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Wall Street opens lower as mixed retail results, growth stocks weigh

Wall Street opens lower as mixed retail results, growth stocks weigh

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday, with hopes of a trade negotiation between the United States and China being offset by mixed results from retailers and a slide in growth stocks including Facebook and Amazon.com Inc.

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Wall Street set to rebound after technology-led selloff

Wall Street set to rebound after technology-led selloff

Tue, Nov 13, 2018

U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Tuesday, as strong results from Home Depot Inc and hopes of progress in the U.S.-China trade talks helped Wall Street`s recovery from a technology-driven selloff.

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Post-election Wall Street surge leads Asia higher

Post-election Wall Street surge leads Asia higher

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Asian stocks rose on Thursday as investors, relieved to have moved past the U.S. midterm elections without any major political surprises, drove a Wall Street rally, while the dollar clawed back some of its earlier losses.

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Wall Street inches higher ahead of U.S. election results

Wall Street inches higher ahead of U.S. election results

Wed, Nov 07, 2018

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, as strong earnings and easing of trade tensions lifted materials and industrial sectors but trading volumes were light as uncertainty about the outcome of U.S. midterm elections kept investors on the sidelines.

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Global Markets: Asia starts new month up on strong Wall Street after brutal Oct

Global Markets: Asia starts new month up on strong Wall Street after brutal Oct

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Asian stocks rose on Thursday as bruised investor sentiment got some relief from another robust Wall Street session, while the pound rallied on a report Britain has secured a deal that would give its financial services firms continued access to European markets after Brexit.

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Asia stocks edge up as Wall Street shows resilience, crude oil near two-month lows

Asia stocks edge up as Wall Street shows resilience, crude oil near two-month lows

Wed, Oct 24, 2018

Global stocks suffered earlier this week on worries about U.S. earnings, Italian government finances, U.S. trade tensions and mounting pressure on Saudi Arabia over the death of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Wall Street tumbles again, world equities at one-year low

Wall Street tumbles again, world equities at one-year low

Fri, Oct 12, 2018

In equities, Wall Street slid as risk-appetite showed no signs of picking up and volatility spiked. The Cboe Volatility index ended the day up at 24.98, its highest close since Feb. 12, a day after the S&P 500 dropped more than 3 percent in its biggest daily decline since Feb. 8.

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Global Markets: Rising US bond yields hit global markets, Asian stocks wobble

Global Markets: Rising US bond yields hit global markets, Asian stocks wobble

Fri, Oct 05, 2018

Asian shares wobbled on Friday after benchmark U.S. Treasury yields surged to a fresh seven-year high and strong economic data fanned concerns about inflation and the risk of faster-than-expected interest rate rises.

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Intel helps Wall Street shrug off Italy woes, sends Dow to record

Intel helps Wall Street shrug off Italy woes, sends Dow to record

Tue, Oct 02, 2018

U.S. stocks shrugged off a weak start to climb higher on Tuesday, as Intel boosted technology stocks and pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record high.  

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Global Markets: Oil above $80 lifts stocks, offsets trade and bond market chill

Global Markets: Oil above $80 lifts stocks, offsets trade and bond market chill

Tue, Sep 25, 2018

While trade tensions continue to fray investors` nerves, oil grabbed the spotlight. After surging more than three percent on Monday, Brent crude futures shot to four-year highs of almost $82 a barrel. The jump was down to US sanctions on Iranian crude exports and the apparent reluctance of OPEC and Russia to counterbalance that by upping output. 

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Wall Street set to open higher on U.S.-China trade talks

Wall Street set to open higher on U.S.-China trade talks

Mon, Aug 20, 2018

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Monday as reports of planned trade talks between the United States and China raised hopes of a potential resolution to their trade row.

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Asian shares rise, but U.S. tariff plan puts focus back on trade war

Asian shares rise, but U.S. tariff plan puts focus back on trade war

Wed, Aug 01, 2018

Asian shares were higher on Wednesday, tracking the firmer Wall Street finish though reports that Washington plans to raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods have put the focus back on volatile Sino-U.S. trade relations.

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Wall Street bounces back, led by industrials

Wall Street bounces back, led by industrials

Wed, Aug 01, 2018

U.S. stocks rebounded on Tuesday, boosted by gains in industrial shares following reports of renewed trade negotiations between the United States and China.

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Asian markets ease, dollar near two-week lows on Donald Trump comments

Asian markets ease, dollar near two-week lows on Donald Trump comments

Mon, Jul 23, 2018

The dollar index is so far up 2.4 percent this year led largely by Fed rate rises, strong macro-economic data and nervousness about a full-blown tariff war. It was last down 0.2 percent at 94.27, the lowest in more than two weeks.

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Wall Street braces for tariff fallout as S&P 500 companies report

Wall Street braces for tariff fallout as S&P 500 companies report

Sat, Jul 21, 2018

Tariffs are starting to bite big manufacturers and Wall Street could get another bout of caution and uncertainty from major industrial companies when a swath of reports comes in over the next week

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Amazon.com's stock market value hits $900 billion, threatens Apple

Amazon.com's stock market value hits $900 billion, threatens Apple

Thu, Jul 19, 2018

Amazon.com’s stock market value reached $900 billion on Wednesday for the first time, marking a major milestone in its 21-year trajectory as a publicly listed company and threatening to dislodge Apple as Wall Street’s most valuable jewel.

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Dips in Facebook and Apple shares leave Wall Street lower

Dips in Facebook and Apple shares leave Wall Street lower

Wed, Jul 04, 2018

Facebook dropped 2.35 percent after the Washington Post reported a federal probe on the data breach linked to Cambridge Analytica was broadened and will include more government agencies. The dip in the social media company`s stock, along with a 1.7 percent slide in Apple, weighed on the S&P technology sector, which fell 1.37 percent.

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Wall Street set to open lower as tariff worries continue to weigh

Wall Street set to open lower as tariff worries continue to weigh

Mon, Jul 02, 2018

Shanghai`s blue chip index slid nearly 3 percent, days before the U.S. tariff on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods comes into effect on July 6, posing threats of a similar response from Beijing. Trade war worries were also being compounded by a threat from the European Union to hit the United States with almost $300 billion in retaliatory tariffs.

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Asian markets dogged by trade war concerns, oil prices keeps rising

Asian markets dogged by trade war concerns, oil prices keeps rising

Mon, Jun 25, 2018

The falls were triggered by a report from Wall Street Journal that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to bar many Chinese companies from investing in U.S. technology firms and block additional technology exports to China.

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Wall Street set to open in black as oil prices surge

Wall Street set to open in black as oil prices surge

Fri, Jun 22, 2018

Wall Street was set to open higher on Friday with the Dow on track to snap an 8-day losing streak, helped by a surge in oil prices as OPEC neared a deal to boost output, while there were no significant developments in the China-U.S. trade rhetoric.  

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