• Europe close: Shares finish higher, but property stocks weigh

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  (Sharecast News) - European shares finished slightly higher on Christmas eve, although housing stocks were under pressure after a third consecutive profits warning from Vistry, sending shares in the troubled UK housebuilder plunging.

• Asia report: Most market rise in quiet Christmas Eve trading

  Tuesday 24 Dec 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets closed mostly higher on Christmas Eve, buoyed by strong performances in US tech stocks that drove Wall Street gains overnight.

• US pre-open: Quiet start expected ahead of festive break

  Tuesday 24 Dec 2024

  (Sharecast News) - US stock futures were pointing to small gains ahead of the opening bell on Tuesday with trading likely to be subdued as traders refrain from making any major moves before the festive holidays.

• Europe open: Stoxx in Xmas spirit, but Vistry profit warning hits housing shares

  Tuesday 24 Dec 2024

  (Sharecast News) - European shares were up at the open on Christmas eve, although housing stocks were under pressure after a third consecutive profits warning from Vistry, sending shares in the troubled UK housebuilder plunging.

• US close: Stocks push higher despite mixed economic data

  Monday 23 Dec 2024

  (Sharecast News) - US stocks finished Monday's session higher despite a batch of mixed economic data, with the Dow rising for the third straight day as indices continue their attempted recovery from last week's sell-off.

• Europe close: Stocks mixed at start of short holiday week

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  (Sharecast News) - European markets finished in a mixed state on Monday, at the start of a shortened week ahead of Christmas and as global attention turned to news of a potential merger between Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan.

• US consumer confidence retreats as future outlook darkens

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  (Sharecast News) - Consumer sentiment in the US unexpectedly declined in December, pulling back after strong gains over the previous two months as concerns about the future outlook returned.

• US open: Stocks lower in first session of holiday-shortened week

  Monday 23 Dec 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the red early on Monday as the holiday-shortened trading week got underway to a not-so-merry start.

• Nordstrom family to take retailer private in $6.25bn deal

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  (Sharecast News) - American department-store chain Nordstrom on Monday announced a deal to sell the company back to its founding family and Mexican peer El Puerto de Liverpool.

• Xerox to buy Lexmark in $1.5bn deal

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  (Sharecast News) - Xerox Holdings said on Monday that it has agreed to buy printer maker Lexmark International in a deal $1.5bn deal.

• Europe midday: Shares rally after weak start; Novo Nordisk rebounds

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  (Sharecast News) - European shares rallied late morning at the start of a shortened trading week ahead of Christmas, while traders digested news that Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan had agreed to start talks on a merger.

• US pre-open: Futures mixed ahead of holiday-shortened week

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  (Sharecast News) - Major indices were mixed ahead of the bell on Monday as market participants prepared for the holiday-shortened week.

• Asia report: Most markets start holiday week in the green

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  (Sharecast News) - Markets in the Asia-Pacific region started the Christmas week on a positive note, buoyed by optimism surrounding a potential merger between Honda and Nissan, as well as a favourable inflation report from the US that lifted global sentiment.

• BNP Paribas signs deal to buy AXA IM for €5.1bn

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  (Sharecast News) - French banking giant BNP Paribas has purchased the investment management arm of AXA for €5.1bn, taking over €850bn of assets under management.

• Nissan and Honda announce plans to merge in 2026

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  (Sharecast News) - Japanese auto giants Nissan and Honda have announced plans to merge their businesses into one in 2026 following recent speculation surrounding a possible tie-up.

• Europe open: Shares lower despite US CPI data; Honda, Nissan start tie-up talks

  Monday 23 Dec 2024

  (Sharecast News) - European shares opened lower at the start of a shortened trading week ahead of Christmas, while traders digested news that Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan had agreed to start talks on a merger.

• US close: Stocks higher following November PCE reading

  Friday 20 Dec 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks closed higher on Friday as the blue-chip clawed back some of this week's heavy losses.

• Europe close: Stocks end mostly lower, but well off lows

  Friday 20 Dec 2024

  (Sharecast News) - European shares extended losses on Friday, with the benchmark Stoxx 600 slipping below the 500 mark after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened the European Union with tariffs.

• US consumer confidence edges up in December, inflation expectations mixed

  Friday 20 Dec 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Consumer confidence in the US rose modestly, although inflation expectations were mixed, the results of a closely followed survey revealed.

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  Friday 20 Dec 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Americans continued to spend at a steady clip last month, while prices rose by a tad less than anticipated.

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