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So much of the American cowboy mythos —the way they talk, the silhouette they cut, the clothes they wear — has been codified, if not invented wholesale, by Hollywood. From first shot to…
WALL Street’s main indexes were subdued at the open on Tuesday (Feb 4) as investor appetite for risk waned after China retaliated against new trade restrictions announced by US President…
Investors are bracing for a looming hit to US corporate profits and pressure on inflation after President Donald Trump on Saturday (Feb 1) signed an executive order imposing tariffs on its…
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jan 31) on gains in Apple following its strong sales forecast, with an in-line reading for the Federal Reserve’s favoured inflation…
META Platforms fourth-quarter revenue beat Wall Street expectations on Wednesday (Jan 29) but the company predicted sales in the current first quarter may not meet forecasts, sending mixed…
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jan 27), as the surging popularity of a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model sparked a selloff in chipmaker Nvidia and other…
US main stock indexes opened flat to slightly lower on Thursday (Jan 23), as investors paused after Wall Street’s strong performance in the previous session and focused on corporate…
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jan 22), with the benchmark S&P 500 just shy of a record high, as investors cheered streaming giant Netflix’s strong quarterly…
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Jan 21), as investors assessed newly elected President Donald Trump’s executive orders on issues including energy and immigration,…
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jan 15), as data showed core inflation rose less than expected in December and investors cheered a strong batch of quarterly results…
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jan 13), as yields surged after robust payroll numbers last week bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will maintain a hawkish…
WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Jan 10) after a better-than-expected jobs report fanned expectations that the Federal Reserve will take a measured approach to monetary…
BLACKROCK is parting ways with one of the world’s biggest climate investor groups after being targeted by Republican politicians for its efforts on global warming. The money manager said…
GLOBAL banks are expected to cut as many as 200,000 jobs in the next three to five years as artificial intelligence encroaches on tasks currently carried out by human workers, according to…
Wall Street’s main indexes opened subdued on Wednesday (Jan 8), as investors digested softer-than-expected jobs data and took stock of a report that said President-elect Donald Trump was…
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Jan 6) as optimism around AI boosted technology stocks, and a report suggested the incoming Trump administration could adopt a less…
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jan 3), as investors kept a close eye on upcoming economic data and geared up for potential policy shifts under the incoming Trump…
Throughout history, China has reshaped its geography to meet its growing needs. And now, it is undertaking what may be the largest infrastructure project ever, the South-North Water…
WALL Street lost ground on Tuesday (Dec 31) as investors closed the book on a remarkable year for equities, during which the US stock market was powered to record highs by the twin engines…
ASIA stocks mostly fell in thin holiday trade on Monday (Dec 30) after tech losses killed off the traditional year-end lift on Wall Street at the end of last week. The “Santa Claus rally”…
BITCOIN’S record-breaking rally is rekindling hope that the digital-ledger technology that underpins cryptocurrencies will revolutionise everything from recording the ownership of houses…
CHINESE automakers captured their smallest share of Europe’s electric vehicle (EV) market in eight months after new tariffs added as much as 35 per cent to the cost of importing cars to…
ASIAN markets rose on Monday (Dec 23)after big gains on Wall Street, with traders welcoming below-forecast US inflation data that tempered worries that the Federal Reserve will take a more…
WALL Street’s main indices dropped at the open on Friday (Dec 20) on fears over high interest rates next year, although a cooler-than-expected inflation report for November stymied losses.…
