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U.S. equities traded green on Wednesday as Whole Foods Market Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. posted forecast that topped the analyst estimates. The S&P 500 Index advanced 0.4% to 1,632.69. >>

On Thursday, Italian bond yields erased previous losses, which left the yield almost unchanged at the level of 3.84% by 8:44 a.m. in London. Earlier, yields hit the level of >>

The Canada's Dollar fell on Thursday snapping a four-day streak of gains against its U.S. peer before a report showed that home prices in the country rose less in March >>

The Australian and New Zealand's currency jumped against the majority of their counterparts on Thursday after both countries showed in reports that unemployment rate declined in the last three months >>

The British Sterling appreciated the most in a week against the 17-nation bloc currency as industrial production in the U.K. increased in March and as the Bank of England maintained >>

West Texas Intermediate oil dropped on Thursday as the value of the U.S. Dollar rose against the Euro amid improving labour market in the U.S. recording the lowest number of >>

On Thursday, Spanish government bonds declined, which pushed the yields on 10-year notes to the one-month high, amid low demand on the government debt auction. The yields on Spanish 10-year >>

On Thursday, the US government bonds were traded lower, with the yields reaching the one-month high before the treasury is selling $16 billion worth of debt, amid decreasing inflation expectations. >>

On Thursday, copper declined, following a rally of the commodity to a 3-week high fueled by expectations of stronger demand from China. On the London Metal Exchange, copper decreased to >>

Hog futures declined to the lowest level in two weeks on Thursday amid speculation that supplies of U.S. pork are increasing amid weaker demand for the commodity, at the same >>

German shares were little changed on Thursday after the benchmark DAX Index recorded its all-time high yesterday as markets opened on a national holiday and volume dropped. The DAX gained >>

European shares were little changed on Thursday after they rose on yesterday's session pushing the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index to the strongest level in almost five years. The Stoxx >>

The Council of Mortgage Lenders reported on Thursday that the amount of repossessions declined significantly compared to the first quarter of the preceding year. The number of repossession cases declined >>

Statistics Portugal revealed on Thursday that the Portuguese jobless rate added significantly during the first quarter of the year. The unemployment rate increased to 17.7% from the reading of 14.9% >>

The U.S. Dollar increased versus the Euro and the Yen after a report showed that first-time jobless claim in the U.S. declined surprisingly to the lowest level in five years >>