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Global stock markets have fallen after tech stocks pushed Wall Street higher and the United States and Europe announced sanctions against Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses

Asian stock markets have fallen after Wall Street rose on gains for tech companies and the U.S. Federal Reserve's promise of support for an economic recovery

Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street rose on gains for tech companies and the U.S. Federal Reserve's promise of support for an economic recovery

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sold his first tweet for more than $2.9 million

Gains in big technology companies led stocks broadly higher on Wall Street as traders welcomed some easing in long-term bond yields

Gains in big technology companies led stocks broadly higher on Wall Street as traders welcomed some easing in long-term bond yields

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: AstraZeneca, Kanas City Southern rise; Carnival, Humana fall

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels

Stocks are headed higher in afternoon trading Monday as a modest drop in bond yields helps lift the broader market

It was one year ago that the terrifying free fall for the stock market suddenly ended, ushering in one of its greatest runs

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the U.S. public needs to understand the risks behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, even as the central bank itself is studying the potential costs and benefits of a digital dollar

Stocks were slightly higher in afternoon trading Monday as a modest drop in bond yields was helping lift the broader market

The governor of West Virginia announced the state will immediately open coronavirus vaccine eligibility to all residents aged 16 and older

Several hundred people have protested against the tightening of anti-virus measures in the Serb-run part of Bosnia where soaring infections have burdened the health system

The Turkish currency has plummeted against the U.S. dollar after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired the central bank governor over the weekend for hiking interest rates

Spain’s top health officials are proposing to broaden the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people up to 65 years old, expanding from a current cap on adults under 55, two sources familiar with the discussions have told The Associated Press

Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street as gains for several big technology companies offset losses in banks and other parts of the market

Lebanon has eased its nearly two-month lockdown because of coronavirus with restaurants opening to the public for the first time in two months amid strict measures to prevent the spread of the virus

Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco says it paid the Saudi government 30% less in 2020

Asian shares are trading mixed, as sentiment was shaken by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s announcement that it will end some of the emergency measures put in place last year to help the financial industry deal with the pandemic

A trade bottleneck born of the COVID-19 outbreak has U.S. businesses waiting for shipments from Asia _ while off the coast of California, dozens of container ships have been anchored, unable to unload their cargo

Turkey’s weekly regional COVID-19 figures are increasing and deaths rising as the country keeps relaxed restrictions in place for now

This week the Fed gave investors a bullish signal about interest rates. But the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond created a more bearish sentiment. And next week, investors will be looking to see which stocks may benefit from a new round of stimulus money hitting the market (hint: look at cryptocurrencies). Until then, here’s a sampling of what our MarketBeat staff had their eyes on this week.

Stocks are closing mostly lower on Wall Street Friday