Stocks edge lower, oil jumps on supply concerns over Mideast, Libya

Stocks edge lower, oil jumps on supply concerns over Mideast, Libya

Item 1 of 3 Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo [1/3]Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new …

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Stocks retreat after rally with jobs data eyed, yields climb

Stocks retreat after rally with jobs data eyed, yields climb

[1/3]Traders gather at the post that trades Alaska Airlines stock on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Major US averages fall Dollar rises Gold retreats after hitting record high Oil settles down more than 1% NEW YORK, Dec …

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Chennai airport runway flooded as Cyclone Michaung nears India

Chennai airport runway flooded as Cyclone Michaung nears India

CHENNAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) – At least four people died, factories closed and the runway of one of India’s busiest airports lay submerged due to torrential rain, as two southern states were braced on Monday for the impact of a severe cyclone. Cyclone Michaung was expected to make landfall on the coast of the southern …

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Asia factory activity weakens, uncertainty on China clouds outlook

Asia factory activity weakens, uncertainty on China clouds outlook

An employee works on a production line manufacturing steel structures at a factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights China’s private PMI unexpectedly expands in November Manufacturing activity slumps in Japan, steadies in S. Korea Soft global demand clouds outlook …

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Treasury yields fall on data, rate cut expectations; dollar gains

Treasury yields fall on data, rate cut expectations; dollar gains

NEW YORK/LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Treasury yields fell on Wednesday while the dollar gained and MSCI’s global stock index barely rose as U.S. Federal Reserve officials provided mixed messages on monetary policy while third-quarter data provided encouraging signs for the economy. In U.S. equities, the S&P 500 edged lower and Nasdaq dipped while the …

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North Korea vows more satellite launches, beefs up military on border

North Korea vows more satellite launches, beefs up military on border

A rocket carrying a spy satellite Malligyong-1 is launched, as North Korean government claims, in a location given as North Gyeongsang Province, North Korea in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on November 21, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS/ File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SEOUL, Nov 27 (Reuters) – North Korea warned on Monday it would …

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China, Japan, South Korea seek summit in latest bid to ease relations

China, Japan, South Korea seek summit in latest bid to ease relations

[1/9]Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa pose for a photo prior to the 10th trilateral foreign ministers’ meeting in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights SEOUL, Nov 26 (Reuters) – China, Japan and South Korea agreed …

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Asian shares dragged lower by China, Treasury yields climb

Asian shares dragged lower by China, Treasury yields climb

Photographers take photos near a large screen showing stock prices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) after market opens in Tokyo, Japan October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SYDNEY, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Asian shares were dragged lower by losses in China on Friday and in the absence of guidance from Wall …

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Stocks gain, bonds calm as Fed outlook trumps Moody’s downgrade

Stocks gain, bonds calm as Fed outlook trumps Moody’s downgrade

Passersby are reflected on an electric stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Stocks in Asia rose on Monday while Treasuries and the dollar kept their composure, as investors took their lead from Wall Street’s Friday rally, shrugging off …

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Blinken concerned by growing Russia-North Korea military ties

Blinken concerned by growing Russia-North Korea military ties

[1/5]U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin hold a joint press conference after their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul, South Korea, November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool Acquire Licensing Rights SEOUL, Nov 9 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he shared …

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