Market Pulse - Usa
US open: Wall Street holds higher despite headwinds, Hurricane Irma
Wall Street's major indices are holding their ground even in the face of the surprise resignation of US central bank vicepresident Stanley Fischer with even simmering worries about North Korea and Hurricane Irma failing to undermine investor sentiment.
US open: Stocks slip as traders get first chance to react to events in Korea
Wall Street's main stockmarket averages were lower at the start of the shortened trading week as markets tried to guess the endgame of the tensions on the Korean peninsula, with some traders in the US getting their first chance to react to news of North Korea's hydrogen bomb test over the Memorial Day weekend.
Eco Atlantic completes seismic survey at Orinduik Block on schedule
Eco Atlantic and its operating partner, Tullow Oil confirmed the completion of a seismic survey, a method used to determine the location and size of oil and gas reservoirs, on the company's Orinduik Block, offshore Guyana.
Curtis Banks gets boost from Suffolk Life acquisition
Curtis Banks Group announced on Monday that the number of SSIPs under administration grew to over 75,000 in the first half thanks to a full-period of contributions from its January 2016 acquisition of Suffolk Life Group.
US open: Stocks flat ahead of Labor Day, despite tax reform news
A 'noisy' US jobs report for August alongside mixed readings on the economy has left Wall Street trading on a mixed note ahead of the long Labor Day weekend.
US manufacturing industry picks up further in August - ISM
US manufacturers continued their long run of growth in August, the Institute for Supply Management confirmed on Friday.
August US non-farm payrolls rise by 156,000
Job growth in the States slowed a tad last month alongside wage gains that again fell short of estimates, amid a sharp decline in service sector hiring, although some economists believe seasonal quirks in the data may have played a hand.
US close: Stocks higher as traders sift through data
Wall Street finished higher on Thursday, on the back of generally upbeat readings on the economy and ahead of the release of the all-important monthly US jobs report which was due out on the next day.