(Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.  Falling bond yields and the prospect of lower interest rates may have helped fuel investors' animal spirits and the recent mega rally in world stocks, but it's a different story when borrowing costs are falling because recession fears are rising. That's the market landscape investors in Asia wake up...

Aug 2 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Falling bond yields and the prospect of lower interest rates may have helped fuel investors' animal spirits and the recent mega rally in world stocks, but it's a different story when borrowing costs are falling because recession fears are rising. That's the market landscape investors in Asia...

Aug 1 (Reuters) - The discount on Western Canada Select (WCS) heavy crude versus the North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) tightened on Thursday: * WCS for September delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $15.05 a barrel below WTI, according to brokerage CalRock, having started trading at $15.20 a barrel under the U.S. benchmark. * Canadian heavy crude prices...

04:43 PM EDT, 08/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes closed lower Thursday as markets analyzed the latest corporate earnings and economic data. The Nasdaq Composite slid 2.3% to 17,194.2, while the S&P 500 fell 1.4% to 5,446.7. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.2% to 40,348. Technology saw the steepest decline among sectors, while utilities paced the gainers....