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  Bloomberg US stocks rebounded while the dollar and Treasuries slipped, as major assets continued to churn in tight ranges amid corporate results and a string of potential geopolitical catalysts. The S&P 500 Index halted a two-day slide on earnings from American Express Co. and Qualcomm Inc. The greenback slipped against most of its major peers after its best day …

  Bloomberg Markets struck a note of cautious optimism on Wednesday, with European stocks rising and haven assets declining. UK shares fell as the pound extended its gain following the surprise election announcement. Banks and automakers helped spur the rebound in Stoxx Europe 600 Index following the biggest one-day loss since November. Sterling edged higher after hitting the strongest level …

  Bloomberg The pound jumped after British Prime Minister Theresa May announced an early general election. European stocks declined as traders caught up with a swathe of geopolitical events following the long weekend. Sterling swung from gain to loss and back again versus the dollar as May set the vote for June 8, before rallying to the highest since February …

  Bloomberg The dollar fell and Treasuries held gains as soft inflation data from the US continued to feed into markets after the holiday weekend. US stocks edged higher as upbeat economic data from China offset lingering geopolitical concerns. The S&P 500 Index rebounded from a weekly drop, though trading was light, with many key markets still shut for Easter. …

  Bloomberg Japanese stocks have been battered so badly that they’re too cheap to ignore, says the $165 billion investor Pictet Asset Management Ltd., after the Topix index tumbled to its fifth straight weekly loss. “It’s a buying opportunity,” Hiroshi Matsumoto, head of Japan investment at the money manager, said in a phone interview from Tokyo. Matsumoto gave two reasons …

  Bloomberg On the same day that President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, publicly promoted the administration’s plans to overhaul financial regulations, part of Cohn’s stake in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was sold, according to federal financial-disclosure documents. The bank’s share price rose that day by 4.5 percent on news of the planned regulatory review, as other financial-industry …

  Bloomberg US stocks opened lower as the dollar stabilized from earlier losses as markets digested comments from US President Donald Trump on Wednesday denouncing the greenback’s strength and championing lower interest rates. Banking stocks led a European decline. The S&P 500 Index opened down 0.25 percent at 2,339.09 Thursday, while the Dow Jones Industrial average fell 0.24 percent to …

  HONG KONG / AP Stock markets were subdued and the price of oil and gold rose Wednesday as geopolitical risks kept investors on edge ahead of a long weekend. In Europe, France’s CAC 40 gained 0.2 percent to 5,113 and Germany’s DAX added 0.1 percent to 12,150. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.1 percent to 7,357. US indexes were poised …

  Bloomberg Stocks were mixed on Tuesday and the price of gold rose as investors monitored geopolitical risks — from North Korea’s rumblings over the US to major powers’ plan to put pressure on Russia over the Syrian war. Germany’s DAX edged 0.1 percent lower to 12,194 and the CAC 40 of France was 0.2 percent higher at 5,116. Britain’s …

  Bloomberg Equity hedge funds are getting a pick-me-up after a harsh 2016, when they suffered almost a third of the industry’s withdrawals, amid a global stock rally. The long-short strategy — the top performer — returned 3.2 percent in the first quarter on an asset-weighted basis, marking the best start to a year since 2013, according to Hedge Fund …