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Gold futures rise as the market digests the latest U.S. economic data and its consequences for interest-rate cuts. Futures rise 0.5% to $2,671.00 a troy ounce. Futures had initially pared gains after the release of the latest job openings and labor turnover survey, or Jolts, before recouping most losses. The report showed job openings in […]
Black Friday sales in the US increased 3.4% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to preliminary data from Mastercard SpendingPulse. Black Friday remained one of the biggest days of the season despite retailers offering early deals in the days leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, the report observed. Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and […]
New York, Nov 30, 2024 -Wall Street shares rose in a holiday-shortened session as the US Black Friday shopping spree got under way and traders speculated whether President-elect Donald Trump may temper his trade tariff threats. The yen rallied against the dollar as higher inflation in Japan fueled expectations that the central bank will hike […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer price increases accelerated last month, the latest sign that inflation’s steady decline over the past two years has stalled in recent months. WATCH: 3 things to know about egg prices and shortages According to the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, consumer prices rose 2.3% in October from a year earlier, the […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As Mexican drug cartels persist in smuggling highly addictive and dangerous drugs into the United States, American citizens legally permitted to buy firearms are trafficking these weapons to the cartels. Gun trafficking is nothing new, but according to U.S. Attorney Roger Handberg, gun trafficking cases linked to drug cartels and other criminal […]
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Nov. 20, 2024) – New rankings recently released by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education show North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University leads all historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in graduating Black bachelor’s degree earners and all U.S. universities in graduation of Black bachelor’s and doctoral students in engineering. North Carolina […]
By Chibuike Oguh and Harry Robertson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks rose in choppy trading on Tuesday as markets waited for President-elect Donald Trump to make more appointments to his incoming administration, while oil prices settled slightly higher as tensions mounted between Russia and the U.S. over Ukraine. Trump’s pool for a Treasury secretary pick […]
(Bloomberg) — Asian equities gained, following Wall Street stocks higher, after Treasuries halted a selloff that had pushed 10-year yields as high as 4.5%. Traders are closely watching any news around President-elect Donald Trump’s planned administration. Most Read from Bloomberg Benchmark indexes advanced in Japan, South Korea and Australia, while futures climbed in Hong Kong. […]
Investors around the world are closely watching the US election for clues on who will become the next president of the world’s biggest economy. Benchmark stock indexes across Asia were mostly higher on Wednesday, while the US dollar was also up. The result of the election is expected to have a major impact on the […]
It’s early, but market action as results come in Tuesday night indicates that investors see a path for Donald Trump to return to the White House, a veteran Wall Street strategist told MarketWatch. “The Dow is up 265 points, so I think the market is anticipating a Trump victory,” Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at […]