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Wall St. flat as banks, Amgen weigh; Adobe rallies
NEW YORK U.S. stocks dipped on Friday as bank shares fell alongside Treasury yields while Adobe helped buoy the S&P; tech sector and the Nasdaq Composite. | Video
World stocks touch record high, dollar decline deepens
NEW YORK A global stocks index touched a fresh record high on Friday, wrapping up a week when many of the world's major central banks either raised interest rates or signaled they might do so, underlining confidence about economic growth and inflation.
Dollar continues slump, but outlook still upbeat
NEW YORK The dollar fell to a five-week low on Friday, remaining under pressure for a third straight session after the Federal Reserve quashed hopes for a further bull run in the currency by keeping a gradual pace to its monetary tightening policy.
U.S. factory, consumer sentiment data boost economic outlook
WASHINGTON U.S. factory output increased for a sixth straight month in February while consumer sentiment rebounded in early March, underscoring the economy's resilience even as growth appears to have slowed significantly in the first quarter.
G20 finance heads to agree on forex, struggle on trade, climate change
BADEN BADEN, Germany The world's financial leaders will renounce competitive devaluations and warn against exchange rate volatility, a document showed on Friday, but are likely to struggle to find common ground on trade and financing against climate change. | Video
Exclusive: Europe is our common future, 27 leaders to say after Brexit - draft
BRUSSELS "Europe is our common future," the European Union's 27 leaders plan to declare in Rome next week, in defiance of its worst blowback ever - Brexit.
BRIEF-Indiabulls Ventures declares interim dividend of 1 rupee per equity share
* Says declared an interim dividend of 1 per equity share Source text: (http://bit.ly/2nz3pqL) Further company coverage:
UPDATE 2-UK STOCKS-Factors to watch on March 17
(Adds company news items, updates futures) March 17 Britain's FTSE 100 futures were down 0.2 percent ahead of the cash market open on Friday. * The UK blue chip FTSE 100 index closed 0.6 percent higher at 7,415.95 points on Thursday, helped by a surge in commodities-related stocks, but pared some gains after a Bank of England policymaker voted for a rate hike. * BERKELEY: London-focussed housebuilder Berkeley said it expected fu
European shares end at 15-month high after Fed, Dutch vote
* Renault drops as CEO targeted in diesel probe (Adds closing prices)
HK shares post best week in 6 months as risk sentiment improves
SHANGHAI, March 17 Hong Kong's benchmark share index ended little changed on Friday but still posted its biggest weekly gain in six months as global investors' appetite for riskier assets improved despite expectations of further monetary tightening.
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| Financials |
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| Healthcare |
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| Technology |
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- US Dollar Report: FOREX-Dollar stays weak, but long-term outlook still upbeat
- British Pound Report: UPDATE 1-Sterling hits two-week high on BoE lifeline