Oil prices settle lower, Brent closes at $76.01 per barrel

Oil prices settled lower on Friday, with Brent crude futures falling by 29 cents, or 0.38 per cent, to close at $76.01 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude...

Gold holds near two-week high

Gold was steady near a two-week high on Monday after a ‌softer-than-expected US jobs report last week tempered expectations of interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Spot gold...

Opec+ approves further oil output increase

Opec+ has agreed a further increase in output targets from August, the group said ​in a statement on ⁠Sunday, adding to global supply at a time when oil prices...

Global stocks post best Q2 in six years amid AI boom, yen slump

Global stocks were headed for their best second-quarter performance in six years on Tuesday, while a resurgent ‌dollar pushed the yen to a four-decade low and was headed for...

Global stocks perk up and oil cools as US, Iran halt hostilities

European stocks and US futures ticked higher ‌on Monday after the US and Iran agreed to halt recent hostilities and renew talks, helping oil prices fall ​after spiking earlier...

Oil prices rise as Brent climbs to $72.49

Oil prices opened the week higher on Monday, with both Brent crude and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) posting gains. Brent crude futures rose 50 cents, or 0.69 per...

Warsh can’t succeed without help from White House

Kevin Warsh faces a truly daunting task. The new chairman of the Federal Reserve must avoid provoking a president he had to charm to get the job. He needs...

The mood

Corporate America is no meritocracy

Back in 2008, there were 12 women running Fortune 500 companies. Even though that equaled a measly 2.4%, it was still progress. A decade earlier, that number was 0.4%,...

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