Tag: Currency markets
Wall Street opens mixed on infection increase, economic data
Wall Street is mixed at the open as investors weigh a rise in coronavirus cases in the United States against upbeat economic data in...
Wall Street slips as virus outbreaks dim rebound hopes
U.S. stocks are falling in early trading Tuesday as expanding coronavirus outbreaks dim hopes for a speedy recovery. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones...
European Central Bank hands out 1.3 trillion euros in loans
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The European Central Bank has handed out 1.31 trillion euros ($1.46 trillion) in long-term, ultra-cheap credit to hundreds of banks...
Stock markets pick up after heavy Wall Street rout
Stock markets picked up on Friday after a day of losses in Asia and following Wall Street’s heavy sell-off the day before on worries...
Asia shares skid after Wall Street rout as virus cases rise
Asian shares were moderately lower Friday after an overnight rout on Wall Street as investors were spooked by reports of rising coronavirus cases in...
Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply
BEIRUT (AP) - Long before the pandemic struck, they lived and worked in conditions that rights groups called exploitative - low wages, long hours,...
Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply
BEIRUT (AP) - Long before the pandemic struck, they lived and worked in conditions that rights groups called exploitative - low wages, long hours,...
Stocks open higher on Wall Street a day after a late...
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street as investors regain their confidence following a sudden drop a day earlier....
Asian shares fall as hopes fade for quick economic rebound
Asian shares declined Thursday on pessimism about life getting back to normal soon amid the coronavirus pandemic, even as Japan prepared to let businesses...
Stocks open higher as acceleration of economic pain eases
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks climbed in early trading on Wall Street Thursday as reports suggested that even though the economy is still suffering...