By Sinéad Carew and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A global equities index fell slightly on Tuesday while Treasury yields rose as investors awaited inflation data due later in the week for…
Month: May 2024
Nasdaq crosses 17,000 mark ahead of inflation test
By Johann M Cherian and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) -The Nasdaq breached the 17,000 level for the first time on Tuesday, buoyed as AI darling Nvidia jumped to a record high, even…
Oil up on prospect of OPEC+ holding cuts, weaker US dollar
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose by more than $1 a barrel on Tuesday on the expectation that OPEC+ will maintain crude supply curbs at its June 2 meeting,…
Meme stock GameStop climbs after raising $933 million in share sales
(Reuters) -GameStop jumped 14% on Tuesday after the struggling video game retailer said it had raised $933 million by cashing in on a rally in the meme stock earlier this month. The…
Apple’s Vision Pro Headset Goes Global
(Reuters) – Apple is gearing up to sell its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset outside the United States, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, in a bid to invigorate demand for its most expensive…
Anglo American rejects BHP’s revised $42.7 billion buyout proposal
By Clara Denina LONDON (Reuters) -Anglo American rejected a raised takeover offer of 34 billion pounds ($42.67 billion) from BHP Group on Monday, saying the world’s largest listed miner “continues to significantly…
‘Choose France’ investment push bags record $16 billion in pledges
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) – France won a record 15 billion euros ($16.17 billion) in foreign investment pledges on Monday, allowing President Emmanuel Macron to bask in the…
Morning Bid: Treading water ahead of China tariff news, US CPI
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets on Tuesday will be looking to maintain the positivity with which the week has started, with…
Israel in spotlight at Eurovision semi-final as pro-Palestinian protests LOOM
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) –The second semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Sweden on Thursday, with Israel’s performance expected to draw attention due to large…