Global Markets Split Amid Corporate Earnings
Wall Street and major European stocks ended in mixed territory on Monday amid a busy weak of US corporate earnings. ...
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US Dollar Rebounds While Global Stocks Post Gains
Rising oil prices and investor appetite for financial stocks helped boost most major US and European equities on Monday while ...
Trump Calls Qatar Emir As Efforts Build To End Crisis
President Donald Trump called Qatar's emir Wednesday and offered his services as a mediator in a damaging feud between the ...
S&P Cuts Qatar’s Credit Rating One Notch To AA-
S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday cut Qatar's credit rating by one notch to AA- and put it on watch for ...
Oil Price Plummets Despite Deal To Extend Output Cut
The price of oil has plummeted by about 5%, despite oil-producing nations agreeing to extend production cuts for a further ...
Krispy Kreme Owner Pays $7.5bn For Panera Bread Chain
The owner of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Kenco coffee will pay $7.5bn (£6bn) to take control of US bakery and ...
South Africa Unions To Zuma
South Africa's powerful trades union federation Cosatu has called for President Jacob Zuma to step down. Its Secretary General Bheki ...
Pressure On Jacob Zuma To Step Down
South Africa’s powerful trades union federation Cosatu has called for President Jacob Zuma to step down. Its Secretary General Bheki ...
S&P Cuts South Africa’s Credit Rating To ‘junk’
Credit rating agency Standard and Poor's downgraded South Africa's rating to junk status on Monday, as the country's currency continued ...
Sterling Slips As Brexit Talks Get Green Light, Stocks Advance Before Fed
Sterling dropped on Tuesday after Britain's parliament paved the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to launch divorce talks with ...
U.S. Energy Stocks, Darlings Last Year, Stumble In 2017
The energy sector is the stock market's dud so far in 2017 after a banner performance in 2016, and the ...
Fed Trumps Trump As Dollar, U.S. Treasury Yields Soar
The dollar and U. S. Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday, while stocks were mixed, as investors focused less on U.S. ...
Wall Street Opens Lower After Record Run
Wall Street drifted lower on Monday, starting the week in negative territory after the Dow's record streak of all-time highs. ...
Ghana’s Economy Faces Further Downgrade As Debt Hit GHS122billion
An economist, Courage Kinsley Martey, is warning Ghana’s economy is likely to be downgraded further by international rating agencies. His ...
Ghana’s Economy Faces Further Downgrade As Debt Hit GHC122billion
An economist, Courage Kinsley Martey, is warning Ghana’s economy is likely to be downgraded further by international rating agencies. His ...
Trump Tweet Celebrates Wall Street Rally
President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed Wall Street's continuing rally, tweeting out a celebratory message as the White House continues ...
Wall Street Opens Lower As Political Uncertainty Weighs
U. S. stocks opened lower on Monday as investors sought fresh catalysts after a strong jobs report last week, while ...
Dollar’s Sudden Weakness Could Help U.S. Profit Picture
Stock investors could have at least one less worry in the next earnings period: the suddenly limp U. S. dollar. ...
Banks, Jobs Data Send Wall Street Higher
U. S. stocks climbed on Friday, with the S&P 500 closing just short of a record high, boosted by gains ...
Global Shares, Dollar Retreat On Trump Travel Ban, Weak U.S. GDP
Asian share markets and U. S. stock futures fell on Monday after President Donald Trump introduced immigration curbs that sparked ...