10:40 AM EDT, 04/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were heading lower Monday morning, declining 0.81% to 2,842.26 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index. From North Asia, the gainers were led by education companies 17 Education & Technology Group ( YQ ) and Four Seasons Education ( FEDU ) , which...

11:49 AM EDT, 04/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European markets were tracking lower Monday as investors are discouraged by reports that Tehran will not participate in pending peace-talks with Washington, and that President Donald Trump said an extension of the two-week ceasefire with Iran is highly unlikely and that the Strait of Hormuz would remain blocked until an agreement is finalized....

11:11 AM EDT, 04/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts started the week tracking lower late Monday morning, as the S&P Europe Select ADR Index was falling 0.54% to 1,830.11. From continental Europe, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) and telecommunications company Ericsson (ERIC), which rose 5.3%...

10:48 AM EDT, 04/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The 2.4% headline reading, driven by a 0.9% non-seasonally adjusted month-over-month increase, or 0.5% after seasonal adjustment, was actually slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.6%, although still a sharp acceleration from 1.8% in the prior month, said CIBC. Higher fuel prices, specifically gasoline, were the primary driver of the acceleration, and excluding...