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World stocks at record high, UK Labour landslide and US payrolls hog spotlight
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 11 hours agoLONDON (Reuters) -World equity markets touched fresh record highs with optimism about a U.S. rate...
Bitcoin set for worst week in over a year on Mt. Gox liquidation fears
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 10 hours agoSINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -Bitcoin was set for its biggest weekly fall in more than a year on...
British assets gain, mid-cap stocks lead after Labour party election win
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 16 hours agoLONDON (Reuters) -British domestic-focussed mid-cap stocks were the biggest gainers on Friday after...
World food prices hold firm in June, UN's FAO reports
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 5 hours agoROME (Reuters) -The United Nations world food price index held steady in June data showed on Friday,...
Markets react to Labour election win as focus turns to interest rates
Yahoo Finance UK· 54 minutes agoWatch: World leaders congratulate ‘friend’ Starmer on election victory Download the Yahoo Finance...
Hedge funds reach midyear with mishmash performance
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 2 days agoThe HFR Global Hedge Fund index capped the first half with a meager 2.89% gain. A first sample of hedge fund numbers obtained by Reuters shows there was...
Jeff Bezos to sell Amazon shares worth about $5 billion after stock hits record high
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 2 days agoAfter the sale plan, Bezos would own about 912 million Amazon shares, or 8.8% of the outstanding ...
Stocks dip as investors digest inflation data; bond yields up
StreetInsider· 7 days agoGlobal stock indexes edged lower on Friday, reversing early gains as investors absorbed data that showed U.S. inflation was flat in May but in line with expectations, while ...
Stocks stretch record run, pound pauses as UK votes
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 1 day agoWorld stocks clocked up more record highs on Thursday after U.S. data narrowed the odds on a September Fed interest rate cut, while Europe was on...
World shares rise, US dollar weakens on soft labor market data
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 2 days agoWorld equities rose while the U.S. dollar fell on Wednesday following soft labor market data that...