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Bloomberg The dollar rises on Monday and most Asian stocks slipped along with US equity futures as traders weighed the implications of higher Treasury yields amid President-elect Joe Biden’s push for huge fiscal aid. The dollar climbed a third day against major peers. A gauge of Asia-Pacific shares dipped, South Korea erased an advance of as much as 3.6%. S&P ...

Bloomberg The United Kingdom is set to reverse a ban on trading in Swiss shares following its exit from the European Union (EU). The Treasury plans to put legislation to lawmakers in the coming days that will take effect three weeks later if approved, according to a spokesman. The story was first reported by the Financial Times. “Once in force, ...

Bloomberg The Middle East’s benchmark equity indexes all advanced on Sunday, tracking a global stock rally on optimism that a Democratic sweep in the US will boost fiscal spending in the world’s largest economy. Egypt’s EGX 30 Index climbed for a third day to lead regional gains as the government reported declining inflation. Meantime, Saudi shares increased, hovering at their ...

Bloomberg Plug Power Inc., a fuel-cell company that’s struggled to turn a profit, surged in value to nearly $25 billion after striking a deal with a South Korean conglomerate to promote hydrogen technology in Asia. Shares in the Latham, New York, company jumped more than 50%, when SK Group agreed to pay $1.5 billion for a 10% stake in it. ...

Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is looking to raise as much as $8 billion selling dollar bonds as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter. The e-commerce giant aims to raise at least $5 billion but could wind up with more depending on the reception, said the people who aren’t authorised to speak publicly and asked ...

Bloomberg Benchmark Treasury yields touched 1% for the first time since March, European stocks rise and the dollar slid on speculation that Democrats could win the US Senate. Cyclical assets, such as US small-cap stock futures and European energy shares, posted strong gains as investors bet that a Democrat-controlled Congress would deliver a bigger economic aid package. Bitcoin surged past ...

Bloomberg The New York Stock Exchange said it will no longer delist China’s three biggest state-owned telecommunications companies, backtracking on a plan that had threatened to escalate tensions between the world’s largest economies. NYSE’s U-turn came with scant explanation just four days after the exchange said it would remove the shares to comply with a US executive order barring investments ...

Bloomberg European stocks fluctuated with US equity futures as traders weighed concerns about the impact of rising coronavirus cases and braced for key US runoff elections. The dollar falls and gold held Monday’s gains. Energy firms and retailers led the Stoxx 600 Index as the UK went back into lockdown in an attempt to prevent hospitals being overwhelmed. Next Plc ...

Bloomberg China’s state-owned telecommunications companies declined in Hong Kong after the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said it’s delisting them to comply with a US executive order that sanctioned companies identified as affiliated with the Chinese military. Shares of China Mobile Ltd., the largest of the three, falls as much as 4.5% on Monday to their lowest level since 2006, ...

Bloomberg European stocks jumped, with miners and energy firms among the biggest gainers as commodities get a boost from the weakest dollar since 2018. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rises at the open, led higher by cyclical shares, as crude oil futures in New York approached $50 a barrel. Gold climbed more than 1% to the highest in almost two ...