
A false tweet which was apparently from the Associated Press saying there had been explosion at the White House, sparked a brief bout of upheaval in financial markets on Tuesday (April 23).

European stocks rose for a fourth straight day after a worse-than-expected survey on business morale in German led to investors betting on a near-term interest rate cut from the European Central Bank.

European stocks rose for the third straight day as investors shrugged off disappointing economic data from China and the Eurozone amid bets that the poor data will spur an interest rate cut next week ..

European stocks headed for a hefty five-day decline after an active week in which commodity price moves and surprisingly strong bond sales continued to puzzle investors around the world.