WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased strongly in December, boosted by declining mortgage rates and a persistent shortage of previously owned houses on the market. New home sales…
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai has suspended a tax of 30% on alcohol and dropped a licence fee previously needed to buy alcohol in the commercial and tourism hub, two major retailers said…
(Reuters) – Shares of Carvana Co rebounded nearly 30% on Thursday, erasing some of the previous day’s deep losses inflicted by worries about the used car seller’s solvency. The surge came as…
By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) – The dollar will rebound against most currencies over the coming months, with the growing threat of recession in the U.S. and elsewhere keeping it firm in…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for U.S.-made capital goods unexpectedly rebounded in October while shipments increased solidly, suggesting business spending on equipment started the fourth quarter on a strong footing despite a…
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece’s economy should grow by 1.8% next year, at a slower pace than initially expected, as soaring energy costs and higher inflation are seen hurting tourism and curbing domestic demand,…
(Reuters) – ICE cotton futures fell as much as 3.5% on Monday, and were set for their biggest drop in eleven sessions, as a bounce-back in the U.S. dollar dented overseas demand…
By Eileen Soreng (Reuters) – Gold prices will average $1,712.50 an ounce next year, rising from current levels, as an end to U.S. interest rate rises is expected to revive investor interest…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Hong Kong and China stocks jumped on Tuesday after rumours based on an unverified note circulating on social media that China was planning a reopening from strict COVID curbs…
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – The S&P 500’s over 1% surge on Tuesday adds to two weeks of strong gains as investors speculate that third-quarter earnings reports could help pull the market…
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Earnings reports from the four biggest U.S. companies by market capitalization in the coming week may test a nascent rally that has seen stocks claw…
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s industrial sentiment rose for a fourth straight month in September, reaching the highest level in 32 months, bolstered by improved domestic demand and a recovery in the crucial…
MUMBAI (Reuters) – A sharp rebound in consumer spending and rising employment will sustain economic growth in India in the months ahead, the government said in its monthly economic review for August…
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Retail investors are back. In fact, they never went away. The recent rebound on Wall Street has been partly credited to strong buying by traditionally…
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stronger-than-expected corporate earnings have helped fuel the rebound for U.S. stocks but some investors are pointing to potential risks ahead for profits that could sap…
By Uday Sampath Kumar and Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) – Walmart Inc and Target Corp kick off retail earnings this week, and what the two biggest U.S. retailers say about consumers will likely…
ATHENS – Greece is having a better-than-expected summer tourism season and this year’s revenues will help alleviate the impact of soaring energy prices on society, government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou said on Thursday.…
BERLIN – Germany’s services sector saw its six-month expansion come to an end in July as higher prices and growing concerns over gas supplies put the brakes on a post-lockdown rebound, a…
By David Randall NEW YORK – As investors await another jumbo-sized rate increase from the Federal Reserve, they are taking the temperature of a weeks-long U.S. stock market rally that followed a…
JERUSALEM – Israeli airline El Al said on Sunday it was returning Boeing 777-200ER aircraft to its fleet to meet high travel demand during the summer. Israel’s flag carrier sidelined six 777s…
BEIJING – As China loosens its months-long COVID-19 curbs, railway travel is expected to see an uptick in passengers just in time for the summer transport season, which starts on July 1.…
WASHINGTON – Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes unexpectedly increased in May after declining for six straight months, but higher mortgage rates are cooling demand for housing. The National Association of…
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to…
A look at the day ahead in markets from Julien Ponthus. What a difference a week makes! With the Dow Jones snapping out of its longest weekly losing streak in nearly a…
MONTREAL – Air Canada sees higher-margin business travel coming “quite close” to pre-pandemic levels by as early as September, in the latest encouraging sign for the once hard-hit sector, a top executive…
By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE – China’s crude oil imports grew nearly 7% in April from the same month a year earlier, its first rise in three months, although weakening fuel demand due…