Investors will be looking out for any official announcement related to the merger of Japanese automakers Honda Motor and Nissan Motor.
Dow closes nearly 500 points higher on cooler inflation data, but index posts third straight losing week: Live updates
All three major averages posted weekly losses despite seeing a rebound in Friday’s session.
Novo Nordisk shares plunge 20% after disappointing trial results; Lilly jumps
Shares of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk plummeted more than 24% at one point Friday after reporting trial results that missed expectations.
Vehicle plows into crowded Christmas market in Germany, killing 2 and injuring dozens
A short video of the incident posted on X and geolocated to the city of Magdeburg in eastern Germany showed a vehicle speeding through a large group of shoppers.
Government shutdown: House passes stopgap funding bill, sends it to Senate for vote
The House passed a bipartisan funding bill just hours before the midnight deadline. The Senate will take it up next.
A Santa Claus rally could come just in time next week to help stocks end the year on a high note
Investors will measure the response to this week’s selloff, which came at a time when markets are entering a strong seasonal period.
‘Tariffs all the way’: Trump says European Union must buy U.S. oil and gas in trade ultimatum
Donald Trump made threats of sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners a key part of his presidential campaign.
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China keeps benchmark lending rates steady as Fed signals fewer cuts ahead
China’s one-year loan prime rate remained unchanged at 3.1%, with the five-year LPR at 3.6%.
An inflation gauge tracked by the Bank of Japan just jumped to a seven-month high
The “core-core” inflation rate, which strips out prices of both fresh food and energy and is tracked by the BOJ, rose to 2.4% from 2.3%, a seven-month high