12:09 PM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The European stock markets closed higher in Thursday trading as the Stoxx Europe 600 advanced 0.49%, Germany's DAX gained 0.75%, the FTSE 100 was up 0.13%, France's CAC rose 0.84%, and the Swiss Market Index increased 0.19%. Seasonally adjusted GDP increased 0.1% in Q2 in the euro area and 0.2% in the EU,...

10:39 AM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending lower Thursday morning, falling 0.80% to 2,464.06 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index. From North Asia, the gainers were led by tech company Xunlei ( XNET ) and financial services company Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ( SMFG ) , which...

11:05 AM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were slightly lower late Thursday morning, declining 0.12% to 1,510.10 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index. From continental Europe, the gainers were led by biopharmaceutical company Genfit ( GNFT ) and financial services company Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria ( BBVA ) ,...

(Rewrites throughout, adds quote, updates prices, changes dateline from PARIS/CANBERRA) By Karl Plume CHICAGO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures declined for the first time in four sessions in a profit-taking setback on Thursday after a rally ignited by the U.S. government's lower-than-expected harvest outlook took prices to six-week highs. Concerns about soybean export demand due to trade tensions...