Tag: shares

July 2, 2020

BEIJING — Global stock markets and Wall Street futures rose Thursday on hopes for the development of a coronavirus vaccine and ahead of the release of monthly U.S. jobs data. Investors were encouraged after Pfizer and BioNtech announced preliminary data […]

May 29, 2020

European stocks fell on Friday, with investors nervous ahead of a press conference by U.S. President Donald Trump over China and as tensions rise between the countries, first over the coronavirus and now over Beijing’s fresh crackdown on Hong Kong. […]

May 18, 2020

Moderna — Moderna soared 23% after the drug maker reported “positive data” for its coronavirus vaccine. The early-stage human trial showed the vaccine produced Covid-19 antibodies in all 45 participants, the biotech company announced Monday. At day 43, about two […]

May 13, 2020

BANGKOK — Global shares were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street fell to its biggest loss since the start of the month on worries about the downside of reopening the economy from coronavirus shutdowns too soon. Stocks retreated Wednesday in London, […]

May 1, 2020

Shares dropped in Europe and Asia on Friday after the latest data drove home the extent of economic carnage from the coronavirus pandemic. Many world markets were closed for May Day holidays. Britain’s FTSE 100 sagged 2% to 5,781.91 while […]

April 23, 2020

Shares were mixed in Europe and Asia on Thursday following a rally on Wall Street and a slight recovery in oil prices. France’s CAC 40 rose 0.1% in early trading to 4,426.13. while Germany’s DAX fell 0.7% to 10,341.40. Britain’s […]

March 13, 2020

European stocks rose Friday and Wall Street was set to gain on the open after turbulent trading in Asia and a day after the market’s worst session in over three decades. Shares rose in Paris and London but fell 6.1% […]

February 27, 2020

Shares fell in Europe and Asia on Thursday after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. was stepping up its efforts to combat the virus outbreak that began in China, as the number of cases surpassed 81,000. Germany’s DAX lost 2.2% […]

May 7, 2019

Crude-oil prices dropped on Tuesday amid lingering worries about a protracted trade conflict between the U.S. and China, which could hurt demand for the commodity. “Oil prices remain volatile, with concerns a trade war could have reduced demand battling for […]

February 14, 2019

Coca-Cola on Thursday reported quarterly earnings that were in line with analysts’ expectations for the year, but fell short in their expected earnings for 2019. Shares of the company dropped 2 percent in premarket trading. The company expects that in […]