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Bloomberg Investors are running out of reasons to chase the bull market in Chinese stocks. After adding as much as $2.5 trillion to share values and outpacing gains everywhere else in the world, the rally in China is starting to look tired. Headwinds include an uninspiring earnings season, as well as the likelihood that Beijing will pursue a less aggressive ...

Bloomberg The decline in US stocks deepened as disappointing results from Alphabet Inc weighed on technology companies amid heightened angst over US-China trade talks. The S&P 500 Index fell from a record high, while the Nasdaq-100 Index was poised for its biggest drop in more than a month. Pfizer Inc surged on better-than-estimated results. Treasuries rose on the eve of ...

Bloomberg US stocks rose above their record high at the start of a week packed with data that will provide clues on global economic growth. Treasury yields and the dollar climbed, while oil fell. Financial and industrial companies led gains in the S&P 500 Index as traders also awaited earnings reports from giants including Alphabet Inc, General Motors Co and ...

Bloomberg This year’s rally in Chinese shares is threatening to unravel almost as quickly as it began. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.8 percent and ended the session below its 50-day moving average. That follows its 5.6 percent slump, the worst performance versus global equities since early 2016. The ChiNext Index dropped 2.6 percent. China was the best place in ...

Bloomberg The world economy’s ability to rebound from its recent soft patch will be tested anew as data is released from Washington to Beijing. Federal Reserve officials conclude a meeting on Wednesday amid expectations they won’t change their monetary policy settings as counterparts elsewhere follow its dovish turn. A press conference by Chairman Jerome Powell will be eyed for insights ...

Bloomberg These are troubling times for the New Zealand dollar but a whiff of optimism is in the air. The kiwi has been the worst-performing major currency over the past month, tumbling 3.6 percent, after the central bank said the next policy move was likely to be an interest-rate cut. Disappointing first-quarter inflation numbers helped speed its decline. The double ...

Bloomberg US equities were little changed as investors assessed corporate earnings and economic data. Treasuries joined a global rally in sovereign bonds and the dollar extended its rally to a six-week high. The S&P 500 Index fluctuated between small losses and gains after closing at a record. AT&T Inc and Caterpillar Inc fell after reporting first-quarter results, while Boeing Co ...

Bloomberg India’s benchmark stock index advanced for the first time in four days as earnings optimism outweighed concerns that Asia’s third-biggest economy may be crimped by higher oil prices. The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 1.3 percent to 39,054.68 in Mumbai, its steepest daily gain in more than six weeks. The NSE Nifty 50 Index rose by the same magnitude, its ...

Bloomberg Most US equities fell in light volume as investors prepared for a deluge of earnings news. Oil jumped after the White House said it will scrap waivers that allow the purchase of some Iranian crude. The S&P 500 Index fluctuated between small gains and losses, hovering about 1 percent below its all-time high. Tesla Inc fell after an analyst ...

Bloomberg India’s benchmark stock index posted its biggest drop in four months on concern that the spike in the price of oil, the nation’s biggest import, may dampen the outlook for Asia’s third-biggest economy. The rupee and sovereign bonds also weakened. The S&P BSE Sensex declined 1.3 percent to 38,645.18 at the close in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 ...