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Gold, silver rise to near record highs on lingering safe-haven demand
Gold rose on Tuesday (Jan 27), after breaking through the US$5,100 mark for the first time in the previous session, as safe-haven demand…
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Gold, silver hit fresh highs as Trump’s Greenland tariffs rattle European markets
Gold and silver scaled new all-time highs on Monday (Jan 19), as investors continued to pour money into safe-haven assets following the…
Business
S&P 500, Dow open near record highs after mixed earnings, inflation data
The S&P 500 and the Dow opened near record highs on Tuesday (Jan 13) after a largely in-line inflation report sustained expectations of…
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US: Wall Street ends close to all-time highs in light, post-holiday session
Wall Street ended a light-volume post-Christmas session nearly unchanged on Friday (Dec 26), with few catalysts to fuel much conviction…
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US: Stocks end at record highs after inflation data; Dow up 1%
Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records on Friday (Oct 24) after benign US inflation data set the stage for another US Federal Reserve…
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US: Dow, S&P 500 manage record closing highs; Nasdaq falls in volatile session
The S&P 500 eked out a record closing high in a volatile session Friday, with interest rate-cut expectations holding up as the US…
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US: Wall St opens muted after record highs, on track for weekly gains
Wall Street indexes opened subdued on Friday (Sep 12) after notching record highs in the previous session, though they remained on track…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs on boosted rate-cut bets
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit intraday record highs at the open on Wednesday (Sep 10), after cooler-than-expected producer inflation data…
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Wall Street mostly declines as tech names pull back from highs
Wall Street’s stocks finished mostly lower on Tuesday (Aug 19), dragged down by tech companies retreating from record highs, while a Home…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs at open on September rate cut hopes
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Aug 13) with the benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hitting record highs, underpinned…
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US: S&P, Nasdaq open at record highs on US–EU deal optimism
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened at record highs on Monday as a US-EU trade agreement boosted investor sentiment, kick-starting a pivotal…
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US: Stocks mixed as indexes struggle to retain record highs
Wall Street stocks closed mixed on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq struggling to log significant gains as investors awaited further…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq end at record highs after solid retail data
Wall Street stocks rose to fresh record highs on Thursday (Jul 16) as markets focused on solid US retail sales data and corporate earnings…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq dip from record highs with Trump tax bill in focus
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes opened lower on Tuesday (Jul 1), after touching record highs a day earlier, as investors monitored US trade…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs amid trade negotiations, rate cut bets
Wall Street extended its rally on Friday (Jun 27), sending S&P 500 and Nasdaq to all-time closing highs as trade deal hopes fuelled…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq touch record highs after tame inflation data
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened at record highs on Friday (Jun 27) as a benign inflation report supported hopes for a dovish policy…
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Europe: Stocks hit one-week highs on Middle East ceasefire
European stocks soared on Tuesday (Jun 24), buoyed by a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, while a slump in oil prices dragged energy…
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Europe: Stocks ease from two-month highs as retailers, luxury stocks weigh
EUROPEAN stocks were little changed on Wednesday as gains in broader stocks outweighed declines in luxury and retail stocks, while…
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Europe: Shares at near three-week highs as US-China trade tiff appears to ease
European shares climbed to a near three-week high on Wednesday (Apr 23), boosted by strong earnings from Europe’s largest software maker…
Politics
Oil eases off five-week highs as traders weigh impact of imminent Trump tariffs
Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as traders braced for reciprocal tariffs that US President Donald Trump is due to announce on Wednesday,…
Business
Oil approaches one-month highs as investors assess supply, trade war risks
Oil prices edged higher on Thursday as traders assessed a tightening of crude supplies along with new US tariffs and their expected effect…
Business
ST Engineering on a tear; stock hits successive highs and is now more expensive than DBS and other leading blue chips
Analysts were bullish on ST Engineering, hiking their target prices for the counter as they cited a positive outlook and strong growth…
Business
Gold steady near record highs amid tariff concerns, inflation data awaited
GOLD prices steadied near an all-time high on Monday (Feb 24), supported by concerns over US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, while…
Business
Meta reduces stock options for staff despite trading at record highs: FT
META Platforms has cut back on its yearly distribution of stock options by about 10 per cent for tens of thousands of employees despite…