Trading on Wall Street was quietly mixed early Friday as markets near the end of another record-setting week ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision on Wednesday. Futures for the S&P 500 were flat, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 0.2% and Nasdaq futures ticked up 0.1%. Following a mixed set…
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The United Kingdom has lifted travel restrictions on Kaduna State, moving it from the “Red” to the “Amber” category in its travel advisory. The change now allows British citizens to travel freely to the state. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Cynthia Rowe, Development Director of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), during…
Shoppers browse shoes at a store in Los Angeles on Aug. 28, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Inflation picked up in August amid higher prices for staples like food and electricity, while tariffs put upward pressure on prices for physical goods like clothing and household furniture, economists said. The consumer price index, a…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, Sept. 11 1. Wall Street was heading for a higher open today, which would add to yesterday’s record-high close for the S & P 500. This morning’s inflation and jobless claims data didn’t change the near lock on a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve interest rate cut at next week’s…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Opendoor Technologies – The meme stock soared 33.6% after the online real estate platform named Shopify executive Kaz Nejatian as its next CEO . Former chief executive Carrie Wheeler resigned last month under pressure from investors. Oxford Industries — The Tommy Bahama and Lilly…
The Consumer Price Index rose 2.9% in August from a year earlier, matching economists’ forecasts that prices would pick up slightly as President Trump’s tariffs filtered through the economy. By the numbers The CPI was expected to rise 2.9% last month, according to economists polled by financial data firm FactSet. The CPI, a basket of…
China is making progress in unifying the country’s scattered data centres into a nationwide computing network to drive artificial intelligence applications, according to the data centre builders. China’s Open Data Centre Committee (ODCC), an organisation representing the country’s key AI infrastructure investors such as Alibaba Group Holding and China Telecom, hosted a three-day conference this…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] “Dim sum” bonds, offshore renminbi debt issued mostly in Hong Kong, are headed for a record year. Offshore issuance has already reached about Rmb475bn in 2025 to end-August, propelled by cheaper onshore rates and a broader base of issuers and buyers, according to…
TU.S. President Donald Trump and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen shake hands as they announce a US-EU trade deal after a meeting at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 27, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images Reports that U.S. President Donald Trump asked the…