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Latest News Headlines
Bloomberg: Stocks Stall After Trade Optimism; Dollar Steady: Markets Wrap
Stocks gains in Asia eased as initial enthusiasm following a U.S.-European Union agreement to avert a transatlantic trade war for now faded. Treasuries edged higher and the dollar steadied. [more...]
Bloomberg: Facebook Revenue, User Growth Miss Estimates as Scandals Hit
Facebook Inc. saw the first signs of user disenchantment in the midst of public scandals over privacy and content, with second-quarter revenue and average daily visitors missing analysts’ projections. [more...]
Bloomberg: Trump, Juncker Tout Deal Pulling Back From U.S.-EU Trade War
President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed to suspend new tariffs while negotiating lower barriers to transatlantic commerce, the biggest sign yet that a major trading partner can convince the U.S. to back away from a trade war. [more...]
Bloomberg: Emerging Markets May Have Bottomed, Goldman Sachs Says
Emerging-market assets may have bottomed last month and the rally seen in July is likely the start of a more sustained rebound through the second half of this year, according to an analysis by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. [more...]
Bloomberg: There's One More Currency Traders Need to Watch
With the market turbulence around elections in Italy, Turkey and France still fresh in memory, traders are bracing for an election that some polls show will make a nationalist party calling for Sweden to exit the European Union the biggest group in parliament. [more...]
Bloomberg: Nomura Profit Plunges as Trading, Brokerage Commissions Decline
Nomura Holdings Inc.’s first-quarter profit plunged 91 percent as trading income and brokerages commissions dropped. Net income fell to 5.2 billion yen ($47 million) in the three months ended June 30 from a year earlier, Japan’s biggest brokerage said Thursday. [more...]
Bloomberg: Anglo Pours Bumper Profits Into New Mine, Investors' Pockets
Anglo American Plc gave the green light to a giant new copper mine in Peru while also rewarding shareholders as its first-half profits surged. The century-old miner, which almost collapsed amid a commodity crisis just 2 1/2 years ago, is more aggressively pursuing growth at a time when its bigger rivals are focusing on returning money to investors. [more...]
Bloomberg: Entrenched Trade Imbalances Risk Curbing Global Growth, IMF Says
Global trade imbalances are showing little sign of narrowing, a trend that could inflame tensions and curb growth, the International Monetary Fund warned. [more...]
Reuters: Trump relents on EU car tariffs, as U.S.-China fight derails Qualcomm deal
In what the EU chief called a “major concession,” U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday to refrain from imposing car tariffs while the two sides launch negotiations to cut other trade barriers, easing the threat of a transatlantic trade war. [more...]
Reuters: Oil climbs after Saudi Arabia suspends shipments through Red Sea lane
Brent crude led oil prices higher, extending gains into a third day after Saudi Arabia suspended crude shipments through a strategic Red Sea shipping lane and as data showed U.S. inventories fell to a 3-1/2 year low. [more...]
CNBC: Suspected explosion near the US embassy in Beijing: Reports
Reports surfaced on Thursday afternoon, local time, of a suspected explosion near the U.S. embassy in Beijing, China. CNBC could not immediately verify the reports, but multiple media outlets cited eyewitnesses. [more...]
CNBC: Dow surges more than 150 points in sudden move after Trump reportedly gets concessions from EU to avoid a trade war
Stocks closed sharply higher on Wednesday after President Donald Trump reportedly obtained concessions from the European Union to avoid a trade war. [more...] |
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