FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks briefly with reporters after participating in a ceremony for state and national Teachers of the Year at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 18, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden heads on Wednesday to his birthplace of Scranton, Pennsylvania as an agreement among Democrats on the scope of his […]
Read moreTOKYO, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Japanese shares rose on Wednesday, underpinned by strong Wall Street finish, but they shed most of the gains as investors grew cautious about weak U.S. futures and rising Treasury yields. The Nikkei share average edged up 0.14% to close at 29,255.55, after rising as much as 0.9% earlier in the session. The broader Topix inched […]
Read moreFILE PHOTO: The Canary Wharf financial district is seen in east London November 12, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File Photo/File PhotoLONDON (Reuters) – Nearly half of the 100 biggest companies listed on Britain’s FTSE Index have no net-zero target at all and just 23 have a scientifically approved plan, according to ESG investment research and asset manager Arabesque. Britain wants to reduce […]
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The major U.S. equities indexes were running higher at noon on Tuesday, with gains of about 0.4% for the Dow Jones industrials and 0.7% for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite. Health care (up about 1.5%) and utilities (up 1.2%) were the leading sectors, while consumer staples and consumer cyclicals both traded about 0.2% lower. The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy […]
Read more(Updates with U.S. markets closing levels) * All three major U.S. stock indexes end higher * Oil, gold futures rise * Dollar stumbles NEW YORK, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Stock indexes around the world jumped on Tuesday as U.S. technology shares extended recent gains and earnings reports were upbeat, while the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to its highest in […]
Read moreFirst bitcoin ETF ‘further legitimizes’ cryptocurrency: Ray Wang Constellation Research founder Ray Wang discusses cryptocurrencies and Apples new ‘unleashed’ event. Facebook has tapped cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase for the pilot of its new digital wallet, Novi, which will enable users to send and receive money abroad instantly, securely and with no fees. Novi users who participate in the pilot, which […]
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FILE PHOTO: People are seen outside a vaccination centre in the State Department Store, GUM, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in central Moscow, Russia January 18, 2021 REUTERS/Shamil ZhumatovMOSCOW (Reuters) – The Moscow city government on Tuesday ordered elderly people to stay home for four months and told businesses to have at least 30% of staff work […]
Read more(Adds pricing details, context) Oct 19 (Reuters) – China will issue dollar-denominated, multi-tranche bonds in tenors of three, five, 10 and 30 years, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The Ministry of Finance mandated 14 banks on Monday for the issuance, which, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, is expected to raise […]
Read moreMarkets started the week out on a negative note but by the middle of the day the S&P 500 and Nasdaq had turned it around each adding to their four-day winning streak. ARK Funds surged forward to start the week but there was one big laggard. ARKW performed the best out of the group, up 1.4%, while ARKG did the […]
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