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Stocks diverge tracking US election battle, earnings [Video]

Stock markets diverged Tuesday following a strong start to a week dominated by the battle to become the next president of the United States. Focus was also on corporate earnings as traders looked ahead to key US inflation data due Friday. The dollar traded mixed versus main rivals, while oil prices dipped. Joe Biden’s decision

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Wall Street lower as tech rebound loses steam [Video]

Wall Street’s top indices fell on Thursday as a rebound in tech shares lost steam, adding to losses triggered by fears of new trade tensions. After posting Wednesday its worst daily decline since late 2022, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was down 1.1 percent in late morning trading. The S&P 500 shed 0.6 percent while the

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Tech share bounce helps Wall Street [Video]

Major tech stocks bounced higher Thursday after posting heavy losses the previous day on trade fears, helping Wall Street to mostly advance. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 0.7 percent at the start of trading after slumping 2.8 percent the previous day. The S&P 500 added 0.3 percent while the blue-chip Dow shed 0.3 percent after

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Europe stocks shrug off Wall Street retreat [Video]

Europe’s major stock markets rose Thursday, with London energised by the previous day’s oil price surge, while Asia stumbled after Wall Street retreated on growing tech sector concerns. London’s FTSE 100 index rallied with BP and Shell shares gaining more than one percent, as investors also digested steady UK unemployment data. Oil prices had vaulted