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  Bloomberg US stocks rose the most in a week after Labor Department data showed US employers in January hired the most workers in four months. Financial shares rallied on the prospect of looser financial regulations. Banks posted the best day since mod-November as President Trump prepares to sign executive orders on deregulation and an examination of the Dodd-Frank act. …

  Bloomberg European stocks fell on Thursday, trimming some of the sharp gains made in the previous session, as lower-than-expected results from Swatch Group AG and Deutsche Bank AG rattled investors. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was down 0.2 percent at 08:17 a.m. in London. The index gained 0.9 percent on Wednesday, as industrial shares advanced on earnings reports, while …

  Bloomberg Japan’s equity market found itself hostage to global events yet again. This time it was the Federal Reserve, which signaled it’s in no hurry to raise rates, pushing the U.S. dollar lower and strengthening the yen. Like clockwork, shares fell, with the benchmark index wiping out all gains for the year. Then the 10-year yield rose above 0.1 …

  Bloomberg European stocks rallied on Wednesday as earnings reports from Siemens AG and Volvo AG boosted industrial shares, while positive data from China and the U.S. helped lift shares most sensitive to economic growth. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index advanced 0.9 percent at the close. The benchmark is rebounding after capping its worst three-day drop since the week before …

  Bloomberg The dollar advanced, while Treasuries tumbled as corporate results and economic data bolstered optimism that growth is accelerating before the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision. U.S. stocks erased early gains. The S&P 500 Index was little changed as 10-year yields above 2.50 percent weighed on high dividend paying industries and boosted banks. Apple Inc. rose the most since …

  Bloomberg European stocks fell, following stocks in the US, as investors awaited earnings reports and assessed the US president’s latest moves on trade and immigration. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index declined 0.4 percent at 3:48 p.m. in London, approaching its lowest close this year. Media and chemicals shares fell the most, while gains in retail and real estate companies …

  Bloomberg US stocks fell the most since the presidential election, while Treasuries advanced with gold as Donald Trump’s order on immigration raised concern that he may follow through with isolationist policies touted on the campaign trail, overshadowing a pro-growth agenda. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 200 points, retreating below 20,000 after closing at records last week. …

  Bloomberg Kevin Turner, who joined Citadel Securities as chief executive officer after a career that led from Wal-Mart cashier to the top-paying job at Microsoft Corp., is leaving the market-making firm just months after he was hired. Peng Zhao, previously global head of market making, replaced Turner as CEO, said company spokesman Zia Ahmed. When it was announced in …

Bloomberg The rally in US stocks stalled on Thursday as investors sorted through a raft of corporate results that delivered a mixed picture on the state of the American economy. The dollar rebounded and Treasuries slipped with gold. The Dow Jones Industrial Average held above 20,000 after topping the round-number milestone for the first time Wednesday. Caterpillar Inc. edged higher …

  Bloomberg Canadian stocks climbed to a record, joining a global rally in stocks amid expectations of stronger global growth as US President Donald Trump tries to shift the US economy into higher gear. The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose as much as 0.4 percent to 15,674.30, topping the previous closing record of 15,657.63 set on Sept. 3, 2014. The intraday …