TOKYO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday as investors sold stocks to book profits from a recent rally, with technology stocks tracking U.S. peers lower. As of 0215 GMT, the Nikkei dropped 0.5% to 42,689.22. The index is headed for a third straight session of decline, slipping from record highs hit earlier this week. The...

ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Financial markets are taking in a collective breath ahead of Jerome Powell's eighth and final keynote Jackson Hole speech as Federal Reserve Chair. If the moves following his last seven are any guide, investors buckle up for a bumpy ride. Fed-watchers will be focused squarely on whether Powell signals that he's willing to cut...

05:11 PM EDT, 08/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equities closed mostly lower on Wednesday as traders digested minutes of the Federal Reserve's July policy meeting. The Nasdaq Composite was 0.7% lower at 21,172.9, falling for a second consecutive session. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% to 6,395.8, stretching its pullback to a fourth straight day from record highs. The Dow Jones...

05:24 PM EDT, 08/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- New Found Gold ( NFGC ) was at last look up 0.7% in after-hours New York trade Wednesday after saying due to a reduction in the Fire Weather Index covering an area of the company's Queensway Gold Project in Newfoundland , exploration activities involving the use of heavy equipment in or near forested...