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  FRANKFURT/ AP Global stock markets were mixed on Thursday, bogged down by concerns over the outcome of next week’s US presidential election. The British pound jumped after a court ruled that parliament must vote before the government can trigger a two-year countdown to Britain’s exit from the European Union. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany’s DAX rose 0.1 percent to ...

London / Reuters Global stock markets spiralled downwards on Wednesday with Europe following Asia lower as investors fretted over growing fears of a Donald Trump presidency. Asian equities sank and the Mexican peso fell after a poll on Tuesday showed Trump overtaking market favourite Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House. “This is what happens when politics trumps ...

  Bloomberg Bonds resumed their selloff after an unexpected jump in Chinese manufacturing fueled optimism about the economy worldwide. Gold rallied as the dollar fell. Treasury yields climbed toward the highest since May on speculation the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year. The MSCI All Country World Index posted its first back-to-back gain in two weeks, while the ...

LONDON / AP The revelation that the FBI has opened a new investigation into U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s private email server weighed on global stock markets on Monday, a little more than a week from election day. Investors around the world also have a raft of potentially market-moving data and events to monitor this week, culminating with Friday’s U.S. ...

  London / AFP The British pound rallied briefly on Thursday on brighter-than-expected economic growth data, while European stock markets sagged amid a dearth of eurozone news. Sterling bounced after official data showed that Britain’s economy grew by a better-than-expected 0.5 percent in the three months following the country’s refere- ndum in favour of exiting the European Union. The currency ...

  New York / AFP US stocks were flat early on Thursday despite mostly solid earnings reports, including from Tesla Motors and Twitter, as well as Qualcomm’s $47 billion takeover of Dutch rival NXP Semiconductors. Tesla jumped 5.4 percent after it announced a surprise third quarter profit of $22 million as it touted new product launches and store openings. Twitter ...

London / AFP World stock markets mostly retreated on Wednesday, weighed down by miners’ shares and oil prices, while Apple dragged Wall Street lower, traders said. After declines for the bulk of Asia’s stock markets, Europe’s top indices were showing losses of up to 1.2 percent compared with Tuesday’s closing levels. The heaviest faller on London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index ...

  SEOUL / AP Global stocks mostly rose on Tuesday amid upbeat economic reports and relatively strong corporate earnings. KEEPING SCORE: Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.4 percent to 7,015 while France’s CAC 40 gained 0.1 percent to 4,555. Germany’s DAX rose 0.3 percent to 10,795. Stock futures showed that Wall Street was set for a tepid start. Dow and S&P ...

  London / AFP Eurozone stock markets marched higher Monday following bright economic data, showing business activity in October at a 10-month high. Frankfurt gained 0.8 percent in value and Paris won 0.7 percent. London meanwhile London erased earlier gains to trade virtually flat around midday compared with Friday’s closing level. “A positive swell of data has continued to boost ...

  Bloomberg Canadian stocks extended their rally to a fifth day on Saturday, closing with the biggest weekly gain since March, energy shares continued to ride the rebound in oil and banks advanced on signs that inflation is picking up, making an interest rate hike more likely. The S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 0.6 percent to 14,939.04 at 4 p.m. in ...