LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares on Wednesday hit record highs and were on course for their best month ever, with investors cheering the prospect of a smooth handover of power […]
World stocks edge higher on vaccine hopes, dollar slips
LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares edged higher and the dollar slipped on Wednesday as weak U.S. retail sales and a surge of new coronavirus cases tempered market euphoria after recent […]
World shares slip after U.S. retail sales dampen vaccine euphoria
TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global shares stepped back on Wednesday as soft U.S. retail sales fuelled worries that rising coronavirus cases could stifle a still fragile economic recovery, dampening the […]
World stocks hit record on economic recovery, vaccine optimism
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks hit a record on Monday as the latest batch of positive data for a possible COVID-19 vaccine boosted sentiment, along with […]
Nasdaq advances; S&P, Treasury yields drop in risk-off session
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 dropped and U.S. Treasury yields edged lower on Thursday as the euphoria over a potential COVID-19 vaccine faded in the face of spiking […]
Nearly $2 trillion traded on COVID-19 vaccine news
FILE PHOTO: A passersby wearing a protective face mask walks in front of a stock quotation board, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Issei […]
Jack Ma rails against global financial rules ahead of US$30 billion Ant Group IPO
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has blasted international financial regulations and said China needs to chart its own path, days before Ant Group launches the world’s biggest initial public offering. “The […]
Global stocks bide time as U.S. election caution sets in
TOKYO (Reuters) – Global stocks barely budged on Friday as investors tightened positions with less than two weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election and awaited a breakthrough in […]
Shares retreat on coronavirus resurgence, fading U.S. stimulus hopes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Global shares slipped on Thursday as investors locked in recent gains amid rising concerns about resurgent COVID-19 infections and after the U.S. Treasury Secretary dashed any remaining […]
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global shares extend gains on U.S. stimulus hopes, upbeat data
* U.S. stocks extend gains as U.S. stimulus talks progress * Tokyo untraded due to system glitch, China on holiday * Uncertainties over U.S. election cloud outlook * European stocks […]