Asia stocks rise modestly ahead of US, China data
By YOUKYUNG LEE - AP - Mon Jul 28, 11:48PM CDT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as investors treaded cautiously ahead of U.S. and Chinese economic reports later this week.
Lloyds bank settles with US, UK over market fixing
By DANICA KIRKA and MARCY GORDON - AP - Mon Jul 28, 2:04PM CDT
LONDON (AP) — Lloyds Banking Group is paying $369 million to U.S. and British authorities to settle allegations it manipulated a key global interest rate.
Global stocks bolstered by US earnings, home sales
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Jul 23, 10:42AM CDT
LONDON (AP) — Markets were steady Wednesday as the focus turned toward U.S. corporate earnings and as tensions between Russia and the West over the downing of a Malaysian jetliner in Ukraine eased.
Bulgaria to strip Corpbank of license
AP - Fri Jul 11, 7:30AM CDT
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria's central bank says it will strip the country's fourth-largest lender, Corpbank, of its license following an audit — the results of which will be submitted to prosecutors.
Asian stocks weak amid new Europe jitters
By KAY JOHNSON - AP - Thu Jul 10, 11:21PM CDT
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Asian stock markets were muted Friday, following the lead of Wall Street traders spooked by worries about the soundness of a bank in Portugal that raised the specter of more financial turmoil in Europe.
Portuguese bank fears rekindle euro market tension
By BARRY HATTON - AP - Thu Jul 10, 4:28PM CDT
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The specter of Europe's financial crisis is back to haunt investors.
Markets steady after solid earnings reports
By PAN PYLAS - AP - Wed Jul 09, 11:07AM CDT
LONDON (AP) — Stock markets in Europe steadied Wednesday as Wall Street opened solidly following positive earnings news from aluminum company Alcoa.
Asian stocks lower ahead of US earnings
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Sun Jul 06, 11:07PM CDT
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly lower Monday as investors looked ahead to U.S. corporate earnings following last week's strong job numbers.
Markets steady as US jobs report looms
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Jul 02, 10:58AM CDT
LONDON (AP) — Markets were leaden-footed Wednesday after a strong U.S. private payrolls report, a day ahead of the early publication of official government data.
Asian stocks mostly higher on US, China growth
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Tue Jul 01, 10:37PM CDT
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday on improved U.S. and Chinese economic activity.
French bank BNP guilty of US sanctions violations
By ERIC TUCKER - AP - Mon Jun 30, 8:52PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — France's largest bank, BNP Paribas, has agreed to pay nearly $9 billion to resolve criminal allegations that it processed transactions for clients in Sudan and other blacklisted countries in violation of U.S. trade sanctions, the Justice Department announced Monday. The bank pleaded guilty to state charges in New York and plans another guilty plea in federal court next month.
World stocks slip after US spending report
By The Associated Press - AP - Thu Jun 26, 11:05AM CDT
LONDON (AP) — European and U.S. stock markets slipped on Thursday after a report showed that consumer spending was weak in May in the U.S., the world's largest economy.
Asia stocks gain on hopes of US bounce after GDP
By KELVIN CHAN - AP - Wed Jun 25, 11:46PM CDT
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks rose Thursday, tracing gains on Wall Street, where shares shrugged off a poor quarterly economic report as a blip and instead factored in rebounding growth even as policymakers maintain ultralow interest rates.
Asia stocks struggle after Wall St falls
By KELVIN CHAN - AP - Mon Jun 23, 11:56PM CDT
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stock markets struggled for direction Tuesday after Wall Street fell for the first time in seven days, in a possible sign that investors were pausing to re-evaluate the market's recent highs.
World stocks mixed after US economic data
The Associated Press - AP - Tue Jun 17, 11:05AM CDT
LONDON (AP) — World stock markets struggled to rise Tuesday after mixed U.S. economic data and as investors became cautious ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
Stocks rise on US jobs report
The Associated Press - AP - Fri Jun 06, 11:06AM CDT
LONDON (AP) — Global stock markets rose Friday after the official U.S. jobs report showed a healthy pace of hiring in the world's largest economy.
Asian stocks shrug off ECB, await US job report
By KELVIN CHAN - AP - Thu Jun 05, 10:47PM CDT
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly indifferent on Friday to the unveiling of a big stimulus package from the European Central Bank as investors awaited the U.S. jobs report for May.
Obama deflects French appeal in massive bank fine
By LORI HINNANT - AP - Thu Jun 05, 9:34AM CDT
PARIS (AP) — President Barack Obama deflected France's appeal Thursday to intervene over a potential multibillion-dollar U.S. fine against the country's largest bank, clouding two days of meetings with the French leader in a case that could reverberate across Europe's financial sector.
Markets drift as traders close out month
By PAN PYLAS - AP - Fri May 30, 11:00AM CDT
LONDON (AP) — Financial markets drifted Friday on the last trading day of the month, when many investors traditionally close out positions.
Can Grupo Financiero (GGAL) Continue to Surge? - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 01, 7:30AM CDT
One company that should be on your radar is Grupo Financiero, whose stock has seen its Zacks Rank surge over the past four weeks, moving from Hold to Strong Buy.