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It's a big day for data from the US on Friday, interest centring on the nonfarm payroll numbers (8.30 am US Eastern time, 1230 GMT), followed soon after by the ISM Services PMI (10 am/1400):Taking a look at the range of expectations…

By Kevin BucklandTOKYO (Reuters) -The dollar nursed its wounds on Wednesday following big tumbles against the euro and sterling, but the yen remained mired near 34-year lows even as Japanese officials stepped up intervention warnings.The…

Dow Jones futures rose along with the other major stock indexes Thursday as the blue chip index tried to reverse three straight days of losses. Meanwhile, Wall Street digested a surprise jump in the Labor Department's initial…

Dow Jones futures rose Thursday, while the other major stock indexes fell, as Wall Street reacted to a stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter GDP reading. Meanwhile, tech titan Apple (AAPL) dropped on the stock market today after an…

Japan’s economy has rocketed into the headlines this year as inflation returns for the first time in decades, workers win wage gains and the Bank of Japan raises interest rates for the first time in 17 years.But there’s another,…

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformational technology. Because of AI, some established businesses will develop additional sources of revenue, and others will struggle to find a place in the new business and tech…

A hotter-than-expected February inflation print was largely driven by two components: shelter and gas.The shelter index rose 5.7% on an unadjusted annual basis and 0.4% month over month, a deceleration from January's 6% annual increase…

(Bloomberg) -- Argentina’s central bank unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rate to 80% from 100% as policymakers see monthly inflation cooling while the peso continues to strengthen against the US dollar in parallel markets.Most…

China’s premier will no longer hold a news conference after the country’s annual legislative meeting, Beijing announced on Monday, ending a three-decades-long practice that had been an exceedingly rare opportunity for journalists to…