Asian stocks were mostly lower Wednesday even as investors wagered that the Federal Reserve will come ahead with a cut to interest rates, while Australia’s benchmark hit a new record. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices were little changed.In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index gave up early gains to shed 0.4% to 41,095.23. Reports said the Finance Ministry might have intervened in the currency market last week, buying nearly 6 trillion yen ($37 billion) to support the yen.The U.S. dollar rose to 158.42 Japanese yen from 158.34 yen on...
Stocks traded mixed Thursday after weekly jobless claims declined but were higher than expected and housing starts slumped. The S&P 500 briefly crossed...
Netflix reported better-than-expected earnings and smashed subscriber growth estimates in the first quarter but the streaming giant issued second-quarter revenue...