Financial Markets
US stocks edge higher following mixed jobs report
Sep 6, 2019
Stocks edged higher on Wall Street in midday trading Friday as investors weighed new data showing U.S. employers added fewer than expected jobs in August even as the unemployment rate remained near the lowest level in five decades
Robert Mugabe, longtime Zimbabwe leader, dies at 95
Sep 6, 2019
Robert Mugabe, the longtime leader of Zimbabwe who was forced to resign in 2017 after a military takeover, has died at 95, his successor says
HK stocks surge on withdrawal of law that sparked protests
Sep 4, 2019
Hong Kong stocks surge as government withdraws extradition law that sparked 3 months of protests
UK currency volatile as investors try to gauge Brexit risks
Sep 3, 2019
The pound has touched its lowest level against the dollar since 1985, excluding a brief "flash crash" in 2016 that may have been caused by technical glitches
Asian stocks mixed after US, China impose new tariff hikes
Sep 2, 2019
Asian stock markets mixed after US, China step up trade war with new tariff hikes
Stocks turn mixed after a strong week caps a volatile month
Aug 30, 2019
Major stock indexes were mixed on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday, though the market remained on track to end with solid gains for the week after four straight weeks of losses
Amid rocky market, 401(k) savers eked out gains in 2Q
Aug 29, 2019
Retirement savers have eked out gains this year, even as the stock market has turned increasingly volatile amid jitters over the trade war between the U.S. and China and fear of a global economic slowdown
Markets Right Now: Stock waver after an early gain fades
Aug 27, 2019
Stocks gave up an early gain and are wavering between small gains and losses in midday trading on Wall Street.
US stocks climb amid signs of a thaw in US-China trade war
Aug 26, 2019
Stocks are marching broadly higher on Wall Street in midday trading after President Donald Trump claimed China was willing to reopen talks on the costly trade war that has roiled markets and dimmed the outlook for global economic growth
Brazil's Bolsonaro causes global outrage over Amazon fires
Aug 26, 2019
Brazil's Bolsonaro causes global outrage over Amazon fires and backpedals over threat of diplomatic crisis and economic harm
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