British authorities pick up 49 suspected migrants in Channel – reports
British border and coastguards picked up 49 suspected migrants on Thursday as they were trying to cross the Channel from France in small boats, according to media...
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Nasdaq hits 9,000, S&P at record high on trade deal hopes, Amazon boost
Posted by Reuters | Dec 26, 2019 | World News |
The Nasdaq breached the 9,000-point mark for the first time and the S&P 500 hit a fresh record high on Thursday, boosted by optimism over U.S.-China trade relations and gains in Amazon.com after a report signaled robust...
Read MoreOil at highest since September on trade hopes, U.S. crude supplies
Posted by Reuters | Dec 26, 2019 | World News |
Oil prices were at the highest in more than three months on Thursday, buoyed by hopes of an end to the China-U.S. trade fight and by a report showing lower U.S. crude...
Read MoreStocks rally to record highs; gold gains
Posted by Reuters | Dec 26, 2019 | World News |
Gold prices rose and a gauge of global equity markets hit a record high on Thursday in light holiday trade as a year-end rally in stocks remained on course, with optimism over U.S.-China trade helping drive Wall Street to...
Read MoreOil nears $68, highest since September, on trade hopes, OPEC
Posted by Reuters | Dec 26, 2019 | World News |
Oil rose towards $68 a barrel to its highest in over three months on Thursday, buoyed by a report showing lower U.S. crude inventories, hopes of an end to the China-U.S. trade dispute and OPEC-led efforts to constrain...
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