Archive for the December 30, 2016
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A drop in US exports last month pushed the country's trade deficit in goods higher while the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week in a positive sign for the labour market.
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Most Middle Eastern stock markets closed higher on Thursday after a tumultuous year in which many bourses were hit hard by low oil prices, then recovered in the final few months as the economic outlook
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Tokyo shares ended lower on Thursday in thin holiday trading after Wall Street declined, with Toshiba and Takata posting dramatic moves. Toshiba plunged for the third straight day, falling as much as 25.55 percent before
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US stocks slipped on Thursday and were headed for a second day of losses as bank and technology stocks came under pressure. The S&P 500 financial index dropped 1.01 percent, after having risen nearly 20
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US stocks fell in low volume on Wednesday in a broad decline triggered in part by a sharp drop in home resales. Contracts to buy previously-owned US homes fell in November to their lowest level
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Hong Kong stocks edged up on Thursday, as strength in tech stocks outweighed the bearish hint from Wall Street, where stocks lost the most in two months overnight. The Hang Seng index rose 0.2 percent,
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Benchmark US Treasury yields fell to their lowest levels in two weeks on Wednesday after a well-bid 5-year note auction that primed an appetite for US government debt. The Treasury Department auctioned $34 billion of
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Benchmark US Treasury yields fell to their lowest levels in two weeks on Wednesday after a well-bid 5-year note auction that primed an appetite for US government debt. The Treasury Department auctioned $34 billion of
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Canada's main stock index ended slightly higher on Wednesday as gold mining stocks lead gains in quiet trading. Activity was lighter than usual due to the post-Christmas shortened week. "I'd be careful about reading too,
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Australian shares ended higher on Thursday, recovering some of the losses incurred earlier in the day, buoyed by a rise in gold prices as the US dollar weakened, helping basic material stocks. The S&P/ASX 200
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