LONDON, June 5 : Shares slid on Friday as investors turned defensive ahead of the weekend, wary of the flare-up in Middle East hostilities with U.S.-Iran peace talks in limbo.The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia rejected a new ceasefire in Lebanon on Thursday and Israel said it would not withdraw troops from th

Oil prices extended gains Wednesday as Middle East peace talks stuttered, though stocks mostly rose on the back of continued demand for all things linked to artificial…

Asian stocks sank Thursday after a disappointing forecast by chip giant Broadcom stoked concerns about the AI trade, while stronger-than-expected US data compounded speculation…