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Bloomberg US stocks climbed on tech strength, trimming recent losses from the sharp declines across asset classes during Tuesday’s session. Treasuries erased a drop and the dollar fell amid speculation the Federal Reserve may soften its policy stance. All major benchmarks were higher, with the Nasdaq 100 Index leading gainers and erasing more than half of Tuesday’s decline. Retailers and ...

Bloomberg The deepest bear market since the financial crisis in developing-nation technology stocks probably has further to run as earnings disappoint and analysts slash their profit estimates. Companies in the MSCI emerging-market tech gauge are missing earnings forecasts for the first time in almost 18 months, based on 12-month rolling data. Combined with deepening trade tensions, that’s leading analysts to ...

Bloomberg Stocks fell from London to Shanghai and US equity futures signaled the global rout led by technology shares would deepen on Tuesday, adding pessimism to markets already anxious over trade. Treasuries advanced and the dollar edged higher. Contracts on all major US equity indexes pointed to declines at the open, with megacap tech shares leading the drop. The Stoxx ...

Bloomberg The slide in cryptocurrencies accelerated this week, with Bitcoin piercing the $5,000 mark for the first time since October 2017, amid speculation that increased regulatory scrutiny will prompt issuers of initial coin offerings to liquidate holdings. Bitcoin declined as much as 14 percent during US trading hours, falling just below $4,700 before bouncing back slightly. The largest digital currency ...

Bloomberg US stocks were lower, reversing gains from late last week, as investors grew pessimistic about escalating trade tensions between the Trump Administration and China. Treasuries declined, the dollar steadied and gold fell. All major US equity benchmarks fell, led by the Nadaq 100 Index as tech shares slumped. Apple Inc. sank 2.3 percent following reports that it had cut ...

Bloomberg Investors are the most bearish on the pound since the UK voted to leave the European Union as markets brace for the possibility of a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May’s leadership. The premium to buy put options on the currency relative to calls is the steepest since June 2016, even with sterling attempting a recovery on Monday. ...

Bloomberg US stocks pared an advance after a key Democrat called into question the revamped Nafta deal, rekindling concern over trade. Crude rebounded from the worst rout in three years. The S&P 500 looked for its first gain in five sessions, while technology shares all but erased a rise that topped 1 percent. Bill Pascrell, in line to chair the ...

Bloomberg Volatility in the pound jumped as traders looked ahead to the next hurdle on the Brexit path even if a draft deal is signed off by Prime Minister Theresa May’s senior ministers. Overnight volatility in the pound against the dollar climbed to the highest level in more than a year. One-, two- and three-month measures also rose, suggesting that ...

Bloomberg US equity futures and European stocks recouped some of the previous session’s losses on hopes for progress in the American-Chinese trade dispute, even as Asian shares dropped overall. Crude oil headed for the lowest close this year. Contracts on the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all traded higher and the Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose for the first time ...

Bloomberg India stocks gained on investor optimism that the falling price of crude oil, the nation’s biggest import, will help companies maintain earnings growth by keeping inflation in check. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex index climbed 1 percent to 35,144.49 in Mumbai, reversing a drop of as much as 0.4 percent. Reliance Industries Ltd., the country’s second largest company by ...