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Wall Street struggles to gain ground after report shows US economy added 242,00 jobs last month.

Asian shares seemed to be on track to post their strongest week in five months.

Wall Street takes a breather as investors await Friday's non-farm payrolls report.

This announcement earlier overshadowed US government data that indicated its oil output was at record highs.

Prices of some commodities such as copper and iron ore also rallied.

Wall Street moves lower early on as fresh decline in oil prices offsets positive ADP payroll data.

Australia and Canada too contributed partly to the rally in stock markets by releasing positive GDP data.

Wall Street gains ground after oil prices rebound and Asian markets shrug off disappointing economic data.

Mining giant posts sharp decline in profit and unveils plans to accelerate its debt reduction plans in 2016

People's Bank of China has cut the reserve requirement ratio for banks by 50 basis points.

Wall Street was largely unchanged as investors were left disappointed by the lack of action from the G20.

Policymakers at the G20 meeting failed to come out with any action that could spur global growth.

Glencore and Anglo American lead FTSE 100 risers but RBS plunges after posting £1.9bn loss on litigation charges.

Wall Street on track for weekly gain as US stocks eye third consecutive day in the black after oil rebounds.

Halliburton has let go around 22,000 employees since 2014, which translates to about 25% of its workforce.

Zhou Xiaochuan said Beijing still had the room and tools to support the country's economy.

Wall Street moves higher as investors shrug off dismal Chinese session and decline in oil prices.

Net trade was another big drag on the economic growth, falling 0.4%, with production output dropping 0.5%.

Investors are looking forward to the G-20 meeting in Shanghai scheduled for 26 February.

Washington-based lender says global economy is 'highly vulnerable to adverse shocks'.

The Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite all close up less than 1%.

BHP, Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Glencore all firmly in the red as FTSE sinks, while oil prices tumble again.

Engineering group said ongoing slump in commodity prices will negatively impact its 2016 results.

Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi says there is 'no sense wasting our time seeking production cuts'.

Ali al-Naimi's warning seemed to be directed at Russia and Iran.

Stocks suffered after Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said proposed production costs will take place.

All Asian indices were trading lower despite an increase in WTI crude oil prices.

Mining giant slashes interim dividend by 75% to 16 cents per share to protect balance sheet.

Oil output in the US will decline over the next two years before reaching all-time high, according to the IEA.

Japanese manufacturing PMI falls to 50.2 in February from 52.3 in the previous month.