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Asia shares decline as worries about rising oil prices outweigh perks from strong earnings

Asia shares decline as worries about rising oil prices outweigh perks from strong earnings

Asian shares are declining, as rising oil prices and worries about inflation work as a dampener on some markets

US stocks hang near their record heights

US stocks hang near their record heights

U.S. stocks are drifting near their record heights

World shares are mixed and oil prices slip after worries over stagflation pull US stocks lower

World shares are mixed and oil prices slip after worries over stagflation pull US stocks lower

Shares are mixed in Europe and Asia after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high following a weaker than expected report on the U.S. economy

US stocks edge further from their record after oil prices rise

US stocks edge further from their record after oil prices rise

U.S. stocks slipped further from their record heights after rising oil prices cranked up the pressure on inflation and financial markets

US stocks edge back from their record as oil prices rise

US stocks edge back from their record as oil prices rise

U.S. stocks are edging further from their record heights

Asian shares are mostly higher while US futures and oil prices hold steady

Asian shares are mostly higher while US futures and oil prices hold steady

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high following a weaker than expected report on the U.S. economy

Wall Street hangs near its records

Wall Street hangs near its records

U.S. stocks are drifting near their record heights

Asian shares mark time as Gulf war keeps oil prices up

Asian shares mark time as Gulf war keeps oil prices up

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Asian shares drifted sideways on Monday while investors kept a wary eye on oil prices, which notched sizeable gains last week as the lack of progress towards ending the Iran war kept inflation risks tilted to the upside.

Bond yields jump, oil extends gains as US-Iran ceasefire expires

Bond yields jump, oil extends gains as US-Iran ceasefire expires

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Bond yields climbed on Tuesday to their highest in decades, with oil prices rising for a third day, while stocks gave up early gains in Asian trade as a U.S.-Iran truce expired and Tehran threatened to adopt a "fully offensive" military posture.

Futures mixed in a big week for retailers as new questions rise over the consumer state of mind

Futures mixed in a big week for retailers as new questions rise over the consumer state of mind

Futures are mixed ahead of a big week for major retailers as new questions emerge about the state of the U.S. consumer, a major engine powering the American economy

Oil prices climb, bond yields rise as US-Iran ceasefire expires

Oil prices climb, bond yields rise as US-Iran ceasefire expires

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices crept higher and bond yields rose, blunting paltry gains for stocks at the start of Asian trading on Tuesday as a U.S.-Iran truce expired and Tehran said it would shift to a "fully offensive" military posture.

Shares steady, dollar slips as markets pare Fed rate risks

Shares steady, dollar slips as markets pare Fed rate risks

By Lawrence White LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Global shares edged higher and the dollar fell to its lowest level since June on Monday after a run of soft U.S. economic data, including an unexpected drop in retail sales, saw markets reduce bets for an imminent rate hike from the Federal Reserve.