Wall St climbs on Russia-Ukraine optimism

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P on track for their fourth straight session of gains, on optimism progress was being made toward a deal to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Russi…

Rate outlook drags world stocks, yen slides

By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury yields paused their ascent on Monday as oil prices fell on fears of weaker Chinese demand, while the yen at one point suffered its biggest daily fall since 2020 after Japan’s central bank vowed to defen…