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Chinese Shares Lift Asia, Gold Heads for 8th Straight Weekly Gain

Chinese Shares Lift Asia, Gold Heads for 8th Straight Weekly Gain

Asian shares surged to a three-month peak on Friday as buyers returned to previously unloved Chinese stocks thanks to optimism over artificial intelligence, while the U.S. exceptionalism narrative continued to lose its shine. Gold hovered near a record high and was set to extend its gains fo...


February 21, 2025
Wall St Ends Lower as Weak Walmart Guidance Prompts Consumer Demand Worries
Wall St Ends Lower as Weak Walmart Guidance Prompts Consumer Demand Worries

U.S. stocks sold off on Thursday as ongoing tariff jitters and a downbeat forecast from Walmart dampened investor risk appetite. A broad...

February 20, 2025
Shares Struggle, Gold Hits Record High on Geopolitical, Tariff Worries
Shares Struggle, Gold Hits Record High on Geopolitical, Tariff Worries

Global stocks treaded with caution on Thursday, with Asian shares feeling the heat as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff...

S&P 500 Edges to Record Closing High as Fed Minutes Parsed
S&P 500 Edges to Record Closing High as Fed Minutes Parsed

U.S. stocks ended modestly higher on Wednesday and the S&P 500 notched its second straight all-time closing high as investors scrutinized the...

February 19, 2025
US Futures Dip, as Investors Mull Trump's Tariff Threats, Ukraine Talks
US Futures Dip, as Investors Mull Trump's Tariff Threats, Ukraine Talks

U.S. stock futures fell on Wednesday, suggesting a retreat on Wall Street later, as U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff...

February 18, 2025
Stocks Edge Higher as Markets Digest Earnings, Tariffs
Stocks Edge Higher as Markets Digest Earnings, Tariffs

Global equity markets edged higher, with Wall Street stocks slightly ahead in choppy trading and European shares hitting record highs on...

February 17, 2025
Asia Shares Cautiously Higher, Yen Buoyed by Upbeat GDP
Asia Shares Cautiously Higher, Yen Buoyed by Upbeat GDP

Asia share markets crept higher on Monday as Hong Kong's tech sector stole the limelight, while upbeat Japanese economic growth contrasted with...

Wall Street Ends Mixed; Nvidia Lifts Nasdaq
Wall Street Ends Mixed; Nvidia Lifts Nasdaq

Feb 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks ended mixed on Friday, with Nvidia climbing and Microsoft dipping, while Treasury yields declined a...

February 14, 2025
Stocks Rise, Dollar Drifts amid Pause in Tariff Panic
Stocks Rise, Dollar Drifts amid Pause in Tariff Panic

Global stocks rose on Friday, while the dollar wobbled as investors enjoyed what might just be a brief moment of respite after U.S....

Wall Street Ends Higher after Trump Unveils Tariff Plan
Wall Street Ends Higher after Trump Unveils Tariff Plan

The S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday, lifted by gains in Nvidia, Apple and Tesla, after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a roadmap for...

February 13, 2025
Global Stocks Rally on Ukraine Peace Hopes, Euro Extends Gains
Global Stocks Rally on Ukraine Peace Hopes, Euro Extends Gains

U.S. and European stock futures rallied on Thursday on optimism over prospects of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, offsetting a jump in...

S&P 500 Ends Down as Hot US Data Hints at Fewer Rate Cuts
S&P 500 Ends Down as Hot US Data Hints at Fewer Rate Cuts

The S&P 500 ended down on Wednesday after a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation reading added to worries that the Federal Reserve would not cut...

February 12, 2025
Wall Street Ends Mixed as Coca-Cola Gains and Tesla Drops
Wall Street Ends Mixed as Coca-Cola Gains and Tesla Drops

Wall Street's main indexes ended mixed on Tuesday as gains in Coca-Cola and Apple offset losses in Tesla, while investors parsed Federal...

