Crew members assigned to the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Sindangan say they knew their mission would involve facing off against huge, numerous, intimidating Chinese vessels in the contested waters of the South China Sea. But that did not fully prepare them for the reality. “My heart beats up every time a clash is imminent,”…
US stock futures held steady as investors await the release of January’s inflation report for insights into the Federal Reserve’s interest rate plans amid President Donald Trump’s fast-moving economic policy. Nasdaq futures (NQ=F) crept up 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures (ES=F) and Dow Jones futures (YM=F) remained flat. The January CPI report is set to…
By Michael Martina and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation to curb U.S. investment in China will be reintroduced in Congress, the chair of the House of Representatives’ select committee on China said on Tuesday, adding that the bill’s failure to pass into law last year was not due to opposition from billionaire Elon Musk….
The scoreboard in the trading hall of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange shows the Dax curve. For the first time in its history, the Dax has jumped above the round mark of 22,000 points. Helmut Fricke/dpa Germany’s leading stock market index, the DAX, passed 22,000 points for the first time on Tuesday. The index hit a…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Shares at major listed steelmakers in top producer China slid on Tuesday as fresh tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump stoked concerns over possible impact on steel exports this year. Trump substantially raised tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Monday to a flat 25% “without exceptions or exemptions” in a move…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian envoy to the United Nations, in remarks published on Sunday, said Russia was waiting for “appropriate signals” from Washington on contacts with Moscow, but he had few expectations for better ties with Washington’s delegation at the U.N. Vasily Nebenzya’s comments, in an interview with Russia’s state-run news agency RIA, were issued…
We recently published a list of the 12 Best Hair Care Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) stands against other best hair care stocks to buy right now. According to a report by Mordor Intelligence, the global hair…
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinian militant group Hamas is set to hand over three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian detainees and prisoners in the latest stage of a ceasefire deal aimed at opening the way to ending the 15-month war in Gaza. Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, both taken hostage from Kibbutz…
By Lewis Krauskopf, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -A fresh look at the pace of inflation will test the U.S. stock market in the coming week, as investors worry that President Donald Trump’s tariff plans are endangering Wall Street’s hopes for interest rate cuts this year. The benchmark S&P 500 remained about 1% below…
(Reuters) -Shares of Titan America rose 1.25% in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange, giving the Belgium-based cement producer a market capitalization of $2.99 billion. The company’s shares opened at $16.2 apiece, compared with the IPO price of $16. The cement producer, together with its parent company Titan Cement International, raised $384 million…