Market Pulse - Usa
Trump announces 'largest-ever' set of sanctions on North Korea
The White House announced a brand new set of sanctions in its efforts to strip North Korea of its access to smuggling routes used by the regime to evade a United Nations embargo and fund its nuclear weapons programme.
US open: Wall Street opens firmer as tech stocks pull indices higher
Wall Street trading kicked off with all major indices opening firmer on Friday following on from highs seen at the end of the previous session, with another round of Fedspeak very much in focus.
Netflix gains improved rating form S&P on strong outlook
Netflix's high-yield bonds moved ahead on Thursday evening, after S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on the Californian firm's credit, saying that a stronger-than-expected operating performance in 2017 had forced it to take another look.
Chancellor likely to confirm new taxes for digital giants
HM Treasury is considering imposing an extra tax on tech giants like Amazon, Facebook, Google's Alphabet and Apple on their revenues rather than their profits because they are not so easy to shift from one jurisdiction to another.
Snapchat shares sink after celeb's negative tweet
Snapchat lost around $1. 3bn of its value overnight after Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian's sister for those not keeping up with the family, tweeted about the app.
Aviva boosts capital surplus as it says adios to Spain
Life insurer Aviva has almost entirely pulled out of Spain after selling out of two more life and pensions joint ventures in the country for £178m in cash.