February 11, 2025
Gold Soars, Stocks Sanguine as Investors Weigh Trump's Latest Tariff Threat
Gold Soars, Stocks Sanguine as Investors Weigh Trump's Latest Tariff Threat

Gold shot to a record high, the dollar was firm and stocks were subdued on Tuesday as investors braced for further shifts in U.S. trade policy and...

February 10, 2025
Shares Dither, Dollar Firm on Trade War Risk
Shares Dither, Dollar Firm on Trade War Risk

Global shares dithered and the dollar edged higher on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump warned more tariffs were imminent...

Wall Street Closes Lower on Trade War Escalation, Weak Data
Wall Street Closes Lower on Trade War Escalation, Weak Data

All three U.S. stock indexes closed lower on Friday after President Donald Trump said he plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on many...

February 7, 2025
Stocks Wobble as Traders Eye US Payrolls Data, Yen at 2-Month High
Stocks Wobble as Traders Eye US Payrolls Data, Yen at 2-Month High

Global stocks meandered on Friday ahead of key U.S. payrolls data as investors considered prospects that a broader trade war could be...

Wall St Ends Mixed in Choppy Trading; Amazon, Jobs Report in Focus
Wall St Ends Mixed in Choppy Trading; Amazon, Jobs Report in Focus

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended higher while the Dow closed lower after a choppy trading session on Thursday, as investors sifted through...

February 6, 2025
Global Shares Push Higher, Treasury Yields Under Pressure
Global Shares Push Higher, Treasury Yields Under Pressure

Global shares rose on Thursday in a slight relief rally as fears of an escalating trade war between the U.S. and its major trading partners ebbed,...

Wall St Ends Higher as Investors Digest Earnings, Rate Cut Prospects
Wall St Ends Higher as Investors Digest Earnings, Rate Cut Prospects

All three major stock indexes closed higher on Wednesday, rebounding from declines earlier in the session as investors brushed off disappointing...

February 5, 2025
Wall Street Rises on US-China Trade Optimism, Energy Boost
Wall Street Rises on US-China Trade Optimism, Energy Boost

The three major stock indexes closed higher on Tuesday, aided by energy stocks, while investors saw reason for optimism for a trade breakthrough...

February 4, 2025
Stocks, USD on Rollercoaster, China Hits Back at US Tariffs
Stocks, USD on Rollercoaster, China Hits Back at US Tariffs

U.S. stock futures wobbled, the dollar jumped and Hong Kong shares slipped from two-month highs on Tuesday as the U.S. and China set financial...

February 3, 2025
Stocks Slump, USD Soars as Trump Tariffs Trigger Trade War Fears
Stocks Slump, USD Soars as Trump Tariffs Trigger Trade War Fears

Asian stock markets slumped on Monday and European and U.S. equity futures pointed sharply lower after President Donald...

Wall St Ends Lower as White House says Trump to Implement Tariffs
Wall St Ends Lower as White House says Trump to Implement Tariffs

U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday, with indexes losing ground after the White House said U.S. President Donald Trump will implement on...

January 31, 2025
Stocks Tick Up as Apple Climbs, Tariffs in Focus
Stocks Tick Up as Apple Climbs, Tariffs in Focus

Global stocks rose on Friday at the end of a volatile week for markets, with sentiment buoyed by Apple's earnings report and an in-line U.S....

Markets Brace for Trump Tariffs, US Inflation Data
Markets Brace for Trump Tariffs, US Inflation Data

Global stocks steadied on Friday after a volatile week due to the emergence of a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model, while...

Indexes End Up, Investors Weigh Earnings; Tariff Talk Damper
Indexes End Up, Investors Weigh Earnings; Tariff Talk Damper

U.S. stocks ended a volatile session higher on Thursday as investors digested a stack of key earnings reports, with upbeat comments from...

January 30, 2025
Stocks Cheer Megacap Earnings; Euro Dips after ECB Rate Cut
Stocks Cheer Megacap Earnings; Euro Dips after ECB Rate Cut

Wall Street shares looked set for more gains on Thursday, as investors cheered earnings from Meta, but shunned Microsoft, while the dollar was...

