·         European stocks opened higher Monday morning, with market participants looking ahead to a fresh round of U.S.-China trade talks this week. The pan-European Stoxx  600  was up around  0.5  percent shortly after the opening bell, with all sectors and major bourses in positive territory. Market focus is largely attuned to global trade developments, with a delegation of U.S. officials set to travel to China for the next round of negotiations this week. The latest set of trade talks will...

·           Stocks fell sharply on Thursday as it became clear that a trade meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping would not happen before a key March deadline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped  220.77  points to  25,169.53  as Apple and DowDuPont led the decline. The S&P  500  pulled back  0.94  percent to close at  2,706.05 , led lower by the energy and tech sectors. The Nasdaq Composite lagged, sliding about  1.2  percent to  7,288.35. ·          ...

·           Stocks in Europe hovered around the flatline on Friday as trade fears returned. The pan-European Stoxx  600  was trading flat with most sectors and major bourses in the red. Autos were the worst-performing sector on growing fears that the Chinese and U.S trade relations will deteriorate. ·           Reports on Thursday suggested that President Donald Trump is unlikely to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping before March. As a result, investors are considering whether they will reach...

·           Stocks slipped on Wednesday as Wall Street digested mixed quarterly earnings results as well as President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union address. ·           The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  21.22  points lower at  25 , 390.30  and ended a three-day winning streak. The S&P  500  fell  0.22  percent to  2 , 731.62 , snapping a five-day winning streak, while the Nasdaq Composite declined  0.36  percent to about  7 , 375.28.  Shares of tech-related companies...

·         European stocks were slightly lower Thursday morning, as market participants monitored the latest flurry of corporate results. The pan-European Stoxx  600  was down around  0.2  percent during early morning deals, with almost all sectors and major bourses in negative territory. ·         In Asia, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares, excluding Japan, edged up  0.2  percent — reaching its highest level since early October. Trading was light on Thursday, with China's...

·           European stocks surged to a nine-week high on Tuesday, as market participants monitored a flurry of corporate earnings results. The pan-European Stoxx  600  closed provisionally  1.3  percent higher, with all sectors and major bourses in positive territory. The index hit its highest level since Dec.  3. ·           Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors eagerly awaited President Donald Trump’s latest State of the Union address while the corporate earnings season rolled on. The...

·         U.S. stock index futures traded lower on Wednesday morning after President Donald Trump delivered his second State of the Union address. At  3  a.m. ET, Dow futures were down  48  points, pointing to a negative open of more than  80  points. Futures for both the S&P  500  and the Nasdaq were also trading lower. Markets focused on Trump’s address Tuesday as he vowed to build a wall that’s the source of a deep partisan divide. Democrats did not yield to Trump’s demand to fund...

·           Stocks rose on Monday, led by tech shares, as investors awaited key corporate earnings from companies like Alphabet. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  175.48  points higher at  25 , 239.37  as Microsoft and Apple outperformed. The S&P  500  gained  0.7  percent to close at  2 , 724.87  as the tech sector gained  1.6  percent. The Nasdaq Composite climbed  1.15  percent to  7 , 347.54 , outperforming relative to the other major indexes. ·           European stocks closed...

·         European stocks opened higher Tuesday morning, as overnight strength on Wall Street underpinned appetite for riskier assets. The pan-European Stoxx  600  was up around  0.1  percent shortly after the opening bell, with most sectors and major bourses in positive territory. Market focus is largely attuned to the latest batch of corporate results, after fourth-quarter earnings helped to push the S&P  500  slightly higher on Monday. ·         Asian stocks extended gains on Tuesday as...

·           The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted slight gains on Friday after the U.S. government released jobs growth data that easily beat expectations. The 30-stock Dow rose 64.22 points to 25,063.89 as Chevron, Exxon Mobil and Merck all closed higher. The Dow also posted its sixth straight week of gains, its longest since November 2017. The S&P 500 closed 0.1 percent higher at 2,706.53 as gains in the energy and tech sectors offset losses in consumer discretionary. The Nasdaq Composite...

