US stocks rise with Dow reaching new high on Black Friday
New York (AFP) - Wall Street shares rose in a holiday-shortened session as the US Black Friday shopping spree got ...
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US Fed’s favored inflation gauge ticks up in October
Washington (AFP) - US inflation -- set to be a key issue for incoming president Donald Trump -- accelerated slightly ...
US stocks rally despite Trump tariff threat but European stocks fall
New York (AFP) - US stock indices pushed to fresh records Tuesday, shrugging off tariff threats from President-elect Donald Trump ...
Trump to face less internal pushback in new term: ex-commerce chief
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's staff choices will ensure he faces less internal pushback on his aggressive economic policies, such ...
Dollar strengthens, stocks mostly flat over lack of triggers
New York (AFP) - Global stocks were mostly flat or lower Wednesday while the dollar strengthened ahead of an eagerly ...
Stocks, dollar hesitant as traders scale back US rate cut bets
London (AFP) - European and Asian stock markets moved mostly lower Monday after a pre-weekend retreat on Wall Street as ...
Markets mixed after Wall St losses as traders weigh US rates outlook
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Monday following a sell-off on Wall Street as investors scale back their ...
US retail sales lose steam in October after hurricanes
Washington (AFP) - Retail sales in the United States slowed in October, according to government data released Friday, with analysts ...
Markets struggle at end of tough week
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets stuttered Friday as data showing a pick-up in Chinese consumption was offset by concerns ...
Fed chair calls US the best-performing major economy in the world
Washington (AFP) - The recent performance of the US economy has been "the best of any major economy in the ...
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