LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Stocks, oil and risk currencies, including bitcoin, gained on Tuesday as U.S. President-elect Joe Biden got the formal go-ahead to begin his transition to the White House. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency rose 3% to near
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Biden transition and vaccine hopes drive up stocks, oil and bitcoin
LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Stocks, oil and risk currencies including bitcoin gained on Tuesday as the formal go-ahead for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to begin his transition burnished a November already boosted by COVID-19 vaccines.FILE PHOTO: People walk past the
Vaccine progress lift stocks, dollar still sickly
LONDON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Shares and oil prices rose on Monday while the dollar fell as investors pinned hopes for economic revival on coronavirus vaccines, even as the world contended with surging case numbers and delays to fresh U.S. stimulus.FILE PHOTO:
Trump administration to add four more Chinese firms to Pentagon blacklist -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington is poised to designate four more Chinese companies as backed by the Chinese military, sources said, curbing their access to U.S. investors as the Trump administration seeks to cement its hawkish China legacy in its waning
World stocks edge higher, dollar off lows on fresh Pfizer vaccine boost
LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares edged higher and the dollar perked up on Wednesday as further positive COVID-19 vaccine news more than offset concerns around the stubbornly high global infection rate.FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask is
Asian shares at near three-year peak; dollar, U.S. yields head south
TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of Asian shares rallied to a near three-year peak while the dollar stayed sluggish and U.S. bond yields slipped on Friday in anticipation that a divided U.S. legislature would limit major policy changes and
Tech, health stocks rise, cyclicals fall on prospects of divided U.S. Congress
(Reuters) – High-flying technology stocks boosted the S&P 500 index .SPX and healthcare led gainers on Wednesday as investors bet a divided U.S. government would stunt chances for big reforms for these sectors or corporate tax hikes.FILE PHOTO: The facade
Analysts' View: U.S. stock futures dip as election results trickle in
(Reuters) – U.S. stock market futures dipped on Tuesday as early voting projections in the U.S. presidential election pointed to a close result, creating uncertainty for markets.FILE PHOTO: A man wears a protective mask as he walks past the New
Philippine president to inspect typhoon damage as death toll rises to 16
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will inspect on Monday areas hit by Typhoon Goni, the world’s strongest typhoon this year, as authorities claimed mandatory evacuations had prevented a higher death toll even as some areas remained cut off.Slideshow
Seven pro democratic lawmakers arrested in Hong Kong
FILE PHOTO: A general view of skyline buildings in Hong Kong, China May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File PhotoHONG KONG (Reuters) – Seven pro-democratic lawmakers were arrested in Hong Kong on Sunday on charges related to obstructing a legislative council meeting