Bloomberg The dollar gained and US stocks rose after two down weeks as Congress takes a holiday break from tax talks and the closely watched Alabama senate election nears. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index opened slightly higher at the start of a truncated Thanksgiving week as investors gauge whether there are sufficient drivers to continue the march to historic ...

Reuters Most stock markets in the Middle East fell again on Monday, dampened by geopolitics, although Abu Dhabi was supported by plans for an initial public offer of shares by the distribution unit of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC). Some fund managers think there may be little downside left for Gulf markets now that valuations are no longer high, ...

Bloomberg The European Banking Authority gets a new home, as Brexit forces the regulator and its 180 employees to abandon their high-rise digs in London’s Canary Wharf financial district and relocate to the continent. Eight cities are competing to host the EBA. The prestige of housing the EU’s top banking regulator could lend some extra gloss to major euro-area financial ...