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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower after weak U.S. jobs report; Nikkei set to fall 3.5% at open
People look at the city’s skyline from the Bunkyo Civic Center Observation Deck in Tokyo on August 14, 2024. Philip Fong | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower on Monday, tracking losses on Wall Street after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report. U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 142,000 missing a 161,000 […]
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European stocks end week down 2.5%, worst since early August slump
LONDON — European stocks closed lower Friday afternoon, paring earlier gains after a weaker than expected U.S. jobs report clouded global sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down 1.15%, with all major bourses and almost all sectors ending in the red. Tech and mining stocks saw the biggest losses, shedding 2.39% and 2.41%, respectively. Health […]
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Japanese chip equipment firms count on China sales amid U.S. moves to block high-end exports to Beijing
This picture taken on May 1, 2024 shows professors and students looking at a Minimal Fab, a small-scale semiconductor factory that does not require a clean room, at Tokyo University in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images) Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty Images Japanese semiconductor equipment […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall as Japan household spending comes in lower than expected
Office workers cross the street at lunch time near Tokyo Station on Oct. 20, 2022. Stanislav Kogiku | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell on Friday as investors brace for a crucial jobs report from the U.S. and digest household spending data from Japan. Japan’s household spending data for July […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Rate cuts need to start before inflation’s 2%
A ‘Now Hiring’ sign posted on the window of a business looking to hire workers on May 05, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Can’t wait until 2% to start cutting rates
A “Now Hiring” sign is displayed on a storefront in Adams Morgan Neighborhood on October 07, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly set to extend losses, tracking Wall Street’s second straight fall
The World’s busiest pedestrian crossing © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are mostly set to open lower on Thursday, extending losses as both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slipped for a second straight day. “Investors are a bit on edge; it’s a low-conviction trade. Everyone’s waiting for this Friday employment […]
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Europe stocks close sharply lower as tech stocks lead losses; Dutch chip firm ASML falls 6%
LONDON — European stocks closed sharply lower on Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street and in Asia-Pacific markets. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index provisionally ended down 1%, with most sectors and major bourses in negative territory. Technology stocks dropped 3.2% to lead losses, while household goods fell 2%. The broad declines stateside prompted Asia-Pacific markets […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia sinks and data’s weak, but hold on
The Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Loren Elliott | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? […]
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Nikkei plunges 4%, leading losses in Asia after Wall Street plummets on weak U.S. data
Employees work at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets plunged on Wednesday, led by Japan’s Nikkei 225 after U.S. tech stocks sold off and weak U.S. economic data sparked recession fears. Japan’s Nikkei […]
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