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A person rides a bicycle in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Global indexes are mixed as the U.S. stock market remains closed

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Wall Street lower early as markets remain anxious about lingering inflation

By Zimo Zhong and Matt Ott - Associated Press

FILE - A woman and dog cross Wall Street in New York's Financial District on Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

Calm on Wall Street ahead of latest read on health of the U.S. jobs market

By Zimo Zhong and Matt Ott - Associated Press

Person walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

World stocks mixed after Wall Street momentum slows with cooling Trump trade

By Zimo Zhong - Associated Press

FILE - Signs at the intersection of Broad and Wall Streets stand near flags flying from the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

Wall Street ticks up modestly ahead of Friday’s jobs report

By Zimo Zhong and Matt Ott - Associated Press

A custodian cleans an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Global stocks mixed after Wall Street rallies as ‘time has come’ for rate cuts

By Zimo Zhong - Associated Press

Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Global stocks higher after Wall Street extends its winning streak to longest of the year

Associated Press

Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Wall Street holds steady as some calm returns to the market

Associated Press

Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Global stocks are mixed after Wall Street’s best week of the year; yen rallies

Associated Press

FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is shown on Aug. 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

Wall Street gives back some of its gains as its rally loses momentum

Associated Press

Currency traders pass by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Global shares mostly rise as Japan and other markets return to calm after rip-roaring week

By Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Global shares rise and Japan’s Nikkei gains 1.2% as markets settle after a wild start to the week

Associated Press

People pass the New York Stock Exchange on July 30, 2024 in New York. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index has lost 12.4% on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in the latest bout of sell-offs that are jolting world markets. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

Wall Street points toward gains as calm returns to markets; Japan’s Nikkei roars back to gain 10%

By Elaine Kurtenbach and Matt Ott - Associated Press

The New York Stock Exchange is shown on July 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

Wall Street opens higher as some calm returns after the market’s worst loss in almost 2 years

By Stan Choe - Associated Press

Currency traders watch monitors near a screen, back, showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

What are carry trades and how did they contribute to this week’s global market mayhem?

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

A person walks past an electronic stock board in Tokyo Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s Nikkei 225 soars 10% and other world markets are mixed after the week’s rollercoaster start

Associated Press

Trader John Romolo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Calm returns to Wall Street, and stocks bounce back after their worst drop in nearly 2 years

By Stan Choe - Associated Press

People pass by an electronic stock board in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

Markets tumble, led by 5.8% drop in Tokyo following a tech-driven retreat on Wall Street

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

Tourists are packed at a train and bus station Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. The town of Fujikawaguchiko, known for a number of popular photo spots for Japan's trademark of Mt. Fuji, on Tuesday began to set up a huge black screen on a stretch of sidewalk to block view of the mountain in a neighborhood hit by a latest case of overtourism in Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

‘Land of Plunging Yen’ is bargain-basement tourist destination for Americans

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A passerby walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index, right, at a securities firm Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index hits a record high close of 40,913.65

Associated Press