Analysis: Indices

Wall Street tech selloff deepens, European shares steady

MUMBAI/SAN FRANCISCO -Wall Street shares dropped on Wednesday, with a tech selloff extending into a second day, while a key meeting of central bankers later this week remained in focus for currency...

Japan's Nikkei to ease off record peak as trade honeymoon fades

TOKYO -Japan's Nikkei share average will likely ease off recent record highs toward year-end, according to strategists in a Reuters poll, though much depends on a fragile trade agreement with the...

Brazil's 'soy moratorium' site offline after antitrust ruling setback

SAO PAULO -A website containing information about Brazil's soy moratorium, a private agreement enforced by global grain traders to protect the Amazon rainforest from soy-driven deforestation, was...

S&P 500 seen stalling as AI rally meets tariff jitters

The S&P 500 benchmark U.S. stock index will end 2025 just below current near-record levels, reflecting tempered optimism amid ongoing concerns over the economic impact of President Donald Trump's...

US hikes steel, aluminum tariffs on imported appliances, railcars, EV parts

WASHINGTON -The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it is hiking steel and aluminum tariffs on more than 400 products including wind turbines, mobile cranes, appliances, bulldozers and other...

Facing Trump tariffs, India's shrimp farmers consider switching to other businesses

HYDERABAD, India/GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador -On India's southern coast, V. Srinivas thrived for two decades by farming shrimp, as the country became the top supplier of the delicacy to the United States....

Nasdaq tumbles, European shares rise as investors digest Ukraine peace efforts

LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO -Wall Street stocks fell, European equities rose and oil edged down on Tuesday as traders assessed the previous day's White House talks on the war in Ukraine, and looked ahead to...

Oil prices fall on talks to end Russian invasion of Ukraine

HOUSTON -Oil prices fell on Tuesday as traders bet that talks over a possible agreement to legitimize or end Russia's invasion of Ukraine could ease sanctions on Russian crude oil, boosting global...

Blockchain lender Figure Technology reveals revenue surge in US IPO filing

Figure Technology Solutions' revenue surged 22% in the first half of 2025, the blockchain lender disclosed on Monday in its U.S. initial public offering paperwork, the latest crypto-linked firm set...

Ivory Coast cocoa grind down 31.2% year-on-year in July, exporters association says

ABIDJAN -Ivory Coast's cocoa grind dropped 31.2% year-on-year in July to 39,301 metric tons, data from exporters' association GEPEX showed on Monday, with grinders citing poor bean quality and low...

Global markets face shaky week ahead as US pressure mounts on Ukraine

LONDON -Defence stocks and energy markets are likely to be in focus this week, as European leaders rushed to back Ukraine in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump that may pressure Kyiv to accept a...

Exclusive-US mulled use of Russia icebreakers for gas development ahead of summit-sources

LONDON -The United States has had internal discussions on using Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker vessels to support the development of gas and LNG projects in Alaska as one of the possible deals to...

Brazil in talks with Canada to revive Mercosur trade deal

BRASILIA/MONTEVIDEO -Brazil is engaged in a constructive dialogue with Canada to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement between South America's Mercosur bloc and Ottawa, the Brazilian Foreign...

Oil settled nearly $1 lower as Trump-Putin talks loom

HOUSTON -Oil prices closed down nearly $1 on Friday as traders awaited talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, which could lead to an easing of the sanctions...

VinFast founder to inject another $1.5 billion in exchange for R&D assets

VinFast's founder Pham Nhat Vuong has agreed to buy the EV maker's research and development arm for $1.52 billion, his latest cash injection into the loss-making Vietnamese company as it strives to...

Antofagasta half-year earnings surge 60% on higher copper demand, prices

LONDON -Chilean miner Antofagasta posted a nearly 60% jump in half-year core earnings on Thursday, on higher production and prices its customers paid for energy transition material copper. ...

Trafigura withdraws zinc from LME warehouses, some for shipment to US, sources say

LONDON/BEIJING -Commodity trader Trafigura is taking large amounts of zinc stored in London Metal Exchange approved warehouses in Singapore and shipping some of it to the United States, five sources...

South Africa's auto sector hit by job losses and company closures

GQEBERHA, South Africa -Low domestic sales of locally made cars, an influx of imports and low levels of local content have led to 12 company closures and over 4,000 job losses in the South African...

US losing out on China soybean sales as Brazil fills key supply period

SINGAPORE/BEIJING -U.S. soybean exporters risk missing out on billions of dollars worth of sales to China this year as trade talks drag on and buyers in the top oilseed importer lock in cargoes from...