Iran mulls U.S. proposals to end war

China trade…March import and export figures fall by far less than expected despite the impact of the pandemic shutdown. U.S. bank stocks slumped Monday – their first negative session in five days – wi...

14 Apr 202025min

Stocks end the week in the green, with the Dow and S&P 500 gaining more than 10 per cent during the period. The Dow crossed the 23,000-point mark late in the session following news that Democrat Presi...

9 Apr 202030min

Trump slams WHO…President Trump threatens to withhold funding and criticises the World Health Organisation for its response to the Coronavirus, saying the agency is too China-centric. France becomes t...

8 Apr 202024min

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital, after his Coronavirus symptoms worsen. Foreign minister Dominic Raab has stepped in to deputise. The Dow Jones rallied by ...

7 Apr 202024min

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been hospitalised after showing persistent Coronavirus symptoms for the past ten days. Downing Street has said the move is a precautionary step. The rift between Sa...

6 Apr 202029min

Striking a deal…President Trump sparks the biggest crude oil rally on record, telling CNBC’s Joe Kernen that he has managed to negotiate a deal to get Saudi Arabia and Russia to make significant produ...

3 Apr 202025min

Hard times ahead…President Trump warns of a difficult few weeks to come as the U.S. death toll surges and up to 80 per cent of the country remains on lockdown. In energy news, oil bosses are set to me...

2 Apr 202023min

March market misery as the Dow closes the month in the red. It posted its worst first quarter on record. The energy sector was the big underperformer, plunging nearly 35 per cent in March, while US te...

1 Apr 202026min