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U.S. stocks are lower Thursday as EpiPen maker Mylan and other drug companies face scrutiny over increases in product prices. Oil prices are little changed after a big surge a day ago, but companies that drill for oil are climbing.
A man walks past a branch of The Royal Bank of Scotland in central London, in this file photo. A man walks past a branch of The Royal Bank of Scotland in central London, in this file photo.
Major Asian stock markets were lower Tuesday after investors were reassured by trade-friendly Hillary Clinton's performance in a U.S. presidential debate with rival Donald Trump. KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index fell 1.5 percent to 16,426.61 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.6 percent to 23,440.18.
LONDON, Sept 26 European stocks fell on Monday, weighed down by a pullback in the shares of major banking and energy companies. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 1.4 percent.
The dollar slipped Monday as traders shift focus from central bank policy to the US presidential election, while the Philippine peso tumbled to a seven-year low on worries over President Rodrigo Duterte's policies. Last week's currency trading was dominated by sharper monetary policy signals from the Bank of Japan and US Federal Reserve.
TOKYO, Sept 26 Japan's Nikkei share average dropped on Monday morning, with sentiment soured by a strong yen and weakness on Wall Street, while investors turned their focus to the U.S. presidential debate. Traders said that most investors would be on the sidelines awaiting Monday evening's U.S. presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
According to the megaphones of the Progressive-controlled media the Obama economy is booming. For the investor class it has been a rising tide that lifts all yachts or as it is expressed in Bloomberg, "When President Barack Obama was elected in November 2008, the U.S. economy was shrinking at a rate unmatched since World War II.
Asian shares were mostly lower Monday as market attention turned from action from central banks to the U.S. presidential race, with a closely watched debate upcoming. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged down 0.8 per cent in morning trading to 16,623.05.
Unraveling the ins and outs of Medicare, including what it covers, what it costs, and what stocks move higher or lower because of it. Medicare provides an important safety net in your retirement, but if you don't understand the ins and outs of this critical program, you might not get the most out of it.
If Democrats and Republicans agree on anything before the presidential election, it's that the U.S. needs more government spending. And the stocks poised to benefit most from that aren't being properly valued, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. They're companies that get more than 20 percent of sales from U.S. largesse, ranging from aerospace and defense stocks to managed-care providers and industrial manufacturers.
Every U.S. presidential election generates noise over potential changes to the tax code, which in turn contributes to turbulence in the municipal marketplace. We expect this year to be no different, with increased investor focus on candidates' tax proposals as the election approaches.
The presidential election is little more than a month away. Like all elections, this one has generated considerable interest, and, as a citizen, you may well be following it closely.
Stocks were moderately lower Friday, pushed lower by the price of oil. Investors continue to remain on edge regarding the possibility of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates at their meeting next week.
The U.S.-listed shares of Germany's Deutsche Bank plunged 9 percent Friday after the Department of Justice said the bank should pay $14 billion to settle claims over its handing of mortgage-backed securities. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 10 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,136.
Indian equities climbed the most in 10 days, led by automakers and banks, as Asian stocks halted a six-day stretch of losses after investor expectations for an American interest-rate increase eased. The gains helped the S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty 50 Index pare this week's loss to 0.1 percent.
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed, with a rout showing tentative signs of letting up after three days of renewed volatility left equities at a two-month low. S&P 500 Index contracts expiring in December added 0.2 percent to 2,126.5 at 8:56 a.m. in New York.
In this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo, a man walks to work on Wall Street, near the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Global stock markets tumbled Monday, Sept.
" Asian stocks tumbled Monday, as investors reacted to comments last week from a Fed official, who caught markets off guard by saying that interest rates could rise soon. Questions presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's health also cast a shadow after she was diagnosed with pneumonia during the weekend.