https://www.rttnews.comGlobal financial news, market analysis, economics and forex newsen-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 17:30:09 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659663/u-s-stocks-give-back-ground-after-early-advance-but-remain-mostly-positive.aspxAfter showing a strong move to the upside early in the session, stocks have given back ground over the course of the trading day on Thursday. The major averages have pulled back well off their highs of the session, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 briefly dipping below the unchanged line. Currently, the major averages are all in positive territory.https://www.rttnews.com/3659663/u-s-stocks-give-back-ground-after-early-advance-but-remain-mostly-positive.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 15:20:35 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659655/u-s-producer-prices-jump-1-1-in-may-more-than-expected.aspxPartly reflecting a continued spike in energy prices, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a bigger than expected increase in U.S. producer prices in the month of May. The Labor Department said its producer price index for final demand shot up by 1.1 percent in May, matching a downwardly revised jump in April.https://www.rttnews.com/3659655/u-s-producer-prices-jump-1-1-in-may-more-than-expected.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 14:46:10 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659648/u-s-jobless-claims-unexpectedly-rise-to-four-month-high.aspxThe Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing an unexpected uptick in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended June 6th. The report said initial jobless claims crept up to 229,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 225,000. Economists had expected jobless claims to dip to 219,000.https://www.rttnews.com/3659648/u-s-jobless-claims-unexpectedly-rise-to-four-month-high.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 13:49:46 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659637/european-central-bank-hikes-interest-rates-for-first-time-since-2023.aspxThe European Central Bank raised its interest rates for the first time in nearly three years in a bid to cushion the impact of rising inflation that is triggered by the surge in energy prices due to the conflict in the Middle East, as the single currency economy struggles to grow. The Governing Council, led by ECB President Christine Lagarde, hiked the deposit rate by 25 basis points to 2.25%.https://www.rttnews.com/3659637/european-central-bank-hikes-interest-rates-for-first-time-since-2023.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 13:01:07 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659634/u-s-stocks-may-move-back-to-the-upside-in-early-trading.aspxAfter moving sharply lower over the course of the previous session, stocks may move back to the upside in early trading on Thursday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a higher open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures up by 0.4 percent.https://www.rttnews.com/3659634/u-s-stocks-may-move-back-to-the-upside-in-early-trading.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 12:56:52 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659632/ebola-in-children-unicef-and-other-organizations-step-up-efforts-to-combat-growing-epidemic.aspxThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) saw an outbreak of Ebola last month, with a significant case count and rising death toll reported from the region. The United Nations declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in the DRC and Uganda, and has amplified efforts to protect vulnerable groups, including children, from the severest consequences of the disease as observed in the past.https://www.rttnews.com/3659632/ebola-in-children-unicef-and-other-organizations-step-up-efforts-to-combat-growing-epidemic.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 12:50:57 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659622/wall-street-set-to-bounce-back.aspxBrent crude futures for August delivery were down 0.8 percent at $92.32 a barrel, reversing gains from earlier in the session after the U.S. military said that it had 'completed' its latest round of airstrikes targeting Iran. WTI crude futures fell half a percent to $89.54.https://www.rttnews.com/3659622/wall-street-set-to-bounce-back.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 12:32:27 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659610/more-countries-join-european-in-space-operations-and-services-pilot-mission.aspxThe European Union has signed a joint declaration with Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway in support of advancing plans for a new pilot mission to perform tasks in orbit.https://www.rttnews.com/3659610/more-countries-join-european-in-space-operations-and-services-pilot-mission.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 12:22:10 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659603/morning-market-movers-glxg-ppcb-dsy-vsme-see-big-swings.aspxAt 8:05 a.m. ET on Thursday, premarket trading is seeing notable activity in several stocks (GLXG, PPCB, DSY, VSME), with early price movements signaling potential opportunities before the opening bell.https://www.rttnews.com/3659603/morning-market-movers-glxg-ppcb-dsy-vsme-see-big-swings.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 12:16:22 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659590/markets-eye-u-s-iran-peace-deal-progress-despite-escalations.aspxSentiment in global markets remains broadly positive as markets reacted to the escalation in hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, as well as the announcements by the U.S. of an end to its attacks on Iran.https://www.rttnews.com/3659590/markets-eye-u-s-iran-peace-deal-progress-despite-escalations.