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Stocks rise, dollar sags on tech tariff twist
New York (AFP) - Stock markets rose, gold hit another record high and the dollar remained under pressure as investors...
Stocks rise on new tariff twist
London (AFP) - Stock markets rose, gold hit another record high and the dollar regained some ground Monday as investors...
Dollar plunges, stocks wobble over trade war turmoil
New York (AFP) - Investors dumped US government bonds, the dollar tumbled and stocks seesawed Friday, capping a volatile week...
US senators ask SEC for Trump insider trading probe
Washington (AFP) - A group of US senators on Friday urged the government's markets watchdog to investigate whether President Donald...
Dollar slides, stocks diverge as US-China trade war escalates
London (AFP) - The dollar tumbled, gold hit a fresh record high and stock markets seesawed Friday as China again...
China urges US to meet ‘halfway’ as markets rocket on Trump tariff pause
Beijing (AFP) - China on Thursday urged the United States to meet it "halfway" as US President Donald Trump imposed...
Asian stocks crack higher as Trump delays painful tariffs
Hong Kong (AFP) - Stocks rocketed Thursday as a relief rally spread through markets after Donald Trump paused crippling tariffs...
US stocks soar on Trump tariff reversal, oil prices jump
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks rocketed higher Wednesday following President Trump's shock move to pause many new tariffs,...
Trump’s steep tariffs trigger fresh market panic
Beijing (AFP) - US President Donald Trump reignited market turmoil on Wednesday as punishing tariffs on dozens of countries kicked...
Inside Europe’s last ‘open-outcry’ trading floor
London (AFP) - In an era where computer algorithms automate trading at breakneck speeds, a dwindling number of London's metal...
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