Wall Street stocks slid Tuesday to close the year on a gloomy note but Europe’s main stock markets advanced, as all eyes turn to 2025 and the impact that the policies of US President-elect Donald Trump will have on the global economy.After dropping more than one percent on Monday as investors booked profits and broke …
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Wall Street stocks moved higher on Tuesday, looking to ring out the year with gains as did Europe’s main stock markets, as all eyes turn to 2025 and the impact that the policies of US President-elect Donald Trump will have on the global economy.After dropping more than one percent on Monday as investors booked profits …
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Crowds will marvel at fireworks and toast champagne to greet 2025 on Tuesday, waving goodbye to a year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine.It is all but certain that 2024 will go down as the hottest year on record, with climate-fuelled disasters wreaking havoc …
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Europe’s main stock markets ended the year Tuesday with solid gains, as all eyes turn to 2025 and the impact that the policies of US president-elect Donald Trump will have on the global economy.London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index closed up 0.6 percent and the Paris CAC 40 rallied 0.9 percent in a shortened trading day. Over …
President Xi Jinping said China will put in place “more proactive” macroeconomic policies next year, state media reported, as he addressed a top political advisory body on Tuesday.The country has struggled this year to climb out of a slump fuelled by a property market crisis, weak consumption and soaring government debt.Beijing has unveiled a string …
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Asian stocks ended the year mainly in the red on Tuesday after worries about 2025 and profit-taking turned Wall Street’s usual holiday period “Santa Claus rally” into a mini-rout.The three main US indices all slumped around one percent on Monday, adding to Friday’s losses, with Tesla down 3.3 percent and Facebook owner Meta off 1.4 …
Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists’ heads on the streets of the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, which is enjoying a surge in visitors driven by social media.Photos and videos taken around the city’s landmarks flood platforms such as TikTok counterpart Douyin and Instagram-esque Xiaohongshu — many featuring tourists from the …
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Global stock markets mostly fell Monday in jittery holiday trading ahead of a potentially tumultuous 2025 that will see Donald Trump return to the White House.Wall Street’s three main indices slumped to end the day, adding to losses on Friday that have put paid to Wall Street’s usual holiday-period “Santa Claus rally.””We can’t drive major …
European and Asia stock markets mostly fell Monday in jittery holiday trade ahead of a potentially tumultuous 2025 when Donald Trump returns to the White House.With volumes thin, US futures were also pointing lower after losses on Friday that put paid to Wall Street’s usual holiday period “Santa Claus rally”.”We can’t drive major conclusions in …
Asia stocks mostly fell Monday in jittery holiday trade ahead of a potentially tumultuous 2025 when Donald Trump returns to the White House.With volumes thin, US and European equity futures were also pointing lower after losses on Friday that put paid to Wall Street’s usual holiday period “Santa Claus rally”.Tech stocks had led the way, …
