Markets in Japan and mainland China gained Friday, following another record day on Wall Street, as most other major global markets were closed for the Good Friday holiday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK, +1.58% rose 1.1%, with SoftBank 9984, +4.22% rising more than 3%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, +0.52% edged 0.4% …
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Good Friday is next week and markets will be closed as per usual. However, what will be unusual is that the closure of financial exchanges in the U.S., and some other parts of the world, comes as the government is slated to release a key report on employment in the …
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Stock and bond markets in the U.S. will be closed Monday, January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, offering traders a short break from what’s already been a hectic year. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or Sifma, has recommended that bond markets close for the …
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Independence Day falls on Saturday this year, meaning that U.S. financial markets will be closed on Friday. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be shuttered at the conclusion of regular trade Thursday, while the bond market will close an hour early, at 2 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, and …
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Asian markets were mixed in light trading Friday following gains on Wall Street. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.78% was about flat while South Korea’s Kospi 180721, +1.33% rose 0.3%. In China, the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -1.03% declined 0.6% while the smaller-cap Shenzhen Composite 399106, -1.94% fell 1.3%. Taiwan’s Taiex Y9999, +0.37% …
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Dear Moneyist, I am a pet stylist. I feel most people would agree that my job definitely falls into the nonessential category and it is, in fact, on the list of nonessential businesses ordered closed by my state and by the town in which I work. The problem is, I …
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