Asian markets were mostly lower on Wednesday after shares slumped on Wall Street despite better-than-expected reports on the U.S. jobs market and business activity. U.S. futures and oil prices were ...

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Is it time for investors to swap the Magnificent Seven giants for smaller US companies?

There are concerns that when the Magnificent Seven's run breaks, share prices will be hit hard but investors are reluctant to bet against so-called US exceptionalism.

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Will US markets keep rising under Trump?

The US stock market is on a roll. The S&P 500 index closed 2024 up 23 per cent, marking its second consecutive annual gain above 20 per cent. This year, the average forecast on Wall Street is for ...

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US labor market stable as job openings rise, hiring eases in November

The U.S. trade deficit widened in November, likely as businesses worried about President-elect Donald Trump's threats to raise tariffs on foreign goods front-loaded imports, more than offseting a ...

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FTSE flat and US lower as data shows US job openings heading higher

The FTSE 100 ( ^FTSE) was flat and European indices ticked higher on Tuesday morning, amid a slew of data releases to kick off the new year. US stocks opened in the green before heading lower, after ...

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