A Bullish start to the week is underway, fueled by hopes of easing US-China tensions and signals US President Donald Trump will try to track down some coronavirus treatments. Hopes also build that markets will receive supportive remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the central bank in Jackson …
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Asian stock markets up Monday after Wall Street hit a new high despite prolonged unrest over a possible second wave of coronavirus infections. The Nikkei 225 NIK, + 0.25% in Tokyo added 0.3% and the Hang Seng HSI, + 1.37% in Hong Kong advanced 1.5%. The Shanghai Composite Index rose …
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TOKYO – Asian equities were higher on Friday over hopes of developing a vaccine for coronavirus, although concerns remained about long-term economic damage from the pandemic. The rise in regional benchmarks echoes the gains on Wall Street, which were led by large technology companies benefiting from people staying home during …
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Asian stocks slipped Thursday after sobriety set in on Wall Street, and minutes from the US Federal Reserve posed economic challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic. Japanese benchmark Nikkei 225 NIK, -0.99% fell 1% in early trade, and the Kospi of South Korea 180721, -3.79% ploft 3.1%. Hang Seng HSI from …
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Florida 2000: The game of nightmares. Rhona Wise / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images Analysts will continue to fill out research reports with guesses as to what a Joe Biden presidency would mean if Donald Trump won a stock market election. But nothing is likely to shake financial markets coming …
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