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...Signet Jewelers shares clocked their biggest one-day drop in 25 years after the company behind Kay Jewelers and Zales lowered its earnings outlook for the year as the S&P 500 index broke through the 2,600...
...It has said it is considering significant changes to its news service to aid publishers struggling to make money online....
...Nasdaq has been pushing into corporate services to diversify beyond equities trading and market listings but the move has come with high profile missteps....
...The S&P 500 ended the session flat at 2,039.82, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1 per cent to 17,634.74 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2 per cent to 4,688.54....
...Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index up +2.44% at 992.19 Americas DJIA up +3.98% at 11,240 S&P 500 up +4.74% at 1,173 Bovespa up +5.10% at 51,151 Asia Nikkei 225 up +1.05% at 9,039 Topix up +0.82%...
...P 500 down -0.13% at 1,338 Bovespa down -1.33% at 63,039 Asia Nikkei 225 up +1.10% at 10,082 Topix up +0.96% at 873.51 Hang Seng down -1.01% at 22,518 Shanghai Composite down -0.21% at 2,810 MSCI Asia ex-Japan...
...Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.02% at 1,166 Americas DJIA down -0.10% at 12,570 S&P 500 down -0.13% at 1,338 Bovespa down -1.33% at 63,039 Asia Nikkei 225 up +0.25% at 9,997 Topix up...
...Banks and financial services providers remain some of the region’s best performers over the past few weeks, however....
...The Nikkei 225 average closed 0.2 per cent lower at 13,039.69 and the broader Topix index ended 0.4 per cent lower at 1,285.91....
...“By avoiding tackling the key issues head-on, the government of prime minister Romano Prodi is following the muddle-through tradition established under his predecessor Silvio Berlusconi,” S&P said....
...Half an hour after the first exit polls predicted triumph for Romano Prodi – a forecast later overtaken by events – S&P warned that it might cut Italy's long-term credit rating this year “unless there are...
...By the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 0.7 per cent at 10,039.13, while the broader S&P 500 was 0.4 per cent lower at 1,108.72. The Nasdaq Composite added 0.2 per cent to 1,888.56....
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