Nasdaq sets record close, Dow ends lower to kick off July after Fed vows to guide markets on rates path
The Dow finished lower Wednesday, but the tech-heavy Nasdaq was vaulted to a fresh record close, giving the year’s second half a mixed start as investors focused on signs of economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis and a new Fed promise for clarit...
FTSE struggles for gains after another dire warning over the economy
London stocks carved out modest gains on Wednesday, as the British Chambers of Commerce called for “swift, substantial and immediate action," to deal with a historic setback revealed in its quarterly economic survey.
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Company boards pressed to improve ethnic minority representation
British boardrooms will be asked to recruit at least one person from an ethnic minority background in the next three years by an influential corporate lobby group that wants to harness the momentum of anti-racist protests to push for greater executive ...
Stocks – Europe Mixed; Sainsbury's Sees Strong Sales Growth
European stock markets traded mostly higher Wednesday, as some better-than-expected economic data indicated that the economic recovery in Europe is on track, despite lingering concerns about the Covid-19 outbreak both at home and, more acutely, in the ...
European stocks slip after strong second-quarter rally
European markets started third-quarter trading on the back foot as investors feared an escalation in tensions between the US and China over Hong Kong. The continent’s composite Stoxx 600 fell 0.9 per cent as Beijing passed a law tightening its grip on...