(Updated at 1515 GMT) * Colombia GDP data on deck * Peru GDP growth slows in June * Gaza ceasefire talks begin * PBOC pledges to keep policy supportive By Lisa Pauline Mattackal Aug 15 (Reuters) - Stocks and currencies in Latin America rose on Thursday after stronger than expected U.S. retail sales data calmed fears about a slowdown in...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Jobless claims at one-month low; retail sales surge in July * Cisco ( CSCO ) gains after forecasting upbeat Q1 revenue, cutting 7% jobs * Nike ( NKE ) rises as Ackman's Pershing Square reveals new stakes * Walmart...

12:20 PM EDT, 08/15/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The Toronto Stock Exchange is up 285 points to 23, 045, nearing the all-time high of 23,209. All sectors are higher. The biggest gainers are miners (+4%) and info tech (+2.3%), followed by energy (+1.8%). Oil prices rose early on Thursday, rebounding from day-prior losses that followed a report showing U.S. oil inventories...

12:18 PM EDT, 08/15/2024 (MT Newswires) -- All three major US stock indexes were trading above 1% on Thursday morning, driven by encouraging retail sales and jobless claims data that eased concerns of a looming recession. In company news, Walmart ( WMT ) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings Thursday of $0.67 per diluted share, up from $0.61 a year earlier...