Oil Futures Close Sharply Higher For The Day, But Shed 2.7% In Week
Crude oil prices rose sharply on Friday and lifted the near month crude futures contract to its first positive close in four sessions. A report […]
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Treasuries Close Nearly Unchanged After Choppy Trading Day
After moving notably higher over the course of the previous session, treasuries showed a lack of direction during trading on Friday. Bond prices spent much […]
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California to lift COVID-19 capacity, physical distancing requirements on June 15
FILE PHOTO: People eat at the King’s Head pub as Los Angeles County moves into the least restrictive yellow coronavirus disease (COVID-19) disease reopening tier, […]
Continue reading »Fed's Harker says important to talk about tapering sooner rather than later
(Reuters) -Federal Reserve officials should start talking about the best way to reduce their asset purchases “sooner rather than later,” Philadelphia Fed Bank President Patrick […]
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Amicus, Bloomin’ Brands, Seagate and More Friday Afternoon Analyst Calls
With the trading day more than halfway over, the markets were somewhat mixed going into the weekend. The Nasdaq felt the worst of it, being […]
Continue reading »Chicken wing shortage grips America
Shortage of basic goods causing price spikes Shortages of basic goods are causing many stores to increase their prices. FOX Business’ Edward Lawrence with more. […]
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Merkel pledges money, doses to help poorer countries vaccinate
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/PoolBERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has […]
Continue reading »Stocks grind higher as major averages seek back-to-back gains
Market pullback a buying opportunity, not the time to sell: Expert Lebenthal Global Advisors President Dominick Tavella advises accumulating more shares and putting your money […]
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Euro zone business growth hits three-year high but ECB cautious
LONDON (Reuters) -Euro zone business growth accelerated at its fastest pace in over three years in May, a survey showed on Friday, but European Central […]
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Israel and Hamas cease fire but Jerusalem clashes break out again
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A truce between Israel and Hamas took hold on Friday after the worst violence in years, but brief clashes broke out around Al-Aqsa […]
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'Faster than the virus': India's financial hub gears up for a third COVID-19 wave
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s crowded financial hub Mumbai won plaudits this year for tackling the second wave of the pandemic better than any other metropolis […]
Continue reading »COLUMN-Bitcoin volatility keeps it in 'neverland' :Mike Dolan
(The author is editor-at-large for finance and markets at Reuters News. Any views expressed here are his own) LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) – Bitcoin’s wild […]
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European stocks up ahead of business activity data, Richemont shines
FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Staff(Reuters) – European stocks […]
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China's push for the digital yuan brings with it uncertainties, says BNP Paribas
The Chinese central bank wants to introduce the digital yuan "because they want to make the domestic financial institution much more efficient," said CG Lai, […]
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S.Korea approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
FILE PHOTO: A nurse draws a Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at East Valley Community Health Center in La Puente, California, U.S., March 5, 2021. […]
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Japan to approve more COVID-19 vaccines as state of emergency set to widen
FILE PHOTO: A vial containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a temporarily vaccination center of Swiss Medix health center as the spread of […]
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SEC chair Gensler says agency will enforce rules 'aggressively' against bad actors
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said he would be aggressively pursuing bad financial actors who were "playing with working families' savings." Gensler made […]
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Oatly, Procore debuts calm U.S. IPO jitters
Slideshow ( 2 images )(Reuters) – Strong stock market debuts by oat milk maker Oatly Group AB and construction software firm Procore Technologies eased investor […]
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Biden, saying 'silence is complicity,' signs COVID hate crimes bill into law
Slideshow ( 5 images )WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act that passed Congress in a […]
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Israel and Hamas agree Gaza truce, to be monitored by Egypt
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas will cease fire across the Gaza Strip border as of 2 a.m. on Friday (2300 GMT Thursday), an official with […]
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