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Wall Street lower on weak earnings, escalating trade tensions
U.S. stock indexes were trading lower on Thursday, as a batch of weak quarterly reports dampened a robust earnings season and trade tensions rose on news the European Union may retaliate if United States slaps tariffs on EU cars.
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EU readies new trade retaliation list before Trump visit
BRUSSELS The European Union's trade commissioner said on Thursday she hopes an EU mission to Washington will ease a transatlantic trade dispute but the bloc is preparing a list of U.S. imports to hit if the United States imposes tariffs on EU cars.
EU regulators charge Qualcomm with additional violation in pricing case
BRUSSELS EU antitrust regulators on Thursday charged Qualcomm with a new violation in a case where the U.S. chipmaker has been accused of selling chipsets below cost to drive out Nvidia Corp unit and British phone software maker Icera.
Aviation industry urged to hire more women as staff shortages loom
FARNBOROUGH, England Executives from top aerospace and aviation companies called on Thursday for stepped-up efforts to attract more women, saying this could help solve looming shortages of pilots, mechanics and top managers in the traditionally male-dominated sector.
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Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
- Asia
- Sectors
| DOW | 25,133.11 |
-66.18 |
-0.26% |
| S&P 500 | 2,810.09 |
-5.53 |
-0.20% |
| NASDAQ | 7,845.97 |
-8.47 |
-0.11% |
| TR US Index | 250.93 |
-0.52 |
-0.21% |
Sector Summary
| Energy |
+0.14%
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| Basic Materials |
-0.86%
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| Industrials |
-0.17%
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| Cyclical Goods & Services |
+0.01%
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| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services |
-0.37%
|
| Financials |
-0.47%
|
| Healthcare |
-0.33%
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| Technology |
-0.09%
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| Telecoms |
-0.64%
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| Utilities |
+0.22%
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