Weekly jobless claims fall 15,000 to 214,000 Continuing claims drop 71,000 to 1.419 million Housing starts increase 6.8% in February Manufacturing production jumps 1.2% in February WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week as demand for labor remained strong, positioning the economy for another […]
Oil storage containers are seen, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Los Angeles, California, US, April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/Files Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Russia says some deals with Ukraine close to being agreed China’s new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases nearly halve IEA lowers 2022 oil demand growth forecast […]
A customer fills-up his car with diesel at a gas station in Nice March 4, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Oil prices fall as much as $4/bbl Oil may continue moderating, focus shifts to Fed meeting – analyst Surging COVID cases in key oil consumer China also raises […]
A visitor wearing protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, walks past in front of a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Files Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register >Asian stock markets: Asia follows US, European stocks lower Hong Kong down 3.5%, Nikkei […]
Consumer price index increases 0.8% in February Gasoline accounts for nearly a third of rise in CPI CPI jumps 7.9% year-on-year; food, rents surge Core CPI rises 0.5%; increases 6.4% year-on-year WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – US consumer prices surged in February, with Americans digging deeper into their wallets to pay for rents, food and […]
Euro STOXX falls 1.7% Senior Russian, Ukrainian officials in talks in Turkey Analysts see scant prospect for peace Nikkei up 3.8%, best in nearly 21 months Oil prices up, euro holds gains LONDON/BEIJING, March 10 (Reuters) – A rally for shares wilted on Thursday as analysts warned of further pain for stocks with no immediate […]
Update prices; adds oil’s close, analyst comments NEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) – Oil and other commodities prices soared while global shares tanked on Monday as the United States said it was willing to ban Russian oil imports, stoking investor fears over inflation and slowing economic growth. Brent, the international benchmark, briefly hit more than […]
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