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Ian Mount

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Alphabet shares rise before earnings and Japan shares jump after ruling party election setback

Japan shares rose as the scandal-plagued Liberal Democrats lost their majority Sunday. Trump Media shares jumped after the former president's...

28.10.2024 2

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Tesla shares take a break from soaring as investors punish Michael Kors-owner for court loss

China markets rose slightly while Japan's sagged before its Sunday elections. The biggest action was in the U.S. where Tesla took a break and Capri...

25.10.2024 1

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Tesla shares soar and Europe markets rise on expectation-beating earnings reports

Asian markets largely sagged but Tesla and Europe provided bright spots with earnings reports that beat expectations.

24.10.2024 10

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McDonald’s and Starbucks shares tumble while stimulus proposal gives China markets reason for optimism

Japan's shares dropped and China's floated higher on a day where both countries saw blockbuster IPOs, while investors punished Starbucks,...

23.10.2024 2

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Japan shares fall as elections and earnings take center stage

In India's largest-ever IPO, shares of Hyundai Motor India dropped as much as 6% in their market debut.

22.10.2024 4

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China mainland shares rise on rate cut as U.S. markets await big earnings week

China's mainland shares posted modest gains as a central bank lending rate cut boosted real estate stocks, but investors awaited more details on...

21.10.2024 2

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China shares fall on underwhelming stimulus news while Europe pops on rate-cut hopes

China shares suffered from an underwhelming housing stimulus briefing and Japan shares took a hit from weak export data. But Taiwan chip giant TSMC...

17.10.2024 7

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Japan shares fall on weak chip market outlook while LVMH sales drop drags Europe down

LVMH CFO Jean-Jacques Guiony said that “consumer confidence in mainland China today is back in line with the all-time low reached during COVID.”

16.10.2024 1

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China shares flop on weak export data while Nvidia gives Japan a boost

China shares fell as investors digested much weaker-than-expected export data released late Monday. Japan's market jumped as its semiconductor...

15.10.2024 10

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China shares rise on vague stimulus news while Europe’s luxury brands take a hit

Shares in mainland China rose as investors digested Beijing's Saturday briefing on stimulus measures—in which the finance minister said more was...

14.10.2024 2

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China shares tumble as markets await stimulus news—and Tesla takes a hit

Shares in mainland China tumbled as U.S. inflation data clouded hopes for another Fed rate cut and traders awaited Beijing's Saturday briefing on...

11.10.2024 7

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China markets follow U.S. rise with lift from new Beijing stimulus optimism

Traders around the word awaited U.S. inflation data for September—and the implications it will have for rate cuts at the Federal Reserve's...

10.10.2024 2

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China markets plunge on Beijing stimulus disappointment

Shares in mainland China plunged as traders expressed their disappointment with the lack of new stimulus. The U.S. government's possible attempt to...

09.10.2024 2

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China markets start like a lion and end like a lamb after Beijing stimulus comes up short

Shares in mainland China soared at the opening, as markets reopened after the Golden Week holidays. But they slid back as the stimulus plans...

08.10.2024 20

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Europe’s largest economy is set to decline for the second year in a row, according to German media reports

Germany was hit hard by an industrial slowdown, cooling export demand and surging energy prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

07.10.2024 3

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Hong Kong and Japan shares rally after U.S. jobs report

Hong Kong shares jumped again, rising 1.60% the day before mainland China markets reopen. Beijing said it would explain the details of its economic...

07.10.2024 20

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Hong Kong stock rally resumes as oil price fears and Mideast tensions weigh on Europe and U.S.

Shares in Hong Kong jumped while most other markets in Asia and Europe eked out small gains.

04.10.2024 5

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Stocks rise in Japan while the yen and U.K. pound fall on dovish interest rate talk

Japan jumped while Hong Kong and Europe stumbled as Israel pushed into Lebanon and Middle East tensions grew. China’s markets remained closed for...

03.10.2024 2

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Ireland unveils bumper 2025 budget thanks to a €14 billion euro surplus in Apple back-taxes

The government intends to use the money to invest in "housing, energy, water and transport infrastructure".

02.10.2024 2

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Stocks soar in Hong Kong while Middle East tensions sober Japan and Europe

Hong Kong shares roared higher while Japan dropped and Europe wobbled a day after Iran fired scores of missiles into Israel.

02.10.2024 2

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Stocks rebound in Europe and Japan as China takes a holiday following record week

China's markets closed for Golden Week holidays. Markets in Japan and Europe picked up the slack though, notching modest gains.

01.10.2024 10

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Stocks rise in China on property stimulus

Beijing's economic stimulus measures extended China's market rally into a second week, while Japan's choice of former Defense Minister Shigeru...

30.09.2024 7

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Stocks rise as China stimulus kicks in

China stocks closed out their best week since 2008 as the country's central bank cut its reserve requirement for banks.

27.09.2024 2

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Markets close up across the board on AI, Fed optimism

Markets across the globe closed up on optimism about AI and a new China stimulus.

26.09.2024 1

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Stocks rise as China adds to stimulus with more measures

Markets in Asia and Europe rallied for the second time this week on China news.

26.09.2024 2

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Markets come down from China stimulus highs, closing lower but strong

The market cooled Wednesday after a report that consumer confidence is down, and as investors wait to see what Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell...

25.09.2024 1

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Stocks mixed as markets take a breather after China’s economic stimulus announcement

The rally sparked by announcement from China's central bank of a wide-ranging stimulus package faded as investors began to doubt that the measures...

25.09.2024 50

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Markets close near record highs following China stimulus news

Chinese stocks rose sharply in trading today as the Central Bank of the Republic of China unveiled a wide-ranging package of stimulus initiatives...

24.09.2024 1

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Stocks rise as China announces economic stimulus package

Chinese stocks rose sharply in trading today as the Central Bank of the Republic of China unveiled a wide-ranging package of stimulus initiatives...

24.09.2024 2

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