LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian oil producer Lukoil and Hungarian energy company MOL are set to sign a settlement deal over contaminated oil during Russian President Putin’s visit to Budapest this week, four industry sources told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Logo of Hungarian oil and gas group MOL at the company’s refinery …

People with umbrellas pass by bull and bear outside Frankfurt’s stock exchange during heavy rain in Frankfurt, Germany, November 20, 2017. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters The stock market’s surge to new highs on Monday shows the historic bull market that began in 2009 is resuming its climb and should be …

The “Options Action” traders share three options trading strategies to kick off the week. Mike Khouw and Carter Worth looked at buying a call spread in Alphabet. Dan Nathan broke down buying calls in U.S. Steel. Khouw also illustrated buying a 1×2 call spread in Twitter. Disclaimer Trader disclosure: Dan is …

A pedestrian walks past a Tim Hortons restaurant. Ben Nelms | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tim Hortons’ lackluster quarterly performance disappointed Restaurant Brands’ investors on Monday, despite the success of Burger King’s Impossible Whopper and Popeyes’ chicken sandwich. Shares of the company fell 2.6% in morning trading. Here’s what Restaurant …

The S&P 500 hit a new record high on Monday, as strong performances by technology and bank stocks have sent the index climbing this month. Heavily-weighted Apple has been the biggest contributor to the S&P 500 in October by a long shot, as shares of Apple are up 10.1% this …

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Positive signs on the U.S.-China trade talks prompted investors to dive into stocks again, and J.P. Morgan believes the rally is here to stay and the market could reach the bank’s 2020 target eight months …

A trader laughs ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 1, 2019 in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images Seize the day, investors. Oct. 28 has been the single best day of the year for stocks …

The bears are biting into Beyond Meat. Shares of the fake meat company are down over 32% for the month of October, adding to a nearly 55% drop from the stock’s July highs. Friday’s nearly 1% decline added to the pain, leaving investors wondering what to do with the stock …

There’s one big word we are not hearing this earnings season. There are plenty of issues causing agita for investors this earnings season: China, industrial slowdown, auto sales slowdown. The one word that is not being uttered on conference calls: recession. The U.S. consumer — the engine of global growth …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union agreed on Monday to delay Brexit until Jan.31, said the bloc’s chairman, Donald Tusk. FILE PHOTO: An anti-Brexit protester waves an EU flag outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo “The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the …