SAO PAULO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Banco Santander Brasil SA beat analyst estimates for the fourth quarter with an 18.3 percent recurring return on equity, above a 17.1 percent consensus compiled by Thomson Reuters, as the bank quickly expanded its loan book to individuals.Recurring net income, which excludes one-time items, came in at 2.752 billion reais ($865 million), above the average of analysts'...Read More

London reached its annual limits on pollution less than a month into the year, which was actually an improvement on the air quality in 2017.Read full newsRead More

BofAML Bull & Bear indicator has given 11 sell signals since 2002; hit ratio = 11/11; average equity peak-to-trough drop following 3 months = 12%Read full newsRead More

(Adds close of U.S. markets)* MSCI world stocks index in biggest two-day selloff in 16 months* Dollar reverses gains as Fed starts two-day meeting* Oil falls on evidence of increased U.S. output By Herbert LashNEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - World stocks declined in their biggest two-day dive in 16 months on Tuesday as tumbling oil prices and a jump in global borrowing costs cooled the year's eupho...Read More

(Adds details, stocks, updates prices to the close)Jan 30 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Tuesday, hitting its lowest level in more than seven weeks as the declining price of oil pulled shares of energy companies down for the second day in a row.* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index ended down 139.21 points, or 0.86 percent, at 15,955.51.* The index touched a se...Read More

Concerns about interest rates sent the major indexes lower -- and Treasury yields higher -- for the second session in a row, though the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) isn't expected to announce a rate hike after its policy meeting tomorrow. In addition, the announcement of Amazon's (AMZN) new healthcare partnership weighed on several pharmacy stocks and health insurers, including blue-chip...Read More

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Stock MarketsNet ChngStock MarketsNet ChngS&P/ASX 200** 6,022.80 -52.60NZX 50**8,263.48 -35.10DJIA**26,076.89-362.59 NIKKEI**23,291.97-337.37Nasdaq**7,402.482-64.023 FTSE**7,587.98 -83.55S&P 500** 2,822.43 -31.10Hang Seng** 32,607.29-359.60SPI 200 Fut 5,941.0-19.0 STI** 3,548.74 -28.33SSEC**3,488.1888 -34.81KOSPI** 2,567.74 -30.45-----------------------------------------...Read More

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set extend losses on Wednesday following an underwhelming lead-in from Wall Street, while a fall in commodities prices could lead to a weakness in materials stocks. U.S. stocks registered a second straight day of losses on Tuesday as healthcare stocks and rising bond yields weighed on all three major U.S. indexes. Meanwhile, Chinese iron ore futures ticked...Read More

(Adds details from U.S. government)CARACAS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A pre-sale of Venezuela's new "petro" cryptocurrency will begin on Feb. 20, President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday, a move that the government hopes will help pull the country out of a dire economic crisis.Critics have slammed the initiative as not only illegal but nothing more than a debt issuance by the government amid q...Read More

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index ended lower on Tuesday, hitting its lowest level in more than seven weeks as the falling price of oil pulled shares of energy companies down for the second day in a row.The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed down 139.21 points, or 0.86 percent, at 15,955.51. (Reporting by Leah Schnurr; Editing by Peter Cooney) Disc...Read More

* Dollar reverses gains from Monday* Euro, Japanese yen up* Traders await Fed meeting announcement, jobs report (Updates prices, market activity; adds commentary)By Stephanie KellyNEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The dollar fell on Tuesday, reversing its gains from the day before, ahead of a Federal Reserve monetary policy decision on Wednesday, while the euro and the Japanese yen strengthened against...Read More

Jemima Kelly, Tommy WilkesLONDON (Reuters) - Hackers who stole around $530 million worth of cryptocurrency from the Coincheck exchange last week -- one of the biggest such heists ever -- are trying to move the stolen “XEM” coins, the foundation behind the digital currency said on Tuesday.NEM Foundation, creators of the XEM cryptocurrency, have traced the stolen coins to an unidentified...Read More

NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell for the second straight day on Tuesday as healthcare stocks and rising bond yields weighed on all three major U.S. indexes.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 361.83 points, or 1.37 percent, to 26,077.65, the S&P 500 lost 31.06 points, or 1.09 percent, to 2,822.47 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 64.02 points, or 0.86 percent, to 7,402.48. (Repor...Read More

Nigel Redwood, chief executive of Nasstar Plc (LON:NASA), caught up with Proactive's Andrew Scott to chat through the firm's 2017 trading update.Adjusted underlying earnings (EBITDA) for 2017 were slightly ahead of expectations while the cloud computing group's cash position improved substantially.Redwood says they ended the year with net cash of ?1.0mln, compared to net debt of ?2.8mln a year e...Read More

Stakeholder Gold Corp. (TSXV: SRC) ('Stakeholder Gold' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that Anita Bailey has been appointed Corporate Secretary for the Company.Read full newsRead More

A quick look at the share price history of PCI-PAL PLC (LON:PCIP) - the stock has doubled in the past few months - would suggest that the secure payments provider was primed for a placing.And that's exactly what happened on Tuesday. PCI-PAL raised ?4.95mln from investors by issuing shares at 45p apiece - a 29.5% discount to the average mid-market closing price for the last 30 trading days.The cas...Read More

Cache Exploration Inc. (the 'Company', or 'Cache'), (TSX-V:CAY) is pleased to report that the Company has signed a Purchase Agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Deep Lake Cobalt Property, located near Saint John, New Brunswick.Read full newsRead More

* Dow posts biggest opening bell drop in almost 16 yrs* Rising bond yields drag as Fed meets, Trump speech eyed* Health stocks down on Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire team-up* VIX hits highest level since August 2017* Indexes down: Dow 1.4 pct, S&P 1.05 pct, Nasdaq 0.93 pct (Updates to late afternoon, changes byline)By Stephen CulpJan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were on track for a second straight...Read More

(New throughout, updates prices, market activity and comments, updates table)* U.S. 10-year yields rise to nearly 4-year peak* U.S. 30-year yields hit highest since May* Focus on Trump speech, Fed, U.S. jobs By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury long-dated yields rose on Tuesday ahead of a slew of events this week such as a Federal Reserve monetary policy decision...Read More

Insurance issue Anthem Inc (NYSE:ANTM) is just one of many healthcare stocks sinking as a result of the joint venture between Amazon (AMZN), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM). ANTM was last seen trading down 5.7% at $242.47, with the shares testing their 20-day moving average. For what it's worth, they're still roughly 10 points above the 50-day moving average. All of this come...Read More