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 11:32:22 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659587/fifa-world-cup-2026-set-to-kick-off-in-mexico-city.aspxThe wait is over. The stage is set for the FIFA World Cup to kick off Thursday with hosts Mexico taking on South Africa in a Group A match at the Aztec stadium in capital Mexico City. As excitement reaches fever pitch around the globe, Mexico finds itself firmly in the spotlight. El Tri will shoulder the hopes of a nation when they take on South Africa, the team they faced at the same stage of thhttps://www.rttnews.com/3659587/fifa-world-cup-2026-set-to-kick-off-in-mexico-city.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 11:28:31 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659542/us-iran-continue-to-exchange-fire-after-trump-warns-of-major-strikes.aspxFor the second consecutive day, the US military attacked Iran's military surveillance capabilities, communication systems, and air defense sites in the south, calling them "self-defense strikes." Iran responded with strikes targeting US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. Iran's state media quoted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as saying that it attacked a US command center in Jhttps://www.rttnews.com/3659542/us-iran-continue-to-exchange-fire-after-trump-warns-of-major-strikes.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 10:06:19 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659531/india-summons-us-diplomat-after-deadly-us-attack-on-oil-tanker.aspxThe Indian government has summoned the deputy head of the U.S. mission in capital New Delhi in protest against the fatal U.S. attack on an Iran-linked oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman earlier this week. Indian media reported that Nagaraj Naidu, Additional Secretary in India's Foreign Ministry, summoned U.S. Charg d'Affaires Jason Meeks on Wednesday, a day after the Palau-flagged MT Settebello camehttps://www.rttnews.com/3659531/india-summons-us-diplomat-after-deadly-us-attack-on-oil-tanker.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 09:49:24 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659528/european-shares-edge-higher-in-cautious-trade-ecb-rate-decision-eyed.aspxEuropean stocks edged higher on Thursday as investors kept a close eye on escalating Middle East tensions and awaited the European Central Bank's (ECB) rate decision for direction. https://www.rttnews.com/3659528/european-shares-edge-higher-in-cautious-trade-ecb-rate-decision-eyed.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 09:23:36 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659524/oracle-q4-results-strong-outlook-positive-but-stock-drops-on-plan-to-raise-20-bln-more.aspxTech major Oracle Corp. issued first-quarter outlook expecting higher results, and raised fiscal 2027 earnings view, after reporting significant growth in fourth-quarter results driven by Cloud Infrastructure & Cloud Applications. Meanwhile, the shares were losing around 10 percent in the pre-market activity on the NYSE, after the firm said it expects to raise around $20 billion more...https://www.rttnews.com/3659524/oracle-q4-results-strong-outlook-positive-but-stock-drops-on-plan-to-raise-20-bln-more.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 08:57:57 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659522/asian-shares-mixed-in-cautious-trading.aspxAsian shares ended mixed on Thursday after steep losses on Wall Street overnight. Middle East tensions and rate hike expectations kept investors on edge, but overall losses were limited after the U.S. military said that it had "completed" its latest round of airstrikes targeting Iran.https://www.rttnews.com/3659522/asian-shares-mixed-in-cautious-trading.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 08:43:32 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659515/uk-house-prices-continue-to-fall-rics.aspxUK house prices continued to decline and sales activity indicators remained negative as challenging macroeconomic conditions weighed on demand but some measures showed signs of stabilization in the property market, the Residential Market Survey results from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, or RICS, showed Thursday. The house price balance posted -35 percent in May.https://www.rttnews.com/3659515/uk-house-prices-continue-to-fall-rics.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 08:09:59 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659473/european-economic-news-preview-ecb-policy-decision-due.aspxThe monetary policy announcement from the European Central Bank is the top economic news due on Thursday. At 2.00 am ET, Statistics Sweden publishes inflation data for May. Economists forecast consumer prices to grow 0.8 percent on a yearly basis, in contrast to the 0.1 percent fall in April.https://www.rttnews.com/3659473/european-economic-news-preview-ecb-policy-decision-due.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 05:32:05 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659451/asian-markets-track-wall-street-lower.aspxAsian markets are trading mostly lower on Thursday, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders remain cautions amid concerns about the Middle East conflict intensifying after U.S. retaliation to Iran's downing of a U.S. helicopter and Iran's counter-attacks delayed an amicable U.S.-Iran peace deal and an early reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.https://www.rttnews.com/3659451/asian-markets-track-wall-street-lower.