Noticias de Hoy

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) – Growing doubts over the health of global economies pushed Asian shares lower on Thursday, adding to investor caution before the European Central Bank meeting later in the day that could see interest rates cut to support growth. Investor sentiment has weakened as oil futures and U. S. stocks dropped overnight after the latest U. S. economic data cast doubts about the strength of the world’s biggest economy. The euro zone recession was behind mounting market expectations for the ECB to lower its main interest rate by 25 basis points to a record low 0. . . .

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By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as the latest economic data continued a trend of indicators pointing to anemic growth while bellwether companies disappointed on revenue. Equities briefly pared their losses after the Federal Reserve said it would continue its policies of stimulating the economy, though the decision was expected, and shares subsequently slid back to their lows of the day. About 70 percent of stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange closed lower while three-fourths of Nasdaq-listed shares ended in negative territory. . . .

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By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Wednesday, weighed by a slew of economic data that suggested weaker-than-expected growth. Disappointing results from companies including MasterCard and Merck were also weighing on the market. Merck was the biggest decliner on the blue chip Dow index. Private employers added 119,000 jobs in April, well below economists’ expectations, in the latest piece of data to suggest the economy is encountering a soft patch. Adding to signs the economy cooled as the second quarter got under way, a separate report showed the pace of U. S. . . .

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By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar steadied on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the U. S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting later in the day, while expectations that the European Central Bank would cut interest rates on Thursday capped the euro. Having enjoyed their best April since 1997, European stock markets were quiet as May got underway with most countries closed for Labor Day holidays. London’s FTSE 100 was the exception, climbing 0. 2 percent in a thin bout of opening trading. . . .

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By Lauren Tara LaCapra, Jessica Toonkel and Olivia Oran NEW YORK (Reuters) – Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc is under pressure from one of its top investors to boost profitability through moves like buying back shares with borrowed money or paring back in the United States, according to documents seen by Reuters and two sources familiar with the matter on Tuesday. Hedge fund Highfields Capital, which owns about 1. 5 percent of the company, wants Tim Hortons to borrow $3. 4 billion to buy back more than one-third of its outstanding shares at $59 apiece, the documents show. . . .

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By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks were largely flat on Tuesday as investors found little reason to extend a recent rally that put the S&P 500 within a point of an all-time intraday high, though technology shares lifted the Nasdaq. Markets fluctuated between slight gains and losses, with the S&P on track for its six straight month of gains. Encouraging data on home prices and consumer confidence added to the positive tone. However, a decline in regional business activity underlined growth concerns that remain. . . .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock futures were little changed on Tuesday as Wall Street was set to take a breather after extending its recent rally with the S&P 500 setting another record close. * The S&P 500 index ended at an all-time high on Monday as growth-oriented stocks, including energy and technology, lead the way to the index’s sixth rise in the past seven sessions. A positive finish to April would deliver a sixth straight month of gains. That would be the longest winning streak since September 2009 when the index rallied for seven straight months. The broad market index is up 1. . . .

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By Stanley White and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s household spending surged in March at the fastest pace in nine years in a sign that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s bold efforts to end two decades of stagnation are lifting consumer confidence and setting the stage for an economic revival. A recent run of data has provided encouraging early hope that Abe’s push for aggressive fiscal and monetary policies to get the world’s third-largest economy motoring is having the desired effect. . . .

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By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 index ended at an all-time high on Monday as growth-oriented stocks, including energy and technology, lead the way to the index’s sixth rise in the past seven sessions. Stronger-than-expected housing data also boosted the market, as did Italy’s formation of a new government, ending months of uncertainty and raising hopes for new policies to promote growth in the euro zone’s third-largest economy. Pressure has grown on the European Central Bank to lower interest rates with the euro zone mired in recession. . . .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose at the open on Monday as the formation of a broad coalition government in Italy ended two months of political uncertainty and boosted an appetite for risky assets, while investors braced for major economic data this week. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 35. 17 points or 0. 24 percent, to 14,747. 72, the S&P 500 gained 5. 17 points or 0. 33 percent, to 1,587. 41 and the Nasdaq Composite added 13. 92 points or 0. 42 percent, to 3,293. 18. (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Bernadette Baum)

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