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Europe Stock-Index Futures Little Changed on Fed Remarks
April 17th, 2014
European stock-index futures were little changed, with equities heading for a weekly gain, as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated the central bank will continue to support the economy. U.S. index futures were little changed, while Asian shares rose. ...
Asia shares rise, shrug off slower China growth
April 16th, 2014
Shares rose Wednesday in Asia as positive sentiment from strong corporate earnings outweighed Ukraine’s crisis and slower economic growth in China. The Nikkei jumped 2.5 percent to 14,347.41 as a weaker yen boosted exporter stocks and Softbank Corp. shares ...
German company starts gas deliveries to Ukraine
April 15th, 2014
German utility company RWE said Tuesday it has started sending natural gas to Ukraine, a move that could support the country if Russia acts on its threat to cut off supplies because of a massive debt for past deliveries. ...
Europe Stocks Decline as Investors Weigh Ukraine Violence
April 15th, 2014
European stocks declined, after yesterday’s advance, as investors weighed violence in eastern Ukraine and further evidence of a slowdown in China’s economy. U.S. futures and Asian shares were little changed. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.4 percent to ...
Asia stocks mixed ahead of China growth report
April 15th, 2014
Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday as jitters about China’s economy overshadowed a perk from strong U.S. data and earnings. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 1.2 percent at 22,754.69 as a drop in China’s money supply unnerved investors ...
Oil prices rise on continuing tension in Ukraine
April 14th, 2014
Crude oil prices have risen amid continuing tensions in Ukraine and concerns about possible disruptions to Russian gas supplies. The price of Brent crude futures rose above $108 a barrel in Monday trading – a gain of 0.8% on ...
Stocks Drop With Ruble as Ukraine Tension Spurs Gold
April 14th, 2014
Global stocks dropped a third day, the ruble tumbled and oil and gold advanced as the U.S. and Russia traded barbs in the United Nations Security Council amid worsening violence in Ukraine. The euro dropped on prospects for more ...
Putin Could Stop Selling Gas to Ukraine. Here’s Why He Won’t
April 14th, 2014
For a time this week, Vladimir Putin looked ready to turn off the gas. In an April 10 letter to 18 European heads of state, he warned that Russia could “completely or partially cease gas deliveries” to Ukraine, in ...
Cyprus: A Mediterranean island slowly rebuilding after crisis
April 11th, 2014
Cyprus, the tiny Mediterranean island bailed out a year ago, remains “in difficulty…but not as bad as one would have expected,” its finance minister Harris Georgiades told CNN during an interview in the capital city Nicosia. The country, which ...
Europe Stock Futures Follow Asia Down on Tech; Lira Falls
April 11th, 2014
European index futures and emerging-market currencies slid as a gauge of Asian stocks dropped the most in three weeks amid a selloff in technology shares that’s cut demand for riskier assets. Nickel extended its longest rally since 2010. Contracts ...
