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Stock futures were slightly lower in early morning trading on Monday as earnings season kicks off on Wall Street this week. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 59 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both traded.

Stocks in Asia-Pacific rose in Monday trade, with shares in Japan and China leading gains regionally. Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged 2.26% in afternoon trade while the Topix index jumped 2.09%. South Korea’s Kospi also advanced 0.98%. Mainland Chinese stocks rose,.

The European Union is due to propose an unprecedented overhaul to its carbon market this week, seeking to put a price on shipping emissions for the first time. And the region’s shipowners are deeply concerned. The European Commission, the EU’s.

Sir Richard Branson, after nearly 17 years of development and over a billion of dollars invested in Virgin Galactic, achieved his dream and reached space. Speaking from the spacecraft’s cabin, Branson called the spaceflight the “complete experience of a lifetime.”.

U.S. equity futures steadied on Friday and stocks in Europe rose in a broad-based rebound, while Treasuries halted an eight-day rally fueled by concerns about global growth amid the spread of Covid-19 variants. The Stoxx Europe 600 index advanced, with.

A set of statistics for Britain released earlier in the day reinforced fears that the peak of the recovery is over. Monthly estimates marked GDP growth for May at 0.8%, almost twice as weak as the average forecast of 1.5%..

The Biden administration is set as early as Friday to add more than 10 Chinese companies to its economic blacklist over alleged human rights abuses and high-tech surveillance in Xinjiang, two sources told Reuters. The U.S. Commerce Department action will.

Stock futures were higher in early morning trading Friday after the major indexes fell on Thursday amid concerns of a slowdown in economic growth. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 117 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures.

China’s Ministry of Commerce plans to scrutinize foreign investment more closely on the basis of national security. The ministry’s priorities for the next five years — released publicly this week — include reference to the “Measures for Security Review of.

HSBC Asset Management has told investors to prepare for the “mission economy” and an important shift in the macro regime. In its mid-year outlook report, seen exclusively by CNBC, the British lender said investors need to prepare for the business.

The Japanese yen is posting its sharpest intraday gain against the dollar this year, adding 0.9% today to 109.67. Major European and US indices are losing more than 1% in early US trading, while increased demand for defensive bonds is.

The US dollar renewed three-month highs against a basket of major currencies last night, but its advance came to a halt after the publication of FOMC minutes. The minutes note that the Fed is ready to begin discussions on winding.