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ByEuropean shares fell for a third consecutive session on Wednesday. Losses in healthcare and construction stocks went against a lift from positive earnings from...

Futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 slid 1.21 percent by early afternoon in Asia, while Treasury yields also fell. The US dollar rose, particularly against the British...

Citing national security risks posed by Chinese technology firms, US President Donald Trump’s administration has sharply expanded actions to restrict Chinese companies. This has included...

Clinical trials were put on hold for the new drug. In response shares in AstraZeneca, the company making the vaccine, collapsed.Related articlesThe suspension took place...

Investors will watch shares of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s largest manufacturer of semiconductors. Tensions frose after a Defense Department spokesperson said the Trump...

Much like the European markets, the FTSE 100 lagged behind US markets in recovering from pandemic lows. “The overall market sentiment continues to lack positivity minus...

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing to resign after eight years as leader due to ill-health, prompting concerns from investors about Japanese monetary...

Many British people will be concerned about their finances currently. Coronavirus and a recession have battered the economy....

The FT reported shares in companies making computer chips suffered a blow after the US commerce department revealed that companies would now need a...

"The bigger question for markets is whether these actions jeopardise the US-China trade talks on August 15 and markets will be looking closely for...

Jordan Rochester at Nomura said: “The dip is because it seems like the uncertainty over Brexit will continue until we get to around September or...

For equity markets, the mood darkened after Beijing ordered the US to close its consulate in Chengdu in retaliation. Chinese blue chips retreated 3.7% as...

Wall Street was badly affected as the S&P 500 stopped gaining and ended almost 1 percent lower. The Nasdaq fell 2.1 per cent. John Higgins, chief...

Shares in China fell 0.72%, the first decline in more than a week, as investors booked profits on a surge in equities to a...

California reported more than 10,000 coronavirus cases on Tuesday. This is a record rise for a single day that also surpassed the number of contact...

New figures from NHS blood and transplant show this year there were a total of 265 transplant operations from April 1st until 31st May...