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US stocks continued their downtrend, with major indices falling for the fifth consecutive day, as corporate earnings failed to impress investors. Banks and retailers, in particular, suffered losses, with Bank of America and Citigroup plummeting at least 2.5 percent after reporting a decline in fourth-quarter profits. Best Buy tumbled
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Global financial markets demonstrated significant nervousness on Wednesday as concerns over a potential broadening crude oil sell-off spread across the commodities sector. A downward trend in crude oil prices has led to substantial losses in the bond market, with the US 30-year Treasury bond yield falling to below 2.4
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The Russian stock market experienced a decline on Friday, following a surge the previous day, as global stock markets began to show signs of weakness. The MICEX stock index dropped 0.65% to 1537.4 by 11:20 a.m. Moscow time, while the RTS index fell 2.3% to
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The Indian stock market saw a decline in its benchmark index, the Sensex, after a six-day rally ended, with technology companies and metalmakers experiencing the biggest losses. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., India's top software maker, dropped the most in three weeks, while Bharti Airtel Ltd., the largest mobile-services
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The British FTSE 100 index, dominated by commodity shares, suffered its first annual fall since 2011 in 2014, ending the year down 2.7pc to 6,566.09. The decline was largely attributed to the significant drop in oil prices, which saw Brent crude plummet from $115 a barrel in
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China's Shanghai Composite Index surged to a six-year high as the government announced measures to boost lending and economic growth. The move comes as the world's second-largest economy faces a deepening slowdown. The Shanghai gauge gained 2 percent to 3,220.22, while the CSI 300
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India's aviation sector has seen a significant surge in share prices since mid-September last year, with companies like Jet Airways, SpiceJet, and Kingfisher Airlines experiencing gains of up to 65%. This is largely attributed to the government's decision to allow foreign airlines to buy up to
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U.S. stocks rallied into the New Year after lawmakers reached a last-minute deal to avert the fiscal cliff, as investors cheered the extension of the Bush tax cuts for most Americans and the preservation of tax rates for those earning over $400,000. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged
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The Russian stock market experienced a significant decline on Thursday, with the MICEX index dropping below 1440 points in response to negative news from Europe, particularly the relatively unsuccessful sales of French bonds. The economic downturn affected trading floors across the world, leading to a 0.8% decrease in the
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Technology stocks rose significantly at the end of trading on January 3, 2012, driven by positive earnings guidance from Rambus Inc. (RMBS) and a major contract awarded to United Technologies (UTX) for the production of F-35 Lightning II aircraft engines. Rambus Inc. announced a two-weeks prior patent license agreement with
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Stocks rose early Thursday after a Realtors' group reported that pending home sales rose more than expected in November, and jobless claims remained below 400,000, giving investors hope that the labor market will strengthen in the new year. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 77 points, or 0.
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The recent initial public offerings in Japan have shown a mixed performance, with digital-book and online service stocks leading the gainers, while biotechnology start-ups have struggled to recover their IPO prices. Among the 37 stocks that went public this year, 14 finished higher than their offering prices, while 23, or
