DUBAI / Reuters Gulf stock markets were mixed on Thursday, supported by strong global equities and oil prices, while Egypt surged on the back of the success of Cairo’s international sovereign bond issue. The Saudi index edged up 0.1 percent though losing stocks outnumbered gainers by 99 to 52. Petrochemical blue chip Saudi Basic Industries added 1.0 percent, while …

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 …

  It is still early days, but a picture of the economic policy approach favored by President Donald Trump is gradually coming into focus. Here are some of its key features as signaled by the words and actions of the administration in its first week in office: It is targeting higher growth and greater job creation using what can be …