Stock futures are higher Friday morning as investors respond to a steady stream of earnings reports and await the release of a closely followed inflation indicator.

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 traded close to new all-time highs around midday on Friday, led by an 11% jump in Smiths Group, ahead of key US inflation data. The blue-chip index is on track to post a ...

The break up plans of conglomerate Smiths Group today fired its shares to the top of the FTSE 100 index. Demand for Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems also contributed to another record for the blue-chip ...

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.3% in morning trading. Smiths Group rose 14.9% and ALK-Abello Series B added 7.3%. On the other hand, Umicore slipped 7.5%, and Hemnet Group dropped 4.7%. The ...

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.3% in morning trading. Axfood added 6.5% and St. James's Place rose 6.1%. On the other hand, Deutsche Bank slipped 6.1%, and Swatch Group Bearer dropped 5.8%.

Russ Mould at AJ Bell noted the FTSE 100 "continued to be an island of calm", with investors lapping up its "plethora" of defensive stocks. "Utilities and healthcare were in demand, implying that ...

Nvidia and other U.S. tech stocks are steadying a day after tumbling on doubts about whether the artificial-intelligence ...

The same tech companies that have benefitted from the AI frenzy in the past year were getting pummeled before markets even ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA ... but concentrated losses in key stocks are hobbling the average’s overall performance. UnitedHealth Group (UNH) tumbled 4.5%, falling below $520 ...

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