Asian stocks fell and the Japanese yen and Swiss franc gained on Friday after North Korea said it might test a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean and escalated a war of words with U.S. President Donald Trump. Spreadbetters expected European stocks to start lower amid a chill in risk...

Oil prices slipped on Thursday, giving up some recent gains before a meeting of oil producers that could extend production limits aimed at clearing a glut in supplies that has depressed the market for more than three years. Ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting...

 Volvo Cars showed off its first compact SUV on Thursday with the launch of its new XC40 model, the latest in a sweeping overhaul of the carmaker’s line-up under Chinese ownership. Volvo will seek to emulate the success of its XC90 and best-selling XC60 SUVs, which have put it on...

(Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended slightly higher on Monday as financial stocks rose ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting, but the Nasdaq pared gains sharply as technology stocks lost ground late in the session. Five of the 11 major S&P sectors ended lower. Rising U.S. Treasury yields...