11:46 AM EST, 01/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- All three major US stock indexes were up slightly in late-morning trading Wednesday, as investors await the decision by the Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee in the afternoon. In company news, Amazon.com ( AMZN ) said Wednesday it will eliminate about 16,000 roles across the company. Most US-based workers whose roles are impacted will...

(Updates with open of US markets) * Microsoft ( MSFT ) tumbles after earnings, weighing on stocks * Apple ( AAPL ) results awaited * Oil jumps on US-Iran tensions By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Global shares slipped on Thursday and were on track to snap a six-session streak of gains, weighed down by a sharp...

TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average reversed early gains on Friday and were on track for a second straight weekly decline, as investors sold heavyweight technology stocks to book ‌profit. The Nikkei fell 0.85% to 52,923.12 by the midday break after rising ​as much as 0.4% earlier in the session. It was ‍down 1.7% for the week,...

(Updates with afternoon trading levels) By Sophie Kiderlin LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields edged lower in afternoon trading on Thursday as concerns persisted over the strength of the euro and whether it might prompt the European Central Bank to ease monetary policy sooner than many currently expect. Germany's 10-year ‌yield was last down 2.5 basis points...