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US close: Stocks close lower as earnings jitters kick in
US stocks closed lower on Tuesday as investors looked to the start of the first-quarter earnings season later in the week even as they mulled the latest developments in global trade relations.
US JOLTS survey for March may point to labour market slowdown
Labour demand in the States deteriorated quite sharply in February, possibly adding to evidence of a slowdown in hiring, the results of a closely-followed survey showed.
IMF slashes 2019 global GDP forecast
The world's economic watchdog took an axe to its near-term forecasts for global growth for the third time in six months, warning that the outlook for a projected recovery in growth was "precarious".
US open: Stocks open lower ahead of Q1 earnings season
US stocks opened lower on Tuesday as investors looked to the start of the first-quarter earnings season even as they mulled the latest developments in global trade relations.
Trump threatens new tariffs on $11bn EU products over Airbus spat
US President Donald Trump said he was considering imposing tariffs on $11bn imports from the European Union as a response the bloc’s subsidies to Boeing's rival Airbus.
US close: Markets finish mixed as traders prepare for earnings season
Wall Street trading finished in a mixed state on Monday, as some jitters crept in ahead of the start of first-quarter earnings season later in the week.