Stocks – Wall Street Opens Mixed as Rally Runs out of Steam

Stock Markets13 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 09:37AM ET) (C) Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — U.S. stock markets opened mixed on Friday, paring premarket losses but unable to find the strength to advance further after a record-breaking week. By 9:35 AM ET (1335 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 12 points or […]

China promised to follow Phase One trade deal, Pompeo says

Economy4 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 09:20AM ET) (C) Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo visits United Nations to submit complaint to Security Council calling for restoration of sanctions against Iran at U.N. headquarters in New York WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has promised to follow the Phase One trade deal reached with the United States, […]

Stocks – Deere, Biontech and Foot Locker Rise Premarket

Sign In/Free Sign Up 0 Stock Markets14 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 08:09AM ET) (C) Reuters. By Peter Nurse Investing.com — Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Friday, August 21st. Please refresh for updates. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock rose 0.8% after its stock price closed above $2,000 for the first time […]

US Futures Drift Lower; Dow Futures Drop 37 Pts

Stock Markets15 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 07:15AM ET) (C) (C) Reuters By Peter Nurse Investing.com – U.S. stocks are set to edge lower Friday, consolidating at the end of a record-breaking week with investors focusing on the race for the White House. At 07:15 AM ET (1115 GMT), S&P 500 Futures traded 5 points, […]

Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Friday, August 21st

Economy7 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 06:43AM ET) (C) Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination as its presidential candidate with a speech promising to end the ‘darkness’ of the current time. Europe’s economy slowed in August, but the pound rises after better-than-expected business and retail sales surveys. Stocks […]

China will step up efforts to make breakthroughs in key technologies: Xi

Economy8 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 05:45AM ET) (C) Reuters. Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing session of NPC in Beijing BEIJING (Reuters) – China will step up efforts to make breakthroughs in key technologies, President Xi Jinping said, according to state TV on Friday. Authorities will roll out more support measures to help […]

Capital exited stock markets as S&P hit new record: BOFA

Economy8 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 05:25AM ET) LONDON (Reuters) – The largest outflow in 15 weeks from U.S. equity funds occurred during the same week the S&P 500 hit a new record high, analysts at BOFA have estimated citing financial flow data. About $7.8 billion was yanked out of the stock market during the […]

British Airways increasingly likely to face strike action: union

Economy9 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 04:45AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: BA planes tail fins are seen near Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways is increasingly likely to face strike action this autumn, as the trade union representing cabin crew said that new contracts offered to the airline’s remaining staff […]

Global stocks struggle higher as PMIs weigh

Economy9 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 04:40AM ET) 2/2 (C) Reuters. Man wearing a face mask is seen inside the Shanghai Stock Exchange building, as the country is hit by a novel coronavirus outbreak, at the Pudong financial district in Shanghai 2/2 By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) – Global stock markets enjoyed cautious gains on […]

British public debt tops 2 trillion pounds for first time

Economy9 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 04:35AM ET) 2/2 (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak visits Peak Scientific, a Scottish manufacturer of gas generators for analytical laboratories in Glasgow 2/2 By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s public debt has surpassed 2 trillion pounds ($2.65 trillion) for the first time, […]