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Bloomberg US equities advanced alongside stocks in Europe as traders weighed the latest corporate earnings and moves to end the American government shutdown against lingering doubts over trade. The dollar’s six-day rally stalled and Treasury yields rose. The S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq indexes all opened higher after IBM topped profit estimates and Procter & Gamble increase the upper ...

Bloomberg Nasdaq Inc and Citigroup Inc are among firms that are investing $20 million in Symbiont.io Inc, a New York-based company that’s applying blockchain technology to capital markets. Their support for Symbiont shows Wall Street’s enthusiasm for the technology behind Bitcoin hasn’t completely cooled with the collapse in cryptocurrencies. And it comes despite a growing pragmatism about the technology’s limitations ...

Bloomberg Stocks dropped on Tuesday alongside US futures as a cloudy outlook for trade and growth continued to weigh on risk appetite. Treasuries climbed and the yen strengthened. Futures on the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq all pointed to a softer open a day after American markets were shut for a holiday. EBay Inc bucked the trend, surging in early ...

Bloomberg The pound gained for a second day as upbeat UK employment data buoyed investor sentiment that was already underpinned by optimism the nation will avoid a no-deal Brexit. Sterling rose above $1.29 as official data showed wage growth in Britain was the fastest since the financial crisis during the three months through November, while the unemployment rate declined to ...

Bloomberg European stocks and US equity futures slipped on Monday while Asian markets posted modest gains as investors assessed the latest headlines on the economy and trade. The dollar was steady, while bonds in Europe were mixed. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was on course for its first drop in five days, tracking S&P 500 futures lower on what is ...

Bloomberg A surge in the baht is adding to the challenges facing Thailand’s trade-dependent economy this year as exports decline. The baht’s climb of about 5 percent against the dollar in the past six months is the strongest in the world, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Exports are already suffering from the US-China trade war and fell in December ...

Bloomberg The euro will live for at least another two decades after financial crises since the start forced governments to strengthen its foundations, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg. But as the currency celebrates its 20th birthday this year, most respondents warn against complacency — particularly after populist political campaigns across the region publicly toyed with the idea of exiting ...

Bloomberg The government is feuding, the budget numbers don’t add up, questions are swirling around banks. But Italy’s stock market is on a roll. The FTSE MIB benchmark has risen 7.6 percent this year, the best performer among major European markets, helped by gains at oil services company Saipem SpA as well as from recently added member Juventus Football Club ...

Bloomberg US stocks gained amid signs of a better-than-expected start to the earnings season. The pound was little changed against the dollar before a vote on the UK’s government. The S&P 500 rose to within a whisker of its average price over the past 50 days, a level it hasn’t breached since early December. Financials buoyed major indexes as Goldman ...

Bloomberg Big investors who’ve soured on cryptocurrencies because of the industry’s billion-dollar theft problem will soon have a new way to trade that’s touted as a safer solution. By the end of the month, BitGo Inc’s customers will be able to buy or sell Bitcoin, Ether and other digital assets without the coins ever leaving cold storage — in other ...