Thursday, March 5, 2026
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Gold hits record high as global markets rise
New York (AFP) - Gold hit a record high on Friday as global stock markets gained on reassuring data about...
Equities surge on strong US consumer data
Hong Kong (AFP) - Japanese stocks surged and markets elsewhere in Asia strengthened on Friday, tracking substantial gains on Wall...
Asian markets surge on strong US consumer data
Hong Kong (AFP) - Japanese stocks surged and markets across Asia started strong on Friday, tracking substantial gains on Wall...
Stocks climb as retail sales data dispels US growth worries
New York (AFP) - Stock markets mostly rose Thursday, with strong retail sales data dispelling worries about the strength of...
Shares soar in mpox vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic
Copenhagen (AFP) - Shares in Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic, which manufactures a vaccine targeting mpox, soared Thursday after the World...
Stocks climb tracking inflation, growth data
London (AFP) - Stock markets mostly rose Thursday, as easing US consumer inflation buoyed hopes that the Federal Reserve could...
Markets extend gains as US inflation data boost rate hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most equities marched higher Wednesday after hopes for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month...
Stock markets diverge, as oil prices cool
London (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets fell Tuesday after gains in Asia, as attention turned to economic data and...
Asian markets mixed as focus turns to US inflation data
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Monday as investors try to move on from last week's upheaval that...
Deliveroo shares surge on ‘profit milestone’
London (AFP) - Deliveroo shares surged more than ten percent Thursday after the international food delivery app struck its first...
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