October 25, 2022
Via: ABC NewsShares were mostly lower in Europe and Asia on Tuesday as investors geared up for a slew of corporate earnings reports. Shares rose in Paris and Tokyo but fell in Shanghai and in London, where the FTSE 100 fell as […]
October 5, 2022
Via: ABC NewsAsian stocks were mixed Thursday after strong U.S. hiring dampened hopes the Federal Reserve might ease off plans for interest rate hikes and the OPEC group of oil exporters agreed to output cuts to shore up prices. Tokyo and Seoul […]
June 24, 2022
Via: ABC NewsShares were higher in Europe and Asia on Friday despite data suggesting some economies are slowing. U.S. futures also advanced after a rally Thursday on Wall Street, where the market is headed for its first weekly gain after three weeks […]
June 10, 2022
Via: ABC NewsU.S. futures edged lower Friday ahead of the release of key U.S. consumer inflation data, while global shares mostly declined. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials inched down less than 0.2% while futures for the S&P 500 are essentially flat. […]
September 22, 2021
Via: ABC NewsStocks are starting higher on Wall Street Wednesday, potentially setting up the S&P 500 to break a four-day losing streak. The benchmark index was up 0.3% in the early going, led by gains in banks and industrial companies. Facebook was […]
June 18, 2021
Via: FortuneA risk-off mood hangs over the global markets on Friday. From Tokyo to London, global stocks are in retreat as U.S. futures trade sideways, off earlier highs. Since Wednesday’s bombshell announcement by the Federal Reserve, indicating a tightening of monetary […]
December 3, 2020
Via: ABC NewsStocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street, keeping major indexes hovering near record highs. The S&P 500 edged up less than 0.1% in the early going Thursday, nudged along by gains in technology and industrial companies. Investors are keeping […]
November 10, 2020
Via: ABC NewsGlobal stocks and U.S. futures rose for second day Tuesday on hopes for progress toward a possible coronavirus vaccine that might allow the world to revive manufacturing, shopping and normal life. Market benchmarks in London, Frankfurt and Tokyo advanced while […]
November 5, 2020
Via: FortuneU.S. futures and world shares surged on Thursday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. presidential election and embraced the upside of more gridlock in Washington. European markets opened higher after a day of gains in Asia, while the […]
September 11, 2020
Via: ABC NewsTOKYO — Wall Street appeared set to open higher on Friday, with U.S. futures and global stock markets mostly edging up following days of heavy volatility for tech stocks. Dow futures were up 0.7%, while those for the S&P 500 […]
August 19, 2020
Via: ABC NewsWorld share prices pushed higher on Wednesday after the S&P 500 logged an all-time high, with U.S. futures up again ahead of the start of trading. The future for the S&P 500 was up 0.1% while the contract for the […]
August 4, 2020
Via: ABC NewsShares were mixed in early European trading on Tuesday after a strong day of gains in Asia, while U.S. futures edged lower. Benchmarks slipped in London and Frankfurt on Tuesday but rose in Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Investors appeared […]
June 24, 2020
Via: ABC NewsTOKYO — Global stock markets turned lower on Wednesday amid fears over surging coronavirus cases in various parts of the world. While economic data is pointing to a recovery from the spring lockdowns that are being eased in many countries, […]
June 4, 2020
Via: ABC NewsStock 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. […]
January 3, 2019
Via: CNBCThe health of the Chinese economy is becoming a big worry for some international firms. Buffeted by the ongoing trade war between Beijing and Washington — not to mention an already-anticipated slowdown in domestic growth engines — the world’s second-largest […]