* Brent falls after gains on Monday * Iran says retaliation may be avoided * U.S. beefs up naval forces in Mediterranean (Updates with settlement prices, paragraph 2) By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Brent and U.S. crude oil futures fell on Tuesday as traders grew less nervous about the potential for a wider war in the Middle...

12:17 PM EDT, 08/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The Toronto Stock Exchange is up 130 points at midday, building on the hat trick of wins over the last three full trading sessions with traders more reassured on U.S. producer price inflation data. Gold traded at a record high as the dollar and treasury yields weakened after a U.S. inflation measure rose...

12:15 PM EDT, 08/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The European stock markets closed higher in Tuesday trading as The Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.52%, the Swiss Market Index increased 0.46%, France's CAC rose 0.35%, the FTSE in London was up 0.30%, and Germany's DAX closed 0.45% higher. Average regular earnings growth excluding bonuses decelerated in the UK in Q2 to 5.4%,...

11:17 AM EDT, 08/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher late Tuesday morning, rising 0.95% to 1,412.49 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index. From continental Europe, the gainers were led by pharmaceutical company Ascendis Pharma ( ASND ) and biopharmaceutical company Genfit ( GNFT ) , which rose 4.7%...