The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has just released its latest statistics on US births. Boring, you say. Not so. Historic birth patterns tell us a lot about where the country has been — and where it might be going. We are now experiencing some of the lowest birth figures ever. In 2018, US births totaled 3.788 million, ...

Bloomberg US equity futures dipped and European stocks fluctuated after a mixed session in Asia as investors digested the latest in the Sino-American confrontation over technology. Oil declined while the dollar and Treasuries were steady before the latest Fed minutes. Contracts on the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Industrial Average edged lower with Chinese equities after the White ...

Bloomberg Indian equities rose ahead of the official outcome of national elections on Thursday, with nearly all exit polls projecting the re-election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.4 percent to 39,110.21 in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index gained 0.3 percent to 11,737.90. The benchmark stock index retreated after closing at a record high ...