Nielsen Holdings Appoints Warren Jenson As New CFO

Swiss Market Ends Modestly Lower

The Switzerland market stayed a bit positive in early trades on Thursday, but retreated around mid morning and then spent the rest of the day's session in negative territory, as investors stayed largely cautious, reacting to earnings and awaiting news from the trade front.

RTTNews | 29分钟前

European Stocks Close Broadly Higher

European stocks closed broadly higher on Thursday despite paring most of their early gains, after the European Central Bank left its interest rate unchanged for the first time in a year. The ECB held its key interest rates steady, in line with expectations.

RTTNews | 50分钟前

U.S. New Home Sales Rebound Much Less Than Expected In June

After reporting a steep drop by new home sales in the U.S. in the previous month, the Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing a modest rebound by new home sales in the month of June. The Commerce Department said new home sales rose by 0.6 percent to an annual rate of 627,000 in June after plummeting by 11.6 percent to a rate of 623,000 in May.

RTTNews | 2小时42分钟前

U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Dip To 217,000

The Labor Department released a report on Thursday unexpectedly showing another modest decrease by first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended July 19th. The report said initial jobless claims edged down to 217,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 221,000. Economists had expected jobless claims to rise to 227,000.

RTTNews | 3小时24分钟前

ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged As Expected

The European Central Bank held its key interest rates steady on Thursday, in line with expectations, as policymakers assessed that price pressures continue to ease, but acknowledged that the economic environment remains highly uncertain mainly due to the trade tariff wars.

RTTNews | 4小时8分钟前

UK Private Sector Growth Moderates On Services Activity

UK private sector output continued to grow in July but the pace of expansion moderated as services activity lost momentum, flash survey results from S&P Global revealed on Thursday. The composite output index slid to 51.0 in July from 52.0 in June. The reading was also above the forecast of 51.9.

RTTNews | 4小时49分钟前

Bay Street Likely To Open On Mixed Note; Trade Talks, Earnings In Focus

Canadian shares are likely to open on a mixed note Thursday morning with investors focusing on trade talks between Canadian and U.S. officials, and reacting to the latest batch of economic data. The focus will also be on U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the Federal Reserve today. Ahead of next week's policy meeting of the Fed, the visit looks significant.

RTTNews | 5小时20分钟前

Eurozone Private Sector Growth At 11-Month High

The euro area private sector grew at the fastest pace in almost a year in July as the recession in the manufacturing sector is coming to an end, flash survey results from S&P Global revealed Thursday. The HCOB composite output index posted 51.0 in July, up from 50.6 in the previous month. A score above 50.0 signals expansion.

RTTNews | 5小时23分钟前

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Nielsen Holdings Appoints Warren Jenson As New CFO