07:05 AM EST, 01/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked modestly higher midday Tuesday as traders weighed possible strength in retailers, and joined the global embrace of tech shares. Next shares rose 4%, after the UK clothing and home-products retailer upgraded a profit outlook, citing online sales. Tech, property and retail stocks led gainers on European exchanges, while bank shares...

(Reuters) - Oil prices climbed on Tuesday reversing earlier declines, as fears of tighter Russian and Iranian supply due to escalating Western sanctions lent support. Brent futures were up 61 cents, or 0.80%, to $76.91 a barrel at 1119 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude climbed 46 cents, or 0.63%, to $74.02. It seems market participants have started...

* Brent and WTI climb * China's Shandong Port blacklists U.S.-sanctioned oil vessels, traders say * Middle East market strength provides support * Economic data undermine demand hopes (Updates prices at 1119 GMT) By Arunima Kumar Jan 7 (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed on Tuesday reversing earlier declines, as fears of tighter Russian and Iranian supply due to escalating Western...

07:17 AM EST, 01/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures mostly edged higher on Tuesday as traders await the first of the key labor market reports scheduled for release this week. Standard & Poor's 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1% each in premarket activity, while the Nasdaq was slightly in the red. Asian and European exchanges were...