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CAC 40 Slips As Investors Look To ECB
(RTTNews) - French stocks traded slightly lower on Wednesday as traders waited to see if the European Central Bank would raise rates on Thursday against the backdrop of weakening economic activity and cooling inflation.
Investors also kept a close eye on the Middle East war as the Israel Défense Forces (IDF) gear up for a significant ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.
The benchmark CAC 40 was down 15 points, or 0.2 percent, at 6,878 after gaining 0.6 percent the previous day.
China-exposed luxury group Kering lost 3 percent after revenue declined in Q3. Dassault Systemes jumped 6.3 percent after the software maker raised its 2023 profit outlook.
Industrial-gas supplier Air Liquide rose about half a percent after the company said its project backlog and investment plans are at record levels.
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U.S. Producer Prices Inch Up 0.1% In May, Less Than Expected
After reporting an unexpected decrease by U.S. producer prices in the previous month, the Labor Department released a report Thursday showing producer prices crept slightly higher in the month of May. The Labor Department said its producer price index for final demand inched up by 0.1 percent after slipping by a revised 0.2 percent in April.
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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Unchanged At Eight-Month High
The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits came in flat in the week ended June 7th. The report said initial jobless claims in at 248,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised level. Economists had expected jobless claims to dip to 240,000 from the 247,000 originally reported for the previous week.
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Bay Street Likely To Open On Negative Note
Canadian shares are likely to open with a negative bias on Thursday as trade concerns, and Middle East tensions may weigh on sentiment.
A lack of specifics in the framework agreed to by U.S. and Chinese officials on Tuesday has raised uncertainty about the two nations reaching an agreement anytime soon.
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U.S. Producer Prices Inch Up Less Than Expected In May
After reporting an unexpected decrease by U.S. producer prices in the previous month, the Labor Department released a report Thursday showing producer prices crept slightly higher in the month of May.
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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Unchanged At 248,000
The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits came in flat in the week ended June 7th.
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Boeing Shares Hit After 787-8 Dreamliner With 242 Onboard Crashes In India
Boeing Co. shares are currently down around 8 percent in the pre-market activity on the NYSE after an Air India aircraft headed to London with 242 people onboard crashed immediately after take-off in the Indian city of Ahmedabad. The plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner headed to Gatwick Airport in the UK, crashed in a civilian area near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
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4s 22 dakika önce
FTSE 100 Recovers After Weak Start, Up Marginally
After opening on a negative note amid trade tensions and data showing a contraction in the nation's GDP growth in April, U.K. stocks recovered some lost ground on Thursday.
Still, amid uncertainty about China and the U.S. agreeing on a concrete trade deal anytime soon, and lingering concerns about the European Union finalizing a trade deal before the July 8 deadline, the mood in the market remain
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GameStop Shares Plunge After Plan To Raise $1.75 Bln
Shares of GameStop Corp. plunged around 11 percent in the extended trading on Wednesday and are currently trading 13 percent lower in the pre-market activity on the NYSE, after the company announced plan to raise $1.75 billion again in private offering, probably for Bitcoin purchase. GameStop's shares had declined sharply in March after the firm announced a $1.3 billion private offering.
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