Markets

US traders

Dollar hits one-year Yen high but stocks split

By AFP News

Wall Street's major indices all fell, with the Dow retreating from an all-time high as the yield on...

MV Ever Given

Suez Canal finally reopens to traffic as megaship gets refloated

Rescue teams had focused on efforts to remove sand around the ship, which was dredged up to a depth...

By Hager Harabech with Mona Salem in Cairo

WeWork

WeWork to go public with $9 bn valuation

WeWork suffered a loss of $3.2 billion in 2020.

By AFP News

Hong Kong

Oil prices crash as stocks wobble over third wave lockdowns

Only earlier this month oil prices struck a 14-month high -- returning to pre-pandemic levels -- on...

By Roland Jackson

Jerome Powell

Renewed lockdowns send oil prices tumbling

Stocks prices of oil companies and airlines, which could lose the crucial summer travel season in...

By AFP News

coronavirus vaccine

European stocks push higher, US and Asia retreat

The rise in yields on government bonds in the United States and other key economies last week...

By Roland Jackson

US dollars

Ugly day on Wall Street as US Treasury yields jump

All three major US indices fell sharply, but the tech-dominated Nasdaq was by far the weakest,...

By AFP News

Bitcoin

Bitcoin hits new high on mixed day for global stocks

Bitcoin topped $50,000 for the first time amid increased support from corporate heavyweights.

By Roland Jackson

US Capitol

Stocks move higher, Bitcoin touches new record

Bitcoin struck a fresh high of $48,663.05 as the cryptocurrency gained further mainstream support.

By AFP News

Joe Biden

Bitcoin pushes closer to $50,000, global stocks mixed

Bitcoin briefly pushed to a record-high of $48,215.83 after winning a huge boost Monday from news...

By Ben Perry

New York Stock Exchange

US stocks hit records as Tesla investment boosts bitcoin

By John Biers

All three major US stock indices streaked to fresh records, extending last week's rally on optimism that additional US...

Joe Biden

Global stocks retreat as virus concerns mount

By AFP News

On Wednesday, daily global deaths from Covid-19 topped 18,000 for the first time.

Chuck Schumer

European stocks bounce back while Wall Street treads water

By AFP News

The biggest driver of the market rally in recent weeks has been hope for Biden's $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan.

London stock Exchange

London stock market facing blockbuster IPO year

By Jean-Baptiste Oubrier

The IPO market has also attracted interest in recent years due to the easier availability of...

Joe Biden

Wall Street soars after smooth Biden inauguration

By AFP News

Investors worldwide appear to have set aside concerns over the pandemic for now, though it...

Joe Biden

Oil prices surge as Saudi Arabia pledges to cut output

By John Biers

Members of the oil cartel OPEC and their partners agreed Tuesday to raise...

US senate vote

Most Asian markets fall after virus, vote worries hit Wall St.

By AFP News

Markets have been buoyed in recent months by the prospect of Republicans...

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UK Pound Sterling

Wall Street stocks pull back; Sterling rises again

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