Wobbly week for US stocks; 2nd weekly drop for S&P 500
Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street Friday as investor jitters over the heated trade war between the world's two biggest economies overshadowed encouraging developments in conflicts between the U.S. and other key trading partners. The sell-off gained s...
Stocks drop around the world, bonds rise on trade worries
Stocks flopped on Friday, and investors herded into the safety of bonds after the market's reading of the U.S.-China trade war flipped back to worry. Industrial companies had the sharpest losses after equipment maker Deere cut its profit forecast for ...
Equities Fall On Trade Woe, Brexit Talks Fail, U.S.-China Divide Widens
Trade tensions rise, outlook suffers, and the global equities moved lower.
U.K. markets recoil from Boris Johnson
The popular former foreign secretary’s candidacy for Prime Minister is viewed as bringing a no-deal Brexit closer to reality
Brexit, China trade weigh on Europe markets
Trade saber-rattling and a dollop of Brexit anxiety pushed European markets down in early trading Friday. The pound, (GBPUSD) which swooned 0.6% Thursday on the latest Brexit news, dipped an additional 0.1% Friday to $1.2778. The China-U.S. trading ...
Brexit, China trade weigh on Europe markets
Trade saber-rattling and a dollop of Brexit anxiety pushed European markets down in early trading Friday. The pound, (GBPUSD) which swooned 0.6% Thursday on the latest Brexit news, dipped an additional 0.1% Friday to $1.2778. The China-U.S. trading ...
FTSE 100 drops as Just Eat rues Amazon backing rival, exporters cushion fall
The FTSE 100 lost 0.1%, but still bagged weekly gains after a turbulent few sessions largely dominated by global trade relations. The FTSE 250 slipped 0.2%. Online takeaway service Just Eat tumbled 8.2%, its steepest one-day decline in more than a ye...
FTSE 100 drops as Just Eat rues Amazon backing rival, trade worries linger
The FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250 were down 0.4% by 0807 GMT. Online takeaway service Just Eat skidded 8.2% to the bottom of the main index after rival Deliveroo said it had gained Amazon's backing in a new $575 million funding round. The FTSE 100's decl...
U.S.-China trade gloom casts heavy shadow on European stocks
By Medha Singh and Aaron Saldanha (Reuters) - European stocks snapped a three-day winning streak on Friday amid global trade jitters after Beijing ratcheted up its war of words with Washington, while the ...
Trade rhetoric weighs on European shares
The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.7% by 0720 GMT, though it was still looking at its best weekly performance since in 1-1/2 months. The Communist Party's People's Daily used a front page commentary to say the trade war would never bring Chin...