Dollar drops, stocks climb as weak US jobs data eases rate fears
New York (AFP) - The dollar fell sharply Friday after the US economy shed thousands of jobs in July, an ...
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European stocks rise before US jobs report
London (AFP) - European stock markets rose, oil prices dipped and the dollar steadied Friday as investors awaited a key ...
Oil extends gains and stocks mostly down on fresh Hormuz worries
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices extended gains and most stocks fell further on Friday amid fading optimism over a ...
Stocks mixed with tech firms back under pressure
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most Asian markets were mixed on Thursday with tech firms back under pressure after a four-day ...
‘Stretch our money’: Romanians face highest EU inflation
Calarasi (Romania) (AFP) - At the weekly market in the southern Romanian town of Calarasi, Florica Vasile goes from vendor ...
Asian stocks mostly down with tech firms back under pressure
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most Asian markets sank on Thursday with tech firms back under pressure after a four-day rebound ...
Amazon surges as US stocks shrug off bond yield worries
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks charged higher Friday behind strong earnings from Amazon that offset the drag from ...
US Fed dissenters call for rate hikes over sustained inflation
Washington (United States) (AFP) - All three US Federal Reserve policymakers who dissented from the central bank's decision to keep ...
Stocks climb on earnings and rates, oil retreats
London (AFP) - Most European and US stock markets advanced Thursday as traders tracked major earnings and central bank updates, ...
US economic growth slows in second quarter, missing expectations
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The United States saw slowing growth in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday, ...
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