Global Stock Market

Japanese stocks fell to a one-month low on Tuesday as growth stocks were hit hard, as rising oil prices heightened concerns about inflation and monetary tightening globally. The Nikkei index fell by 2.19% to close at 27822.12 points. The broader Topix index lost 1.33% to 1947.75 points, above its 200-day …

Early Tuesday morning in Asia, CNN came out with the news suggesting a different approach by U. S. President Joe Biden to get his infrastructures spending plan through the Senate during a group of House progressives.The Democrats said to have backed the need to trim the top line of the …

General Motors is planning for autos to be fully electric is based upon plans to electrify its vehicle lineup after the famous U. S. company won the support of an impact investment group. The hedge fund Engine No. 1, which was announced in January when it won three seats on …

Several world leaders have issues official statements denying any involvement in wrongdoing after a huge leak of millions of documents that reveal secret financial dealings of the global political elite.The Pandora Papers investigation, which involved a consortium of 600 journalists from a variety of global media outlets, is based on …

Facebook Inc. services experienced widespread outages Monday morning, adding to the social network’s worst and most miserable day.Facebook FB shares dropped as much as 6% to an intraday low of USD 323, which would be their worst single day decline since a 6.3% fall logged on 30 October 2020. The …

Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Monday as investors shifted interest in technology shares in the face of rising Treasury yields, while new concerns over trade erupted on U.S.-China trade relations providing another reason for caution.U.S. Treasury yields have been supported by recent data showing increased consumer spending, accelerated factory …

Canada’s building permits fell by 2.1% in August, driven by a significant drop in residential construction intentions in Ontario and British Columbia.The total value of building permits in August declined 2.1% on a month over month basis to a seasonally adjusted 9.66 billion Canadian dollars, or the equivalent of $7.64. …

US stock futures fell on Monday as investors prepared for the first full week of October trading, Dow futures fell 124 points or 0.4%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.4% and Nasdaq 100 futures lost 0.5%. Technology stocks including Nvidia and Zoom Video are down slightly in pre-market trading as investors …

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury was at 1.49% in the first full trading week of October, below a 3-month high of 1.56% last week, as traders continue to digest the prospects for an early Fed tightening despite ongoing inflationary pressure. Last week, Fed Chair Powell said at the …

Wall Street Stocks advanced on Friday, as equities try to regain after closing out volatile September in the red zone.The Dow rose and did better than compared to the other two major indexes, as shares of Merck jumped over positive data on its COVID-19 antiviral pill. Friday’s moves come following …