[ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Friday and were on track to end a bruising week on a positive note, bolstered by hopes of more stimulus from central banks to perk up slowing growth.
Wall Street extends gains on German stimulus hope
Deere trims earnings forecast on trade war effects
[ad_1] CHICAGO (Reuters) – Deere & Co. on Friday cut its earnings forecast and announced a review of costs after quarterly profits yet again missed Wall Street’s estimates, hurt by bad weather and the U.S.-China
Technology stocks lift Wall Street at open
[ad_1] Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday in broad-based gains led by
Gold dips 1% as equities firm, but eyes third weekly gain
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold fell 1% on Friday, weighed down by gains in the equity markets and the dollar, but fears of a global recession and lack of clarity on the U.S.-China trade war kept
Oil edges up on easing recession fears
[ad_1] MOSCOW (Reuters) – Crude oil prices rose on Friday, recovering from two days of declines, after data showing a rise in U.S. retail sales helped to ease concerns about a recession in the world’s
Cathay CEO resigns amid Hong Kong protest blowback as more rallies planned
[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – The boss of Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific Airways quit on Friday, the highest-profile corporate casualty of unrest roiling the former British colony, after Beijing targeted the airline over staff
LSE’s FTSE stock market suffers longest outage in years
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A technical glitch delayed the start of trading on Friday on the UK blue chip FTSE 100 .FTSE and midcap .FTMC stock indexes for almost two hours in what was the longest
Turkish military fund reaches deal to buy British Steel
[ad_1] ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s military pension fund OYAK has reached a provisional agreement to take over British Steel, it said on Friday, adding it planned to close the deal by year-end. Britain’s second-largest steelmaker
Gold drops on profit-taking; set for third weekly rise
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold slipped on Friday as investors locked in profits and equities recovered, but fears over a global economic slowdown and a lack of clarity on the U.S.-China trade war kept the metal
Ping An Insurance says Hong Kong important hub despite mass protests
[ad_1] HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China, the country’s largest insurer by market value, said on Friday Hong Kong remains an important hub despite escalating mass protests, a day after