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China moves to boost languishing markets by ordering funds to invest more in shares

Jan. 23, 2025 04:23 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — The Chinese government is trying to encourage people to spend more by ensuring that share prices will rise, ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest more in domestic stocks to help jolt its languid markets out of the doldrums. Officials told reporters in Beijing...

Stock market today: Wall Street begins Trump's second term with gains

Jan. 21, 2025 17:28 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Tuesday after more companies said they made bigger profits at the end of last year than analysts expected and as Treasury yields eased. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9%, while many markets around the world took only tentative steps following Donald...