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Wall Street questions whether the job market has slowed by enough or too much
U.S. stocks are wobbling Friday as Wall Street questions whether the U.S. job market has slowed by just enough to get the Federal Reserve…
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Global markets surge as Wall Street sets another record, ahead of hopes for cuts to U.S. interest rates
World shares rose Friday after U.S. stocks climbed to a record as Wall Street made its final moves ahead of an update on the American job…
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US: Wall St indexes open mixed after jobs data
Wall Street opened mixed on Thursday (Sep 4) after a weaker-than-expected private payrolls report, while Salesforce shares dropped as the…
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Asia: Markets tick up after Wall Street rebound
Asian stock markets were mostly up on Thursday morning, tracking gains made on Wall Street as a weak labour market report in the United…
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Wall Street steadies with a boost from Alphabet
Wall Street is steadying on Wednesday as Alphabet and other technology stocks rise. The S&P 500 added 0.3% and was on track to break its…
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Macy’s tops Wall Street expectations with strongest sales in 3 years
Macy’s is coming up for air, topping earnings estimates and delivering the best comparable sales jump in 12 consecutive quarters. With…
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US: Wall St opens lower on tariff uncertainty; focus on data
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday (Sep 2), as investors returning from a long holiday weekend worried about the legality…
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How Trump won the border wall battle
President Trump appears to have finally triumphed in the border wall battle, taking an issue that had been a major political battleground…
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US: Wall Street opens lower after inflation data; tariff concerns weigh
Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened lower on Friday (Aug 29) after an in-line inflation report kept in place bets for a September…
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US: Wall St opens muted in countdown to Nvidia earnings
Wall Street’s main indexes opened flat on Wednesday (Aug 27) as investors awaited AI leader Nvidia’s results, which are expected to test…
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US: Wall St opens subdued after Trump's latest attack on Fed
Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly lower on Tuesday (Aug 26), pressured by a rise in longer-dated Treasury bond yields after US…
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US: Wall St opens lower as Powell-led momentum cools
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Aug 25), retreating from the previous session’s gains when fed chair Jerome Powell…
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Wall Street hires more senior bankers as growing confidence spurs deal rebound
Wall Street banks have hired dozens of senior executives in recent months, as improved economic sentiment has spurred mergers and IPOs…
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The entire wall along the U.S.-Mexico border will be painted black. Here’s why
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that the entire border wall along the southern border with Mexico is going to be…
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US: Wall Street opens higher as Powell's speech looms large
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole Symposium…
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US: Wall Street opens lower as investors brace for Fed meet; Walmart slides
Street’s main indices opened lower on Thursday (Aug 21), as investors turned cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s three-day…
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BBC Sport weekly quiz: Which Crystal Palace player stood too close to Chelsea's wall?
Welcome to the revamped BBC Sport weekly quiz. So much has happened over the past seven days, including VAR drama at Stamford Bridge, a…
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US: Wall Street mostly down as tech still under pressure
stocks closed mostly lower on Wednesday as the tech sector remained under pressure while investors kept an eye on retail earnings and…
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US: Wall St subdued at open on mixed retail earnings ahead of Fed meet
Wall Street’s main indexes were subdued at the open on Wednesday (Aug 20) as investors assessed uneven earnings from retailers such as…
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US: Wall Street mostly declines as tech names pull back from highs
Wall Street’s stocks finished mostly lower on Tuesday (Aug 19), dragged down by tech companies retreating from record highs, while a Home…
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Palantir, Nvidia stocks slip as Wall Street edges away from its records
Wall Street is edging lower on Tuesday following drops for Palantir and other stars that had been riding the mania surrounding…
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Tokyo: Nikkei slips from record high as investors weigh Wall Street lull
Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped from a record high to trade flat on Tuesday, as investors weighed Wall Street’s muted overnight…
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Trump lashes out at Wall Street Journal and other 'stupid' critics of peace negotiations for Ukraine
President Trump lashed out Monday at his critics, including The Wall Street Journal, telling them he'll end Russia's war on Ukraine…
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US: Wall Street opens flat, focus on retail earnings and Fed summit
Street’s main indices were subdued at the open on Monday (Aug 18), in a quiet start to a week packed with corporate earnings reports from…