·         European stocks were slightly lower on Monday morning, as market participants monitored another flurry of corporate earnings results. The pan-European Stoxx  600  edged  0.1  percent lower during early morning deals, with most sectors and major bourses in negative territory. ·         Asia stocks hovered near four-month highs on Monday after a mixed performance on Wall Street at the close of last week, while the dollar firmed against the yen following strong U.S. employment and manufacturing...

·         Wall Street ascended on Thursday, with the S&P  500  wrapping up its biggest monthly increase since  2015  after strong earnings from Facebook Inc added to optimism after the Federal Reserve’s dovish remarks. Facebook jumped  10.82  percent, its strongest daily rise since January  2016 , after its quarterly profit topped expectations and showed that advertisers were still flocking to the social network even after a series of high-profile embarrassments. “There was a severe...

·         European stocks opened slightly higher Friday morning, as market participants monitored a flurry of corporate results and key economic reports. The pan-European Stoxx  600  was up around  0.3  percent shortly after the opening bell, with most sectors and major bourses in positive territory. ·         Asian shares crept back from four-month highs on Friday as a dismal survey on Chinese factory activity dulled optimism about the prospects for a Sino-U.S. deal on tariffs. Investor caution...

  ·           Stocks rose sharply on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and said it will be “patient” with raising rates moving forward. Strong earnings from Boeing and Apple also boosted the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  434.90  points higher at  25,014.86 , as Boeing and Apple outperformed. Wednesday also marked the Dow’s first close above  25,000  since Dec.  4.  The S&P  500  gained  1.56  percent, led by the tech and...

·         European stocks open higher on the back of the Federal Reserve's latest meeting. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was slightly higher with the majority of sectors in positive territory. In Asia, shares were mostly higher taking cues from Wall Street. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the central bank would be "patient" in increasing rates. The indication of a slower hiking cycle is generally positive for stocks. Meanwhile, investors are also following...

·           U.S. government debt yields inched higher Tuesday after United Kingdom lawmakers renounced Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan and rejected the deal crafted between the U.K. leader and the European Union. The yield on the benchmark  10- year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was just higher at  2.711  percent, while the yield on the  30- year Treasury bond was higher at  3.072  percent. May lost by  230  votes after members of the U.K.’s House of Commons...

·         European markets opened mixed Wednesday morning, as investors await Federal Reserve monetary policy guidance and the outcome of  high level  trade talks between the U.S. and China. The pan-European Euro Stoxx  600  index was flat with different bourses and sectors pointing in different directions. ·         Asian equities steadied on Wednesday as investors awaited Federal Reserve policy guidance and the outcome of  high level  trade talks between the United States and  China,  while...

·           Stocks fell sharply on Monday after weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings and guidance from Caterpillar, as well as a big revenue forecast cut from chipmaker Nvidia, stoked fears about the Chinese economy slowing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell  208.98  points to  24 , 528.22  as Caterpillar lagged. The S&P  500  dropped  0.8  percent to  2 , 643.85 , led lower by the tech, communications services and health care sectors. The Nasdaq Composite declined  1.1  percent to...

·         European stocks were mixed Tuesday morning, as investors monitored global trade developments, fresh earnings and another potentially decisive Brexit vote. The pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 index nudged higher during morning deals with sectors and bourses pointing in different directions. Market focus is largely attuned to global trade developments, after prospects for a long-awaited U.S.-China trade deal were dealt another setback. It comes after Washington leveled sweeping charges...

·           U.S. stocks rose on Friday as investors looked past a poor Intel earnings report, instead focusing on a partial government shutdown solution. President Donald Trump announced that he reached a continuing resolution deal with Congress to reopen the U.S. government. The temporary deal will fund the government for three weeks until Feb.  15.   The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher by  184  points, or  0.8  percent, to  24 , 737.20.  The S&P  500  also rose nearly  1  percent...