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Twitter beats revenue expectations but misses on user growth; stock falls

The San Francisco-based social media company said it had 187 million monetizable daily active users (mDAU) during the third quarter

Facebook quarterly revenue beats estimates, rises to $21.47 billion

Net income came in at $7.85 billion, or $2.71 per share, compared with $6.09 billion, or $2.12 per share, a year earlier

Rising Covid cases, US elections jolt global markets for 2nd time this week

Sensex slips 600 pts amid global sell-off; Dow slides 700 pts as uncertainty fuels investor anxiety

Wall Street slumps as rise in coronavirus cases dims economic outlook

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 361.05 points, or 1.31%, at the open to 27,102.14.

Asian shares struggle to shake off US selloff amid coronavirus comeback

Australia's ASX 200 opened down about 0.6%, while Japan's Nikkei 225 futures were up 0.04%

Concerns over US fiscal stimulus, Covid-19 surge roil global markets

Sensex drops 540 points; Wall Street's indices deep in the red

Oil prices fall on rising Covid-19 cases, Libya's fast growing production

On the supply side, Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) said it had lifted force majeure on the El-Feel oilfield.

Prediction-addiction, despite being in a fog

We are usually wrong in our predictions about the economy and market, especially since we bring in our own biases to fill the vast gaps in our information. And yet, we cannot help but predict

Quarterly earnings, global trends to steer markets this week: Report

All eyes are on US markets for updates on the stimulus package and upcoming presidential elections, Ajit Mishra, VP - Research, Religare Broking Ltd said.

FPIs remain net buyers in October so far, pump in Rs 17,749 crore

In equities, FPIs invested a net sum of Rs 15,642 crore and the debt segment saw an inflow of Rs 2,107 crore during October 1-23

How US presidential election outcome will impact global financial markets

An ISPOS puts the Democratic candidate Joe Biden ahead of Donald Trump with 51 per cent acceptance compared to 42 per cent for POTUS

Asian shares mixed after Trump calls off stimulus talks to boost economy

Stocks were mixed in Asia despite an overnight decline on Wall Street after President Donald Trump ordered a stop to talks on another round of aid for the economy

Asian stocks at two-week high as Donald Trump returns to White House

Bonds and the dollar nursed losses amid the improving risk appetite, while oil extended gains

Global stocks rise as signs of Trump's improving health calm markets

Australian stocks jumped 2.37% for the biggest daily gain in almost two weeks. Japan's Nikkei rose 1.39%

Asian shares shed gains, oil sinks after Trump tests positive for virus

US stock futures and Asian shares fell Friday after President Donald Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the new coronavirus. The future contracts for both the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials lost 1.9 per cent. Oil prices also slipped. Trump tweeted news of his test results just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks had come down with the virus after travelling with the president several times this week. To say this potentially could be a big deal is an understatement, Rabobank said in a commentary. Anyway, everything now takes a backseat to the latest incredible twist in this US election campaign. Trading in Asia was thin, with markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong closed. The Nikkei 225 index shed strong early gains, losing 0.8 per cent to 22,999.75 after the Tokyo Stock Exchange resumed trading following an all day outage due to a technical failure. Reports that the Japanese government is preparing new stimulus measures t

US stock futures extend losses after Trump says going into quarantine

Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.39% in Asian trading after the news, extending earlier losses, while Treasury yields remained broadly unchanged

Tokyo Stock Exchange resumes after outage debacle, market steady

The glitch was the result of a hardware problem at the bourse's "Arrowhead" trading system, and a subsequent failure to switch to a back-up

Palantir Technologies slips 5% on first day after long-awaited listing

Palantir ended the day with a market capitalization of about $15.7 billion based on its listed shares

India may be one of the most vulnerable EMs, say Lambregts & Erken

EMs may struggle in the short term on the back of rising geopolitical developments, say Jan Lambregts and Hugo Erken

Chris Wood bullish on cyclical stocks; sees more stimulus from US Fed

GREED & fear's view is that there is a scope for US Fed action inter-meeting if the market action is violent enough