New York, May 1, 2025 (AFP) - US stocks rise on Meta, Microsoft ahead of key labor data

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2025-05-01

Global stocks were mixed Thursday with Wall Street forging higher following strong results from tech giants Microsoft and Meta that helped offset lingering economic worries. Several markets were shut in Europe and Asia for the May 1 holiday, including in France, Germany, Hong Kong and mainland China. Among markets that were open, London was flat, while Tokyo climbed over one percent after Japan's central bank kept its key interest rate steady and......

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