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(Bloomberg) — European stock futures slipped, tracking losses in Asian equities ahead of US jobs data that will help shape the outlook for interest rates. Most Read from Bloomberg Euro Stoxx 50 futures declined 0.1%, while contracts for the S&P 500 index fell 0.3% after the US stock market was closed Thursday to observe a […]
(Bloomberg) — European stocks were set to follow losses in Asia and the US as growing concern about inflation led to a selloff in Treasuries. Most Read from Bloomberg MSCI’s gauge of Asian equities headed for its biggest one-day drop in more than two weeks, erasing Tuesday’s advance. China’s benchmark stock index briefly tumbled to […]
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Chinese tech heavyweight Tencent Holdings tumbled 5.4% in Hong Kong after the company was added to a list of “Chinese military companies” by the U.S. Department of Defense. The move follows a near 8% fall in Tencent‘s U.S. depository receipts on Wall Street. Other Chinese companies […]
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment checks dropped last week to the lowest level since March, suggesting that suggest most workers enjoy unusual job security. Jobless claims dropped by 9,000 to 211,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which strips out week-to-week ups and downs, fell […]
The euro and British pound hit multi-month lows against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, as the fresh trading year kicked off and investors geared up for the return of Donald Trump to the White House this month. The euro was 0.33% lower against the greenback at $1.032 shortly before 1 p.m. in London, hitting its […]
Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery on Saturday at a US military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress. Pelosi, 84, “is well on the mend,” said Ian Krager, a spokesman for the California Democrat, in a statement. Pelosi thanked the staff […]
WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress. Pelosi, 84, “is well on the mend,” said Ian Krager, a spokesman for the San Francisco Democrat, in a statement. Pelosi thanked the staff […]
Live news: Iran says fall of Assad was planned by US and Israel Financial Times Source link
US Central Command says it struck more than 75 targets to ensure armed group does not exploit end of Syrian leader’s rule. The United States says it has carried out dozens of air strikes on ISIL (ISIS) targets in Syria following the stunning collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) […]
Damascus is expected to fall, three U.S. officials told CBS News, as Syrian insurgents have surrounded the capital in a swiftly moving offensive. Iranian forces who’d been defending Syria’s President Bashar Assad have “pretty much” evacuated from Syria, the U.S. officials said. Syrian insurgents reached the suburbs of Damascus on Saturday as part of a […]