HONG KONG (AP) — Asia stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday, with investors mainly focusing on a U.S. inflation report and what it means for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Oil prices advanced while U.S. futures were mixed. The yen weakened, coming close to a 34-year low. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.8% []
Industrial metals prices have extended their gains with expectations of a worldwide manufacturing rebound, while Asian shares crept up a little more cautiously ahead of this week’s US inflation data and a crucial European Central Bank meeting. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2 per cent on Tuesday. Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.6 […]
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc.’s iPhone shipments slid a worse-than-projected 10% in the March quarter, reflecting flagging sales in China despite a broader smartphone industry rebound..The company shipped 50.1 million iPhones in the first three months, according to market tracker IDC, falling shy of the 51.7 million average analyst estimate compiled by Bloomberg. The 9.6% year-on-year drop is the steepest for Apple since Covid lockdowns snarled supply chains in 2022, the researchers said..The...
U.S. stocks fell sharply following a mixed start to earnings reporting season. The S&P 500 sank 1.5% Friday. The Dow dropped 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 1.6% from its
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Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Sunday marks six months since the Hamas attack on Israel, and the beginning of the war in Gaza. The human cost has been devastating with tens of thousands of civilians killed and hostages still in captivity. Outside of Hamilton’s mountain mosque Sunday afternoon, protestors prepared to send a strong message to Canada’s leaders. “I would […]
Follow all the action in markets, following a week in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its worst weekly loss since the week ending March 10, 2023.
Amazon.com Inc.'s stock is on track to log a record close, days after the company saw its market value hit its first new high in almost three years. The stock was up 1.1% i
Strength in several mega-cap tech and communication services stocks kept the main indexes higher Thursday.
Investors were bracing for a wholesale inflation print, after a surprise uptick in CPI shook markets and undermined bets on interest-rate cuts.
HONG KONG (AP) — Asia stocks were mostly lower on Friday after gains for Big Tech shares helped U.S. stock indexes claw back much of their slide from the day before. U.S. futures and oil prices were higher. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index was up 0.4% at 39,609.60, with the dollar standing at 153.23 []
Six months ago today, on October 7, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel to inflict horrific atrocities on civilians of all ages, committing the worst single day of massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Yet six months later, much of the world is sympathizing with the guilty and attacking the victims in the Hamas-Israel conflict!