Stock markets surged on Wednesday, buoyed by robust US bank earnings and encouraging inflation data from the United States and Britain. Fresh data published earlier Wednesday showed headline inflation in the Untied States accelerated in the 12 months to December,

Asian shares are mixed after gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies on Wall Street.

Asian shares are mixed after gains for oil and gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies on Wall Street.

European benchmarks are declining, while Asia derived some optimism from rising technology stocks on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in early Tuesday trading in France, Germany and Britain. U.S. futures

U.S. stocks are rallying Wednesday after Wall Street and financial markets worldwide got a shot of adrenaline from an encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Strong profit reports from the biggest U.S.

Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street’s mostly positive performance ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could influence the pace of the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts