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Stocks in Europe edged lower and U.S. futures were mixed as investors settled into a holding pattern, awaiting new catalysts. Treasuries were steady and the dollar was little changed after Thursday’s gyrations. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index opened 0.1% lower, with cyclical industries including travel and real estate the biggest fallers. Asian shares rounded out […]
Asian stocks fell and the dollar advanced on Thursday after the Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates low for a long time but stopped short of offering further stimulus to shore up a battered U.S. economy. Asian Stocks European stocks are expected to follow suit, with the futures for the bellwether Euro Stoxx 50 […]
Asian shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday after advances for big technology companies carried Wall Street to further gains overnight. Asian Shares Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 edged 0.1% higher to 23,483.17. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong also rose 0.1%, to 24,763.29. South Korea’s Kospi climbed 0.2% to 2,448.53. The S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney […]
Asian shares extended gains on Tuesday and the dollar slipped, with investor sentiment supported by Chinese data and optimism about COVID-19 vaccines. Asian shares Chinese blue chips added 0.4%, buoyed by data showing China’s industrial output rose 5.6% in August from a year ago, expanding for a fifth straight month. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $10 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance were of crucial importance to a successful SEC enforcement action. “This award recognizes the persistent efforts of the whistleblower to expose serious financial misconduct,” said Jane Norberg, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower. […]
Asian shares have firmed on renewed hopes for a coronavirus vaccine after AstraZeneca resumed its phase-3 trial, although sentiment was still cautious before a big week of central bank meetings in the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.7 percent on Monday, […]