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© Reuters. By Peter Nurse Investing.com – U.S. stocks pushed higher after the open Monday, as global macro concerns eased and investors took on board positive company-specific news, including a flurry of midcap mergers and some upbeat earnings guidance. The index was trading 6 points, or 0.2%, higher by 0935 ET (1435 GMT), with the up 33 points, or 0.4%. The gained 27 points, or 0.1%. Fears of major military action in the Middle East have dimmed, although the Iranian authorities are under pressure from domestic protests over the downing…

© Reuters. Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.29% Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher. At the close in Copenhagen, the added 0.29%. The best performers of the session on the were Pandora A/S (CSE:), which rose 3.38% or 11.1 points to trade at 339.3 at the close. Meanwhile, ISS A/S (CSE:) added 3.12% or 5.10 points to end at 168.40 and Genmab (CSE:) was up 2.57% or 36.5 points…

© Reuters. Israel stocks lower at close of trade; TA 35 down 0.28% Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tel Aviv, the declined 0.28%. The best performers of the session on the were Fattal 1998 Holdings Ltd (TASE:), which rose 2.44% or 1320 points to trade at 55490 at the close. Meanwhile, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (TASE:) added 2.35% or 1010.00 points to end at 44000.00 and Nice Ltd (TASE:)…

© Reuters. Investing.com – Stocks slumped Tuesday on word an impeachment inquiry will be started against President Trump as well as on Trump’s angry rhetoric over both China and Iran. The was off 0.84% and finished below 3,000 for a third straight day. The fell 0.5%. The dropped 1.46%, with small caps taking a big hit. Tesla (NASDAQ:) and Netflix (NASDAQ:) were big losers. The market was mostly buffeted by political news all day and the climax came on news House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was going to announce a formal…

© Reuters. Investing.com – Sterling tumbled on Friday after Ireland warned that a deal is not nearly as close as some might believe. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said there was still “a wide gap” between the U.K. and EU reaching any type of Brexit deal. The pound stumbled 0.4% to 1.2476 as of 10:27 AM ET (14:27 GMT), while slipped 0.3% to 1.1009. Sterling had neared its longest run of weekly increases since January on earlier reports from Sky News that European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker thinks a deal…