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U.S. stocks halted a three-day advance mixed after disappointing results from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Citigroup Inc. dragged down bank shares. Crude slumped towards $63 a barrel in New York. The S&P 500 Index slipped from a six-month high as the U.S....
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U.S. stocks rose amid solid bank earnings and a major deal in the energy sector, while Treasuries fell as Chinese data bolstered optimism in the global economy.The S&P 500 gained for a third straight week as it punched through the key 2,900 level for the first...
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Theresa May tells Parliament she’s still trying to get a Brexit deal approved to avoid getting stuck in a long extension. She also hinted that a compromise on what trade ties with the bloc should look like after Brexit might be possible in talks with the opposition...
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Mario Draghi signalled that the European Central Bank expects to rely on long-term bank loans and tweaks to its negative interest-rate policy as a first defense if officials need to intensify their fight against the economic slowdown. The comments came as the ECB...
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U.S. stocks ended the longest winning streak in 18 months yesterday amid renewed concerns about slowing global growth and an escalation of trade tensions. Treasuries advanced. The S&P 500 fell for the first time in nine sessions as the Trump administration...
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US Stocks edged higher, with the S&P 500 extending its longest rally since 2017 to eight days, as investors awaited signs of progress in the trade war with China ahead of the latest corporate earnings season. Treasuries dropped, while West Texas crude hit a...
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March Non-Farm Payrolls grew by 196K, 19K more than expected while the two prior months were revised higher by 14K. The private sector component though had less of an upside print as jobs here rose by 182K, 5K more than expected. Similar to what the ADP said on...
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U.S. stocks rose for a sixth consecutive day and the US Dollar strengthened as investors remained bullish about U.S.- China trade negotiations and key jobs data this afternoon. The benchmark S&P 500 capped the longest rally since February 2018, closing at another...
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MPs have voted by a majority of one to force the Prime Minister to ask for an extension to the Brexit process, in a bid to avoid any no-deal scenario.The bill, put forward by Labour’s Yvette Cooper, was passed by the Commons in just one day.However, it will need...
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Theresa May asked her greatest political enemy Jeremy Corbyn to help work out a joint plan for Brexit, in an attempt to break the deadlock and prevent the U.K. crashing out of the European Union without a deal.The Prime Minister’s appeal to the opposition Labour Party...
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The U.K.’s deadlocked Parliament failed to agree on a new blueprint for Brexit, rejecting all the options that were put forward to replace Theresa May’s unpopular deal. Last night the House of Commons voted on four different policies but none of them won a majority,...
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US Stock Indices climbed to round off a strong First Quarter while Treasuries fell amid hopes for a Trade Deal between the World’s tow largest economies. The S&P 500 Index posted its best Quarter since 2009, and Lyft Incorporation surged in its debut after...
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Theresa May is making a desperate push to get her Brexit deal approved in Parliament to avoid a huge delay to Britain’s divorce from the EU, even though she’s facing what seem to be impossible odds. Members of Parliament, who’ve twice rejected her deal, will be asked...
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Teresa May promised to resign as British Prime Minister if her Conservative colleagues drop their opposition to her Brexit strategy and vote to ratify her deal. Tories including Boris Johnson and Iain Duncan Smith told colleagues they will back down and support the...
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