FTSE 100 Edges Higher In Cautious Trade

U.K. stocks advanced on Monday as data from property platform Zoopla suggested that U.K. house sales rose for the seventh consecutive month in April, driven by demand for smaller homes. House prices experienced a growth of 1.9 percent in February, indicating a £5,318 increase over the past year. The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 40...

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JinkoSolar Q1 Profit Declines - Update

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (JKS) reported Monday that net income attributable to the company\'s ordinary shareholders for the first quarter declined to RMB609.40 million or US$84.40 million from RMB788.65 million in the prior-year quarter. Earnings per ADS were RMB5.36 or US$0.74, compared to RMB14.95 last year. Total revenues for the quarter edged down 1.2 percent...

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HNI Corp. Q1 Results Top Estimates

HNI Corp. (HNI) reported Monday that net income attributable to the company for the first quarter surged to $17.7 million or $0.37 per share from $1.6 million or $0.04 per share in the year-ago quarter. On average, four analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.18 per share for the...

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Major European Markets Close On Slightly Negative Note

Major European stock markets ended somewhat weak on Monday, as investors digested quarterly earnings updates from big name European and U.S. companies, and looked ahead to the Federal Reserve\'s monetary policy. The Fed is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged, but the accompanying statement and Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s post-meeting press conference may shed...

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Canadian Market Flat In Lackluster Trade

The Canadian market is roughly flat Monday afternoon with investors largely making cautious moves as they await the U.S. Federal Reserve\'s monetary policy announcement, and the data on Canadian GDP and U.S. jobs data due later in the week. The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index was down slightly at 21,969.10 a little while ago. Earlier, the...

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Dollar Drifts Lower Against Major Counterparts

The U.S. dollar turned in a weak performance against its major counterparts on Monday with traders awaiting the Federal Reserve\'s monetary policy announcement on Wednesday. The accompanying statement and Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s post meeting press meet are eyed for clues about the central bank\'s future interest rate moves. Data on U.S. non-farm payroll employment...

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