By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street shuffled to a modestly higher close on Friday and Treasury yields…
U.S. dollar weakens as risk appetite rises with data showing slowdown
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slid against most currencies in choppy, thin trading on Friday as…
Apple’s Australian workers go on Christmas strike demanding better wages, work terms
(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s workers in Australia initiated a strike Friday afternoon, demanding better working conditions and wages, a workers’…
Wall Street ends sharply lower, dollar gains on hawkish policy fears
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks tanked and the dollar eked out a small gain on Thursday…
Dollar rises as U.S. data lends support
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose against most major peers on Thursday after U.S.…
Australia blocks Telstra-TPG wireless internet deal, sparking legal fight
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Weary Wall Street cheers improved consumer confidence
By Lawrence Delevingne and Amanda Cooper (Reuters) -Global stock markets rose on Wednesday, as U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in December,…
Yen retreats after BOJ policy tweak sparked surge
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The yen fell in a choppy session on Wednesday, ceding some of the…
Wall Street ends green, dollar dips, Treasury yields rise on BOJ policy shift
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday in a modest reversal of a four-day…
Australian economy on edge as fixed-rate mortgage pain looms in 2023
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