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U.K. Posts Slowest Growth in Six Years Amid Brexit Worries

The U.K. economy experienced its weakest growth since 2012 last year as businesses slashed investment in the face of growing uncertainty about the way in which the country will leave the European Union......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjFeb 12th, 2019

World stocks hit record high, as sterling endures torrid week

World stocks touched record highs on Friday, as trading wound down before the year-end holidays, while the British pound was heading towards its worst week for more than two years amid renewed worries over how Britain will leave the European Union......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 20th, 2019

Asia Markets: Asian markets little changed as Brexit fears temper Wall Street’s optimism

Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after record highs on Wall Street amid investor optimism about an interim U.S.-China trade deal announced last week were tempered by fresh worries of a hard Brexit......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 17th, 2019

Stocks keep the faith, sterling gallops higher

Stocks gained amid trade war headlines on Thursday, while sterling rose to its highest in more than two years against the euro on hopes next week's UK election will lead to a smooth Brexit......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 5th, 2019

China capex growth hits three-year low as weak economy, trade war drag

Capital investment by Chinese firms has ground to its slowest pace in three years, as a weakening economy, tight credit and prolonged trade war with the United States dent sales growth and cash reserves, a Reuters analysis showed......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 3rd, 2019

S&P 500 posts its first weekly drop in more than a month

Stocks ended higher Friday but posted their first weekly decline in over a month amid lingering worries around U.S.-China trade talks......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralNov 22nd, 2019

S&P 500 posts its first weekly drop in more than a month

Stocks ended higher Friday but posted their first weekly decline in over a month amid lingering worries around U.S.-China trade talks......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralNov 22nd, 2019

U.K. GDP edges up 0.3% in third quarter, for slowest year-over-year growth in nine years

U.K. GDP grew 0.3% in the third quarter, the Office for National Statistics said Monday. The year-over-year growth of 1% was the slowest since the first quarter of 2010. Economists polle.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 11th, 2019

Asian shares stall, sterling falters amid Brexit, growth anxiety

Asian shares trod water on Friday as investors awaited key central bank policy meetings next week amid signs of slowing global growth, while sterling extended its slide on a fresh bout of Brexit anxiety......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 25th, 2019

Futures Movers: Oil prices retreat from one-month high as global-growth worries resurface

Oil futures head slightly lower on Thursday as investors wrestle with the outlook for crude demand amid slack in the global economy......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 24th, 2019

Markets: Brexit, techs - and beer

European shares dipped on Wednesday amid worries over the outlook for tech stocks. Brexit and brewer Heineken were also in focus. David Pollard reports.....»»

Category: videoSource: reutersOct 23rd, 2019

OPEC, allies to mull deeper oil cut amid worries over demand growth

OPEC and its allies will consider whether to deepen cuts to crude supply when they next meet in December due to worries about weak demand growth in 2020, sources from the oil-producing club said......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 22nd, 2019

Oil dips as China posts slowest GDP growth in almost three decades

Oil prices fell on Friday after China, the world's largest oil importer, recorded its weakest quarter of economic growth in nearly three decades, dragged down by a trade dispute with the United States......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 18th, 2019

Instant View: China third-quarter GDP grows 6.0% year-on-year, misses expectations

China's economic growth slowed more than expected to 6.0% year-on-year in the third quarter, the weakest pace in at least 27-1/2 years, as demand at home and abroad faltered amid a bruising Sino-U.S. trade war......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 18th, 2019

China third-quarter GDP grows 6%, slowest pace in almost three decades

China's economic growth slowed more than expected to 6.0% year-on-year in the third quarter, the weakest pace in almost three decades, hit by soft factory production amid a bruising Sino-U.S. trade war and lackluster demand at home......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 18th, 2019

Alcoa plans up to $1B in asset sales amid growth fears

The aluminum producer may close facilities over the next few years as it grapples with slowing economic growth......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsOct 17th, 2019

London retains global finance throne amid Brexit chaos

Reuters analysis shows London has held onto its title as global finance's top dog, but as Brexit nears worries over job losses are starting to rise again. Julian Satterthwaite reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersOct 15th, 2019

BlackRock beats profit estimates as assets swell to nearly $7 trillion

BlackRock Inc , the world's largest asset manager, exceeded analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday, as investors poured money into its fixed-income funds and cash management business amid worries about global growth......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 15th, 2019

Market Snapshot: Stocks close lower amid trade-deal skepticism, economic growth concerns

U.S. stocks snap a three-day winning streak on Monday during a partial U.S. holiday as investors mulled the trade deal with China and monitored the latest developments in the Brexit drama.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 14th, 2019

Market Snapshot: Stocks slip in U.S. holiday trade amid trade-deal skepticism, economic growth concerns

Stocks drifted lower in afternoon trade Monday during a partial U.S. holiday as investors mulled the trade deal with China and monitored the latest developments in the Brexit drama.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 14th, 2019

Market Snapshot: Stocks mixed in U.S. holiday trade amid trade-deal skepticism, economic growth concerns

Stocks were mostly unchanged Monday during a partial U.S. holiday as investors mulled the trade deal with China and monitored the latest developments in the Brexit drama.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 14th, 2019