The Malta Independent 18 June 2025, Wednesday
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Trade wars tighten their grip on markets

Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 12:33 Last update: about 8 years ago

U.S. markets started the week lower on Monday as the U.S.-China trade war entered a new phase when tariffs on billions of dollars of products took effect. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 181.45...

The week ahead

Monday, 24 September 2018, 12:10 Last update: about 8 years ago

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday notched a second straight all-time high, but a slump in mega capitalization technology and internet-related stocks weighed on the broader market, pressuring...

Markets reach higher

Thursday, 20 September 2018, 14:49 Last update: about 8 years ago

U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Wednesday as investors took escalating trade tensions in stride to instead focus on improving economic fundamentals, even as a weak technology sector hobbled the...

Promoting manufacturing and other non-hip sectors

Thursday, 20 September 2018, 10:35 Last update: about 8 years ago

The talk is all about blockchain and other hip sectors in which Malta has now captured the world's primacy. Companies are flocking here, sometimes after being kicked off their own countries. Malta is...

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