(Updates with closing prices) By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average sank on Friday, tracking declines on Wall Street after robust U.S. economic data stoked bets that stubborn inflation may delay Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. The Nikkei sagged 1.17% to 38,646.11 as of the close, and had earlier dipped as much as 1.9%. The...

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average sank on Friday, tracking declines on Wall Street after robust U.S. economic data stoked bets that stubborn inflation may delay Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. The Nikkei sagged 1.2% to 38,624.59 as of 0145 GMT, and had earlier dipped as much as 1.9%. The broader Topix dropped 0.6%. All three main...

Major U.S. indices closed lower on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.5% to 39,065.26, while the S&P 500 declined 0.7% to 5,267.84. The Nasdaq also ended the session in the red, dropping nearly 0.4% to 16,736.03. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors throughout the day: The Boeing Company ( BA...

03:26 PM EDT, 05/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were slipping late Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) faling 1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) dropping 2.7%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was shedding 0.6%. In corporate news, Alphabet (GOOG) and Meta Platforms ( META ) have held talks with big Hollywood studios about licensing...