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S&P 500 climbs to report highs forward of earnings reviews this week
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.Source: NYSEThe S&P 500 hit a new high on Monday as investors waited for the second quarter earnings season to begin this week.The broad index gained 0.3% and hit a record intraday…
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rises 2% as buyers monitor regional Covid state of affairs
SINGAPORE - Asia Pacific stocks rose in Monday morning trading as investors continue to monitor the Covid situation regionally.In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose 2.19% in morning trading while the Topix index rose 2.18%.In Taiwan, the Taiex…
Too early to chop again on the acquisition of “emergency” pandemic bonds: Visco. the ECB
Despite the gradual recovery of the economy and the reopening of summer tourism in many parts of the euro zone, it is not yet time to end the emergency measures, Italian central bank governor Ignazio Visco told CNBC on Sunday at the…
Crackdown on Didi and firms prefer it may price China as a lot as $45 trillion by 2030
A navigation map on the app of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi is seen on a mobile phone in front of the app logo displayed in this illustration picture taken July 1, 2021.Florence Lo | ReutersThis was a clarifying week for global investors…
The G20 heads of state and authorities conform to press forward with the plan for a global tax…
Italian carabinieri guard St. Mark's Square, the day before the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Venice on July 8, 2021.ANDREAS SOLARO | AFP | Getty ImagesThe group of 20 major economies' financiers said they had…
Biden urges Putin to disrupt cyber criminals in Russia
United States President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, the United States, on Friday, July 9, 2021.Alex Edelmann | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON -…
Wayne Couzens pleads responsible to the homicide of Sarah Everard
The London police officer arrested for the kidnapping, rape and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard pleaded guilty to her murder on Friday, a crime that shocked the UK.Wayne Couzens, the 48-year-old former Metropolitan Police…
China’s tightening of laws isn’t a setback for the nation, says economist
No setbackChina’s moves will improve the country’s economic structure, capital markets and governance over the long term, said Chi Lo, senior economist for Greater China at BNP Paribas Asset Management.“No, I don't think it's a setback. I…
Inventory futures are flat after market sell-off
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.Source: NYSEStock futures were flat in overnight trading Thursday after the major indexes fell amid concerns of a slowdown in economic growth.Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
ECB Lagarde presents first coverage overview in nearly 20 years
The President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde delivers remarks during a joint press conference in Lisbon, Portugal.Horacio Villalobos | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON - In a major policy review presented on…