Global Stock Market

Procter & Gamble reported year-over-year declines in revenue and profit on Thursday, as higher prices look to offset declining sales volumes and foreign exchange headwinds. Here’s how P&G performed in its fiscal second quarter of 2023 compared with what Wall Street anticipated, based on an average of analysts’ estimates compiled …

Japan’s Nikkei erased early losses to close higher on Friday, as sentiment was boosted by a rise in US futures after Wall Street’s losses Thursday night, as well as a decline in the yen. The Nikkei ended the session up 0.56% to 26,553.53 points, after it had fallen 0.3% earlier …

On Thursday, the Japanese Nikkei index recorded the largest decline in two weeks, retreating from its highest level in a month, with the fading effect of the Bank of Japan’s decision to maintain its stimulus policies, as well as the rise in the yen, which pressured the shares of export …

US Stocks gave back earlier gains on Wednesday as investors put an end to the new year’s rally, now in its third week. The latest reversal could be attributed to a combination of fluctuations as well as skittishness and profit taking.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 436 points, or 1.3%, …

The three main figures in Ukraine’s interior ministry have been killed in a helicopter crash beside a nursery in an eastern suburb of the capital Kyiv. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, 42, died alongside his first deputy minister and state secretary. Seventeen people died when the helicopter came down in Brovary …

US stocks traded within a tight range on Tuesday after contrasting Q4 earning reports from investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, while China unveiled disappointing annual GDP data.Wall Street’s S&P 500 edged 0.2 per cent lower, supported by rising prices for energy and banking companies, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq …

Japan’s Nikkei index closed at its lowest in more than a week on Monday, as the yen’s rise weighed on exporters and investors bet that the Bank of Japan may have to adjust its stimulus policies this week at the earliest. The Nikkei closed Monday’s session down 1.14 percent to …

 Asian shares firmed on Monday as optimism about China’s reopening offset concerns the Bank of Japan (BOJ) might temper its super-sized stimulus policy at a pivotal meeting this week, while a holiday in U.S. markets made for thin trading. The yen climbed to its highest since May after rumours swirled …

Shares of JPMorgan, which is the biggest US bank by assets, surged more than 2% after the firm posted Q4 profit and revenue that topped expectations. The New York-based bank said profit jumped 6% from the year earlier period to $11.01 billion, or $3.57 per share. Interest income at the …

The yen continued to rise, supported by speculation that Japan might adjust its ultra-loose monetary policy, while the dollar approached its lowest level since June against major currencies. The Bank of Japan differs from most central banks in the world by sticking to stimulus while other banks raise interest rates, …