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Last month, Harris proposed raising the corporate tax rate to 28% from 21% and ensure "big corporations pay their fair share," if she wins the election against Republican rival Donald Trump. Goldman estimated that at a 28% taxation rate earnings of S&P 500 companies would take a 5% hit. On the other hand, Trump's proposed relief on the federal statutory domestic corporate tax rate to 15% from the current 21% would "arithmetically" boost S&P 500 earnings by about 4%.

Angela Rayner’s plans to overhaul workers’ rights risk creating a “two-tier” jobs market, condemning younger employees to years of temporary contracts, economists have warned.

(Bloomberg) -- Chinese and Indian diesel markets — which account for the bulk of Asian demand — are showing signs of a slowdown, potentially leading to more weakness in crude oil prices.Most Read from BloombergHow Air Conditioning Took Over the American OfficeHong Kong’s Arts Hub Turns to Selling Land to Stay AfloatThe Outsized Cost of Expanding US RoadsIn China, the biggest oil importer, demand for the fuel is contracting, while in India, consumption growth has collapsed. Against that backdrop,

Markets hit the pause button after a selloff in equities since the start of the week but sentiment remained fragile, as worries re-emerged over the prospects for the U.S. economy and investors focused squarely on this week's job reports. Labour data on Wednesday suggested the U.S. jobs market was losing steam, raising expectations the Federal Reserve may resort to large interest rate cuts, while additional reports including Friday's non-farm payrolls data are keeping sentiment on edge. Futures indicated European bourses were set for a subdued open after Asian shares rose 0.4% on Thursday, clawing back some of the week's losses, although the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan is still down 2.2% so far this week.

There were 7.67 million job openings in July, the lowest number in over three years, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

"There's still a little longer fuse on this correction that's likely to take place before we're done," Renaissance Macro's Jeff DeGraaf said.

(Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. abandoned its buy recommendation for Chinese stocks, citing heightened volatility around the upcoming US elections in addition to growth headwinds and tepid policy support. Most Read from BloombergHow Air Conditioning Took Over the American OfficeHong Kong’s Arts Hub Turns to Selling Land to Stay AfloatThe Outsized Cost of Expanding US RoadsChina was downgraded to neutral from overweight in the bank’s emerging markets allocation, strategists led by Pedro Marti

Shares Gained More Than 4% on Wednesday

Intel stock got hit by bad news on multiple fronts today.

Both stock and bond prices have risen this year.