Gold prices edged higher early Wednesday, as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of the expected White House signing of a partial agreement between the U.S. and China later in the session. Doubts that the so-called phase one trade pact will alleviate tensions between Beijing and Washington have kept bullionRead More →
Oil futures headed lower early Monday as investors failed to shake worries that growing signs of weakness will eventually hurt demand for crude oil. West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery CLX19, -1.58% fell 21 cents, or 0.4%, to $53.66 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after theRead More →
Shares of Air France-KLM on Monday nosedived on a warning over bookings, and other airlines weakened, in mostly listless European stock markets on Monday. Air France-KLM shares AF, -8.13% plunged 9% as the airline said “close-in bookings in the peak travel period are weaker than foreseen in view of softeningRead More →
© Reuters. People walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares sank on Monday as the latest salvos in the Sino-U.S. trade war shook confidence in the world economy and sent investors steaming to the safeRead More →
U.S. stocks closed lower Friday after President Donald Trump suggested that a near-term deal between the U.S. and China on tariffs was unlikely soon. However, equity indexes managed to claw back most of the sharp losses that commenced a turbulent five-day stretch for Wall Street. How did benchmarks perform? TheRead More →
Investors are diving for cover as a new month kicks off, and trade tensions pop up like moles. “The bigger issue for markets is that firstly Trump is sending a message that perhaps he is prepared to tolerate a lower stock market,” Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone, toldRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo is painted on a wall inside of a Tesla dealership in New York (Reuters) – Tesla (NASDAQ:) Inc shares fell more than 8 percent on Thursday after a bigger-than-expected drop in first-quarter deliveries, led by waning demand for its luxury Model S andRead More →
The Dow Jones Transportation Average on Friday produced its lengthiest series of losses since 1972, highlighting a recent slump that has taken hold of the broader stock market. The Dow transports DJT, -0.45% created by Charles Dow in 1884 (the Dow Jones Industrial Average was formed in 1896), has fallenRead More →
U.S. stocks declined at the start of the first trading session of 2019, after data showing a contracting Chinese manufacturing sector reinforced investor concerns about a slowing global economy. Major markets were closed on Tuesday for the New Year holiday. How are benchmarks trading? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA,Read More →