January 29, 2025
Tech Stocks Rebound in Asia as DeepSeek Worries Ease
Tech Stocks Rebound in Asia as DeepSeek Worries Ease

Technology stocks led gains in Asia-Pacific markets on Wednesday, tracking advances on Wall Street as investor angst ebbed over the...

Nasdaq Leads Wall St Higher, Tech Shares Recover from Monday's Sell-Off
Nasdaq Leads Wall St Higher, Tech Shares Recover from Monday's Sell-Off

U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday, with Nvidia and other artificial intelligence-linked technology shares recovering from sharp losses the...

January 28, 2025
US Futures Steady after DeepSeek Selloff, Dollar Higher
US Futures Steady after DeepSeek Selloff, Dollar Higher

U.S. stock futures steadied, the dollar ticked higher and tech stocks in Asia slid in jittery trade on Tuesday, as advances by a Chinese...

US Tech Stock Tumble Highlights Risk of Market Reliance on Megacaps
US Tech Stock Tumble Highlights Risk of Market Reliance on Megacaps

Turbulence in some of the biggest tech names is reminding investors of one of the major risks to the U.S. stock market's record-setting rally:...

Nasdaq Drops 3% as China's DeepSeek AI Model Hits Tech Shares
Nasdaq Drops 3% as China's DeepSeek AI Model Hits Tech Shares

Nasdaq posted its biggest one-day percentage drop since Dec. 18 on Monday as a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model prompted a steep...

January 27, 2025
Asia Equities Slide with US Stock Futures on China's AI Push; Dollar Firms
Asia Equities Slide with US Stock Futures on China's AI Push; Dollar Firms

U.S. stock futures and Asian shares outside China slumped on Monday as investors weighed the implications of Chinese startup...

Wall St Slips with Mixed Data and Earnings ahead of Fed Week
Wall St Slips with Mixed Data and Earnings ahead of Fed Week

Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Friday as investors stepped back while they digested a mixed bag of economic data and earnings...

January 24, 2025
Stocks Gain after Trump Comments on Tariffs, Oil, Rates
Stocks Gain after Trump Comments on Tariffs, Oil, Rates

Global stock markets rose on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump's latest comments were seen as taking a softer stance towards tariffs...

S&P 500 Notches Closing Record with Focus on Trump Comments, Earnings
S&P 500 Notches Closing Record with Focus on Trump Comments, Earnings

The benchmark S&P 500 rose to a record closing high on Thursday, as investors assessed a mixed bag of corporate earnings and digested comments...

January 23, 2025
Global Stocks Rally Hits Pause; Dollar Stays on Back Foot
Global Stocks Rally Hits Pause; Dollar Stays on Back Foot

Global stocks eased on Thursday, halting a rally sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump's mammoth spending plans for artificial...

S&P 500 Hits Record High with Boost from Netflix Results, AI Investment Plan
S&P 500 Hits Record High with Boost from Netflix Results, AI Investment Plan

Wall Street's indexes rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting an intraday record high as investors cheered streaming video...

January 22, 2025
Stocks Get Tech Boost, Tariff Uncertainty Weighs on Dollar
Stocks Get Tech Boost, Tariff Uncertainty Weighs on Dollar

Global stocks rose on Wednesday as a flurry of new policies from U.S. President Donald Trump combined with robust corporate earnings to bolster...

January 21, 2025
Shares Jittery, Dollar Jumps on Trump's Plans for Tariffs
Shares Jittery, Dollar Jumps on Trump's Plans for Tariffs

Global markets greeted Donald Trump's presidency with apprehension on Tuesday in moves that were highly sensitive to...

January 20, 2025
Dollar Dips, Stocks Creep Higher as Second Trump Term Dawns
Dollar Dips, Stocks Creep Higher as Second Trump Term Dawns

The dollar drifted lower and stocks were cautiously positive on Monday as investors waited for an expected flurry of policy announcements in the...

Stocks Rally to Close Out Strong Week, await Trump Policies
Stocks Rally to Close Out Strong Week, await Trump Policies

U.S. stocks rallied on Friday to close out a strong week on optimism over the health of the economy and path of interest rates as investors braced...


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