European stock-index futures descended as Italy cut its growth forecasts, adding to concern that the euro-area economy is deteriorating. Asian shares fell, while US index futures were little changed...
One of the biggest trading errors of all time could have occurred today, as stock orders amounting to more than the size of Sweden’s economy were canceled in Japan...
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. currency gained ground on the yen and the euro Tuesday, cementing the strongest quarterly rise for the ICE dollar index since a haven-inspired surge into the greenback during the height of the financial crisis. The index DXY, +0.35% rose 0.4% to 85.916...
Johnson & Johnson agreed to acquire privately held Alios BioPharma Inc. for $1.75 billion, in a deal that gives the health-products giant a biopharmaceutical drug developer focused on treatments for viral diseases...
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. dollar jumped versus the Russian ruble Tuesday after a news report said Russia's central bank is weighing whether to impose capital controls to halt money flowing out of the country. The dollar fetched 39.667 rubles in recent action, up 0.5...
On Tuesday bitcoin prices traded near the lowest level in more than five months, as concerns about possible regulation of the virtual currency continued to disturb...
“Emerging markets are vulnerable to profit-taking caused by the prospect of an increase in U.S. rates and unfavorable data coming out of China,” Allan Yu, first vice president at Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co., which manages $7.27 billion, said to Bloomberg by phone in Manila. “As U.S...
On Tuesday, global stocks were generally higher, after Wall Street declined and pro-democracy protests in a major financial center Hong Kong contributed to political risk worries. "U.S...
STOCKHOLM--Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera AB (TLSN.SK) Tuesday announced new initiatives to increase its competitiveness through both growth and savings measures, and maintained its full year guidance...
We can easily recognize any of major circulating currencies. Euros, dollars and pounds are easy to visualize, what cannot be said, however, about cryptocurrencies...
Behind central banks in terms of size and ability to move the foreign exchange market are the banks...
The dollar index on the six major counterparts weighted market starts to archive September, the best monthly performance in over a year . Among the currencies that are most penalized by the mention of New Zealand...
On Tuesday, the yen gained against the dollar on a mixed data set out of Japan, while the Kiwi fell along with the Aussie in a busy data set...
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures rose Monday on news U.S. consumer spending rebounded, suggesting the U.S. economy kept growing, albeit modestly. The news stoked hopes that demand for oil may head higher along with prices. So far, futures have been ticking higher...
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasury prices jumped Monday as market participants shunned risky assets in favor of safe investments like U.S. government debt, sending benchmark yields to their lowest level since early September. The 10-year note 10_YEAR, +0...
Goldman Sachs on Wednesday slashed it outlook for China’s economic growth next year, down to 7.1% from a previous 7.6% projection...
Investing in gold can be accomplished in 3 popular ways: Buy physical gold coins or bullion. Buy gold ETFs. Buy gold futures...
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A gauge of pending home sales fell 1% in August, pulling back from an 11-month high in July, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday...
