First Community Q1 EPS Meets Estimates, But Revenues Top

Swiss Market Ends On Firm Note Again

Swiss stocks turned in a fine performance on Friday, extending gains from the previous session, as some encouraging earnings updates and possibility of another rate cut from the Swiss National Bank helped underpin sentiment.

RTTNews | Pred 5 h 59 min

Major European Markets Close Weak On Interest Rate Concerns

The major European stocks closed lower on Friday, drifting down for a second straight session, on concerns the Federal Reserve will likely keep interest rates higher for a longer time. Some disappointing earnings updates hurt as well.

RTTNews | Pred 6 h 13 min

U.S. Dollar Lower On Rate Cut Expectations

The U.S. dollar declined against its major counterparts in the New York session on Friday on growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve could start cutting interest rates as early as September.

RTTNews | Pred 6 h 14 min

Canadian Market Up In Positive Territory; Materials Shares Rally

The Canadian market is up in positive territory on Friday, supported by strong gains in materials shares, which are moving up on firm metal prices.

RTTNews | Pred 7 h 52 min

U.S. Leading Economic Index Decreases More Than Expected In April

Suggesting softer economic conditions lay ahead, the Conference Board released a report on Friday showing a continued decrease by its reading on leading U.S. economic indicators in the month of April. The Conference Board said its leading economic index fell by 0.6 percent in April after dipping by 0.3 percent in March. Economists had expected the index to decrease by another 0.3 percent.

RTTNews | Pred 9 h 26 min

Elon Musk Says Twitter's Official Rebranding As X Complete

Billionaire Elon Musk announced that his social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, has completed its rebranding as X. In a post on his social media account, Musk said, "All core systems are now on http://X.com." At the bottom of the X login page, a message reads as "We are letting you know that we are changing our URL, but your privacy and data protection settings remain the same."

RTTNews | Pred 9 h 30 min

Bay Street Likely To Open Mixed

Canadian shares may open on a mixed note Friday morning, and are likely to largely move in a tight band amid a lack of fresh triggers.

RTTNews | Pred 11 h 16 min

China Industrial Output Gains Strength; Retail Sales & Investment Data Disappoints

China's industrial growth accelerated in April driven by robust exports but softening growth in retail sales and fixed asset investment reflects an uneven economic recovery necessitating more efforts from the part of the government to achieve the official growth target. Industrial production registered an annual increase of 6.7 percent after rising 4.5 percent in March.

RTTNews | Pred 11 h 39 min

EURUSD	1.08745	GBPUSD	1.27059	AUDUSD	0.66966
USDJPY	155.638	USDCAD	1.36121	USDCHF	0.90815