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...In the US, there will be a rise in preventable maternal deaths in those states implementing more restrictive regulations....
...Canada has agreed to join a US deal with Mexico to revamp the pact, ending months of uncertainty over trade in North America that had been hanging over the economies of all three countries...
...Regional currencies lost ground as the US dollar was firmer and oil edged lower....
...Ocado has been increasing the grocery picking capacity at its state-of-the-art customer fulfilment centre in Andover, and has increased the number of orders processed there by 50 per cent in 14 weeks....
...+53.37 (+0.44%) at 12,056 Currencies €/$ 1.19 (1.19) $/¥ 110.10 (109.96) £/$ 1.29 (1.29) €/£ 0.9205 (0.9208) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.20 at 52.66 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.35 at 46.88...
...in Frankfurt 09.00: Italy July retail sales The markets at 07:48 Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -27.84 (-0.14%) at 19,358 Topix up +1.29 (+0.08%) at 1,592 Hang Seng down -144.14 (-0.52%) at 27,597 US markets...
...The dollar index, which measures the currency against a basket of peers, was flat in Asia trading. Oil prices were lower after the impact of Hurricane Irma was downgraded....
...The dollar index tracking the US currency against a basket of peers was flat at 93.515. Oil prices were pulling back from gains made in the previous session....
...In other words, most US CFOs are expecting America to be in recession in 2019 or 2020 after growth peaked around mid-2018. The UK tends to fall within a similar business cycle as the US....
...Mr Rahami, a US citizen who was born in Afghanistan, had been wanted for questioning concerning the Saturday night explosion in Manhattan that wounded 29 people, as well as a blast on Saturday morning in...
...46.48 100 Oz Gold (Comex) down -3.00 at 1,139 Copper (Comex) down -0.02 at 2.29 10-year government bond yields (%) US 2.14% UK 1.92% Germany 0.52% CDS (closing levels) Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe...
...Markets Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +194.90 (+1.08%) at 18,292 Topix up +15.12 (+1.01%) at 1,506 Hang Seng up +98.09 (+0.43%) at 22,986 US markets S&P 500 up +29.62 (+1.49%) at 2,024 DJIA up +217.00 (+...
...+1.28%) at 17,749 Nasdaq unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 5,071 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +29.31 (+2.08%) at 1,441 FTSE100 up +129.76 (+2.16%) at 6,148 CAC 40 up +99.31 (+2.15%) at 4,724 Dax up +220.53...
...Revenues at Microsoft were down 2 per cent to $21.7bn after adjusting for certain items and currency fluctuations, just ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts, with earnings up to 9 cents ahead of expectations...
...0.00 (0.00%) at 10,230 Currencies €/$ 1.14 (1.14) $/¥ 119.73 (120.03) £/$ 1.56 (1.56) €/£ 0.7311 (0.7332) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.23 at 48.85 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.50 at 46.40...
...Diageo and United Utilities have both released trading updates. The drinks group warns that currencies will reduce operating profits in the current financial year by £150m....
...(FT) Naive, fleeced and bamboozled All words used to greet US secretary of state John Kerry when he tried to persuade a sceptical Congress to get behind the Iran nuclear deal....
...Gap shares advanced 1 per cent to $38.66 after the retailer announced late Monday that it would close about 175 of its namesake stores in North America in the next few years, while Under Armour shares rose...
...Dixons Carphone is not risking much of a US misadventure, judging by the size of its investment in its joint venture with Sprint in the US....
...(Aeon) In drug abuse, women at greater risk As opiate abuse swells in the United States, women are particularly at risk....
...Google is launching its own mobile network in the US. The internet group has become increasingly frustrated at the slow pace of innovation at incumbent telecoms companies....
...Financials led a broad rally in New York a day after the Federal Reserve did not fail any of the big US banks’ capital plans, paving the way for a rise in dividends and share buybacks....
...the future of America in the 21st century....
...(WSJ$, FT) The macroeconomic version of #thedress It’s a chart showing inflation in the UK, eurozone and US....
...Prices: Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +146.63 (+0.75%) at 19,787 Topix up +9.33 (+0.59%) at 1,588 Hang Seng up +742.40 (+2.94%) at 26,018 US markets S&P 500 down -4.29 (-0.21%) at 2,076 DJIA down -5.43 (...
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