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 03:04:49 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659450/top-biotech-gainers-pbls-soars-over-50-clov-rallies-on-legal-win-rnaz-tmci-on-watch.aspxToday's top biotech gainers include Parabilis, following a strong debut on its first day of trading; Shoulder Innovations, which recently issued a rosy outlook for the year; and Clover Health, which won a legal victory in its dispute with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, among others.https://www.rttnews.com/3659450/top-biotech-gainers-pbls-soars-over-50-clov-rallies-on-legal-win-rnaz-tmci-on-watch.aspx?type=tsThu, 11 Jun 2026 03:03:09 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659401/u-s-stocks-move-sharply-lower-as-trump-ramps-up-iran-threats.aspxStocks showed a lack of direction early in the session on Wednesday but came under considerable selling pressure over the course of the trading day. The major averages all showed significant moves to the downside. The major averages ended the day just off their lows of the session.https://www.rttnews.com/3659401/u-s-stocks-move-sharply-lower-as-trump-ramps-up-iran-threats.aspx?type=tsWed, 10 Jun 2026 20:08:14 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659381/u-s-stocks-moving-mostly-lower-as-u-s-iran-exchange-attacks.aspxAfter showing a lack of direction early in the session, stocks have moved mostly lower over the course of the trading day on Wednesday. The major averages have all moved to the downside, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 adding to the losses posted in the previous session. Currently, the major averages are off their worst levels of the day but still firmly negative.https://www.rttnews.com/3659381/u-s-stocks-moving-mostly-lower-as-u-s-iran-exchange-attacks.aspx?type=tsWed, 10 Jun 2026 15:33:50 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659360/bank-of-canada-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged-once-again.aspxIn a widely expected move, the Bank of Canada announced on Wednesday that it has once again decided to leave interest rates unchanged. The Canadian central bank said it decided to hold its target for the overnight rate at 2.25 percent, with the Bank Rate at 2.5 percent and the deposit rate at 2.20 percent.https://www.rttnews.com/3659360/bank-of-canada-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged-once-again.aspx?type=tsWed, 10 Jun 2026 14:10:07 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659354/u-s-consumer-prices-increase-0-5-in-may-in-line-with-estimates.aspxA report released by the Labor Department on Wednesday showed consumer prices in the U.S. increased in line with economist estimates in the month of May. The Labor Department said its consumer price index rose by 0.5 percent in May after climbing by 0.6 percent in April. The price growth matched expectations.https://www.rttnews.com/3659354/u-s-consumer-prices-increase-0-5-in-may-in-line-with-estimates.aspx?type=tsWed, 10 Jun 2026 13:59:34 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659340/u-s-stocks-may-see-further-downside-as-u-s-iran-exchange-attacks.aspxAfter ending yesterday's volatile session mostly lower, stocks may see further downside in early trading on Wednesday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a lower open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures down by 0.5 percent.https://www.rttnews.com/3659340/u-s-stocks-may-see-further-downside-as-u-s-iran-exchange-attacks.aspx?type=tsWed, 10 Jun 2026 12:57:39 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659325/wall-street-might-slide-at-open-on-geopolitical-risks.aspxThe U.S. Futures is trending lower on Wednesday after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on the U.S. bases in Kuwait, Behran and Jordan. This is in response to the US claim that it had carried out a series of strikes on Tehran's military sites for downing a helicopter. https://www.rttnews.com/3659325/wall-street-might-slide-at-open-on-geopolitical-risks.aspx?type=tsWed, 10 Jun 2026 12:14:45 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659317/morning-market-movers-vsme-ciit-msw-hwh-see-big-swings.aspxAt 7.45 a.m. ET on Wednesday, premarket trading is seeing notable activity in several stocks (VSME, CIIT, MSW, HWH), with early price movements signaling potential opportunities before the opening bell.https://www.rttnews.com/3659317/morning-market-movers-vsme-ciit-msw-hwh-see-big-swings.aspx?type=tsWed, 10 Jun 2026 12:04:18 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659316/air-express-algeria-banned-from-operating-in-eu.aspxThe European Commission has added Air Express Algeria to its EU Air Safety List, and banned the airliner from operating in the European Union skies.https://www.rttnews.com/3659316/air-express-algeria-banned-from-operating-in-eu.aspx?type=tsWed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:39 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659310/fda-adds-bemotrizinol-to-list-of-sunscreen-active-ingredients.aspxThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, marking a significant milestone in the agency's efforts to advance sunscreen innovation. Bemotrizinol is the first new active ingredient added to the over-the-counter sunscreen monograph since the late 1990s.https://www.rttnews.com/3659310/fda-adds-bemotrizinol-to-list-of-sunscreen-active-ingredients.aspx?type=tsWed, 10 Jun 2026 11:44:33 GMThttps://www.rttnews.com/3659297/house-narrowly-passes-bill-to-fund-ice-and-border-patrol.aspxThe U.S. House of Representatives has passed by a narrow majority the Secure America Act, locking in a roughly $70 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol for the full remainder of the Trump administration's term. Every Democrat in the House and Rep. Kevin Kiley, an independent who caucuses with the Republicans, voted against the bill, but it pashttps://www.rttnews.com/3659297/house-narrowly-passes-bill-to-fund-ice-and-border-patrol.aspx?type=tsWed, 10 Jun 2026 11:13:15 GMT