() – Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes rose more than expected in November, notching a fourth straight month of gains as buyers focused on taking advantage of improved inventory despite stu...
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK () – U.S. stock exchanges will close on Thursday, January 9 in observation of a national day of mourning in honor of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at ...
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK () -Global stocks dropped for a third straight session on Monday as the recent bout of elevated U.S. Treasury yields prompted profit-taking at the end of a strong year fo...
(Deletes fourth bullet point which contained old information) By Stephen Culp NEW YORK () -Wall Street closed in negative territory on Monday in light volume at the top of a holiday-shortened week in ...
() -The dollar rose broadly on Monday, holding near a two-year high, while the Japanese yen edged up from five-month lows against the greenback as traders continued to digest the likelihood that the F...
By Sruthi Shankar () -European stocks fell on Monday, in line with Wall Street, as still-high government bond yields prompted investors to pull out of equities at the end of a year that has been posit...
By Johann M Cherian and Pranav Kashyap () -Wall Street’s main stock indexes hit their lowest point in over a week on Monday, as thin trading volumes and elevated Treasury yields overshadowed the typic...
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA () – After months of rancor, ties between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Brazil’s central bank look poised for an era of sweetness and light – which is precisely wha...
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK () -Global stocks fell for a third straight session on Monday and Wall Street tumbled as the recent bout of elevated U.S. Treasury yields prompted profit taking at the en...
By Johann M Cherian and Pranav Kashyap () – Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened sharply lower on Monday and hit their lowest in over a week, as sparse trading volumes and the specter of elevated T...
() -The Japanese yen edged up slightly from five-month lows on Monday and the dollar held onto its dominant position, as global currencies headed to the end of a year characterised by diverging centra...
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON () – The United States has sent $3.4 billion in additional budget aid to Ukraine, giving the war-torn country critical resources amid intensifying Russian attacks on Ukrain...