product officer to leave in latest executive departure
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden is leaving the ride-hailing company, an Uber spokesman told Reuters…
Asia stocks edge higher, investors cautious on U.S.-China trade talks
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged up on Friday as investors kept a cautious watch on developments in U.S.-China trade…
U.S. labor market tightening; mid-Atlantic factory activity picks up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New applications for U.S. jobless benefits increased more than expected last week, but the number of Americans…
Government borrowing costs rise as oil heads back to the 80s
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar took a breather at a five-month high on Thursday, though government borrowing costs continued to…
Asian shares inch higher; euro tries to shake off Italian political risk
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares edged higher on Thursday while the euro gained some respite after hitting five-month lows a…
Asian shares steady; euro hampered by Italian political risk
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares held steady on Thursday, while the euro struggled near five-month lows set a day earlier…
Wall Street edges higher as retail stocks gain
(Reuters) – Wall Street edged higher on Wednesday as Macy’s strong results helped drive gains in retails stocks and more…
Italian stocks slide, dollar powers on to new 2018 high
LONDON (Reuters) – Italian stocks slid on Wednesday after reports that the two parties seeking to form Italy’s next government…
Asian shares lower as North Korea suspends talks, U.S. yields shoot higher
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian markets fell in early trade on Wednesday after Pyongyang called off talks with Seoul, throwing a…
Stock futures add to losses after retail sales data
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures added to their losses on Tuesday after data showed retail sales increased moderately in…
Turkey’s lira slides after Erdogan says wants greater economic control
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira slid to a record low and bond yields briefly touched their highest in at least…
Nick and Cris react to reports Belichick was furious he had to trade Jimmy G | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Cris Carter and Nick Wright discuss the New England Patriots going into the 2018 NFL Playoffs. Is this the last…
Mark Schlereth on the keys to the Patriots’ comeback against the Jaguars | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Mark Schlereth joins Nick Wright and Cris Carter to talk about Tom Brady and the New England Patriots after they…
Wall Street climbs on easing U.S.-China trade tensions
(Reuters) – Wall Street indexes rose on Monday, helped by gains in technology stocks after President Donald Trump softened his…
Stock futures rise as U.S.-China trade tensions ease
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday on signs of easing trade tensions between the world’s two largest…
Oil cautious on rise in U.S. drilling, Iran sanctions opposition
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices edged lower on Monday as a relentless rise in U.S. drilling activity points to increased…