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Stocks break more records
May 28th, 2014
Wall Street celebrated the unofficial start of summer with a sizzling performance. Stocks raced to all-time highs on Tuesday as investors cheered positive economic reports in the U.S. and a wave of buying in Europe over the long weekend. ...
Euro hits three-month low after German data surprise
May 23rd, 2014
Asian shares hit one-year highs on Friday and bond yields were on track to notch up a broad-based rise on the week, but European markets softened after a closely watched measure of German business confidence came in weaker than ...
European Stock-Index Futures Advance After Fed Minutes
May 22nd, 2014
European stock-index futures climbed, indicating equities may rise a second day, as minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed policy makers expect the inflation rate to remain below their target, and as Chinese manufacturing data beat estimates. U.S. ...
European Stocks Little Changed Amid Earnings Reports
May 20th, 2014
European stocks were little changed, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index trading within 1 percent of a six-year high, as investors weighed corporate earnings. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were little changed. Carnival Plc climbed 3.8 percent after ...
Sony has fallen 7% after company forecasts more losses
May 15th, 2014
Shares in Japanese electronics giant Sony have fallen by as much as 7% after the company forecast its second straight year of losses. The stock sell-off came after Sony reported a loss of 125bn yen (£732m; $1.3bn) for the ...
Stocks: In need of a break?
May 14th, 2014
Wall Street might need a break. The past few days have seen investors push stock markets to all-time highs, but it looks like the pace could slow Wednesday. U.S. stock futures were barely moving ahead of the opening bell, ...
European Stock-Index Futures Little Changed Amid Earnings
May 9th, 2014
European stock-index futures were little changed, after the Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed yesterday to its highest level in more than six years, as investors weighed corporate earnings. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were also little changed. Publicis ...
Google warning on Putin’s possible Internet censorship might prove right
April 30th, 2014
Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt warned last year that Russia was “on the path” toward China’s model of Internet censorship. Vladimir Putin is proving him right. With Russia locked in the worst standoff with the U.S. since the Cold ...
European Stocks Climb Amid Earnings as Fed Meeting Starts
April 29th, 2014
European stocks rose for a second day as companies from Deutsche Bank AG to ABB Ltd. reported earnings and the Federal Reserve begins a two-day policy meeting. U.S. stock-index futures advanced, while and Asian shares were little changed. Deutsche ...
HKEx and Minsheng sign MOU
April 24th, 2014
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and the Hong Kong branch of China Minsheng Banking Corp, Ltd (Minsheng) today (Wednesday) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for strategic cooperation on solutions for market users and product development. The ...
