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Wall Street opens higher as investors hopeful of more economic stimulus

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 50.43 points, or 0.18%, at the open to 28,245.85.

Markets on edge as pandemic resurgence meets US fiscal stimulus hopes

Oil prices and Asian stocks slid, but European stocks recovered in morning trading after sharp losses the day before

Global sell-off, re-lockdown fear: 5 reasons why Sensex slipped 1066 pts

The Nifty50 index lost 291 points to settle at 11,680 levels. Besides, weakness in global markets due to renewed restrictions in European countries to stem the possible second wave

Wall Street jumps 1% at open, shaking off Donald Trump's stimulus shock

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 198.60 points, or 0.72%, at the open to 27,971.36.

Wall Street gains as Trump to leave hospital, investors hope for stimulus

Shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc jumped after Trump's physician said he had been treated with Regeneron's dual antibody treatment.

Asian shares shed gains, oil sinks after Trump tests positive for virus

US stock futures and Asian shares fell Friday after President Donald Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the new coronavirus. The future contracts for both the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials lost 1.9 per cent. Oil prices also slipped. Trump tweeted news of his test results just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks had come down with the virus after travelling with the president several times this week. To say this potentially could be a big deal is an understatement, Rabobank said in a commentary. Anyway, everything now takes a backseat to the latest incredible twist in this US election campaign. Trading in Asia was thin, with markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong closed. The Nikkei 225 index shed strong early gains, losing 0.8 per cent to 22,999.75 after the Tokyo Stock Exchange resumed trading following an all day outage due to a technical failure. Reports that the Japanese government is preparing new stimulus measures t

US stock futures extend losses after Trump says going into quarantine

Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.39% in Asian trading after the news, extending earlier losses, while Treasury yields remained broadly unchanged

Dr Reddy's enters Rs 28,000 cr market with multiple sclerosis drug in US

The company's product is a therapeutic equivalent generic version of Biogen's Tecfidera delayed-release capsules, the Hyderabad-based drug firm said in a statement

Pratik Oswal on why overseas investing is imperative for Indian investors

Have a minimum of 15 to 20% (one or two) global funds in your portfolio for diversification, says Oswal

US budget deficit debt to hit $3.3 trillion, bigger than its economy's size

The spike in the deficit means that federal debt will exceed annual gross domestic product next year

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US share buybacks cut in half by pandemic

German rail slammed for withholding data, UK govt faces more heat after latest school exam problem, How Indonesia failed to control coronavirus and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Trump policies boon to super rich. So where are 7-figure cheques?

Only a fraction of the president's top donors have given as much to his re-election effort

Donald Trump says he is 'seriously' considering a capital gains tax cut

The president can't unilaterally cut the 20 per cent long-term capital gains rate without Congress, but some advisers tell him he could issue an executive order

Dr Reddy's Laboratories launches drug to treat infections in US market

Ciprodexis used in adults and children 6 months of age or older to treat certain types of infections caused by certain germs called bacteria

US Fed dials back recovery hopes, extends lending offers through year-end

The extensions apply to those facilities that were due to expire on or around September 30, the Fed said in a statement

China shares lead Asian retreat on Sino-US tensions, euro holds near highs

For once, currencies had dominated trading as a deal on a European Union recovery plan shot the euro to its highest since late 2018

Lemonade makes a dream debut, soars 73% on demand for new listings

The company's shares opened at $50.06 on the New York Stock Exchange

Tightening of norms by US bourses may queer the pitch for Indian entities

The Senate passed a legislation earlier this week that requires non-US firms to meet a number of strict criteria to remain listed

Will trading floors of US bourses still be relevant in post-Covid-19 world?

The NYSE is the only US exchange that still operates stock trading floors alongside electronic trading

What is a circuit breaker in a stock market; how does it work?

Trading on the Indian stock exchanges was halted as the S&P BSE Sensex fell 10 per cent, triggering an automatic 45-minute halt