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Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 4, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures fell slightly in overnight trading Monday following the S&P 500’s worst day since October, as investors remained on edge about surging oil prices and slowing economic growth amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 100

BEIJING — American businesses in China no longer expect relations between the two countries to improve from the tensions of the Trump administration, according to a business association survey. After President Joe Biden was elected in late 2020, there was a spike in optimism among businesses, with 45% of respondents expecting better U.S.-China relations, the

In this article DKNG BKR SLB A person enters a Bed Bath & Beyond store on October 01, 2021 in the Tribeca neighborhood in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Bed Bath & Beyond — Shares rose 34% midday on news that GameStop’s Chairman Ryan

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. equity futures fell Sunday evening as U.S. oil price jumped to their highest level since 2008 amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Dow futures lost

A man walks past Moscow’s stock market building in downtown Moscow on February 28, 2022. Natalia Kolesnikova | Afp | Getty Images Economist Stephen Roach warned effects from any default on Russia’s sovereign debt as a result of the Ukraine crisis would spill over to emerging markets, including China. “If Russia does default on its

Fuel prices are displayed at gas stations on March 03, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Increasing demand and dwindling supplies coupled with global supply uncertainty driven by the war in Ukraine have driven gas prices over $4-per-gallon in many parts of the country. Scott Olson | Getty Images Gasoline prices surged to the highest level since

An employee looks at a stock price index graph showing plunging stock prices on an electronic information screen at the headquarters of the Micex-RTS Moscow Exchange. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Index giant S&P Dow Jones Indices said Friday it is removing all stocks listed and/or domiciled in Russia from its benchmarks in

Workers weld at a workshop of an automobile manufacturer in Qingzhou, East China’s Shandong Province, on March 1, 2022. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China is slated on Saturday to release its gross domestic product growth target for 2022, as an annual parliamentary meeting gets underway. Analysts widely expect the

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects troops during a parade on October 1, 2019, to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China at Tiananmen Square in 1949, in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s defense spending this year is set to grow at its fastest pace

In this article PYPL The PayPal app shown on an iPhone. Katja Knupper | DeFodi Images | Getty Images PayPal said Saturday it was suspending its services in Russia, adding to the number of firms retreating from the country in response to its invasion of Ukraine. “Under the current circumstances, we are suspending PayPal services

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on July 5, 2021. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images An intergovernmental organization dedicated to combating money laundering and illicit cash flows on Friday placed the United Arab Emirates on its “gray list” over concerns that the Gulf country isn’t sufficiently stemming illegal financial activities. The UAE was one of

Fuel prices are displayed at gas stations on March 03, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Increasing demand and dwindling supplies coupled with global supply uncertainty driven by the war in Ukraine have driven gas prices over $4-per-gallon in many parts of the country. Scott Olson | Getty Images Gas prices are surging, with the national average

In this article COST MRVL SG GPS AVGO TSLA Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Tesla (TSLA) — Shares fell 1.2% in premarket trading after CEO Elon Musk challenged the United Auto Workers union to try and organize his company’s assembly plant in Fremont, California. Sweetgreen (SG) — Sweetgreen

An employee brings a television to a customer’s car at a Best Buy store in Orlando, Florida. Paul Hennessy | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Best Buy — The retail stock jumped 8% after the company announced it was raising its quarterly dividend by 26%. The move

A taxi driver refuels a vehicle at a Gulf gas station in Boston on Mar. 1, 2022. Vanessa Leroy/Bloomberg via Getty Images The economic effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a week ago have reverberated around the globe — leaving many households to wonder how the conflict might hit their wallet. The short answer: Prices

Billionaire investor Bill Gross listens during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 3, 2017. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Bill Gross, the one-time bond king who co-founded fixed income giant Pimco, said he sees the possibility of stagflation in the economy and he wouldn’t buy stocks aggressively now. The 77-year-old investor

U.S. stock index futures were modestly lower during overnight trading Wednesday, after the major averages finished the day higher despite escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 28 points. S&P 500 futures shed 0.11%, while Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.2%. During regular trading on Wednesday the

In this article DKNG FSLR F CRM JWN Pedestrians walk past a Nordstrom Inc. store. Ben Nelms | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nordstrom — Shares of the department store rallied a whopping 39% after the company reported better-than-expected profits and sales for the holiday quarter. The

The Shanghai branch of the Communist Party newspaper, People’s Daily, on Feb. 27, 2022. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — In China, tightly controlled coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has focused heavily on negotiations. Beijing’s line has been to promote negotiations, as China tries to position itself further away from

Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Feb. 28, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures inched higher on Tuesday night as oil prices surged amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 94 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures also added 0.2%. Earnings boosted