Tag: trading

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 […]

June 23, 2020

The stock market could be in trouble after its historic surge from the late-March lows as valuations become increasingly elevated, data compiled by RBC Capital Markets showed. The S&P 500′s trailing price-to-earnings ratio, a widely used valuation metric, is currently […]

June 22, 2020

BANGKOK — World stock markets mostly traded lower Monday as reports of new coronavirus infections in the U.S. and worldwide surged, with the global total approaching 9 million. European markets opened lower after a mixed session in Asia, though Wall […]

June 18, 2020

U.S. stock-futures pointed to muted moves on Thursday as investors await a weekly report on the labor market in the U.S. and contend with signs of rising cases and hospitalizations of COVID-19 in more states. How are benchmarks faring? Futures […]

June 4, 2020

Stock markets edged lower on Thursday as investors looked ahead to the European Central Bank’s decision on more monetary stimulus and the latest weekly jobless claims figures in the United States. Indexes in London, Frankfurt and U.S. futures were lower. […]

June 2, 2020

Amid the crippling uncertainty caused by the novel coronavirus and the measures needed to fight it, British businesses still have no idea what will happen to trade with their biggest partner at the end of this year. Although the U.K. […]

May 28, 2020

Stocks opened mostly higher Thursday, as traders looked past another dismal U.S. weekly jobless claims report, a day after optimism over ending lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 pushed stocks to their highest levels since early March. Still, traders […]

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 8, 2020

BEIJING — U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators promised to create “favorable conditions” for carrying out a truce in their governments’ tariff war during a phone call Friday, an official Chinese news agency reported. The call followed a threat by President […]