Top 5 Things to Know Today: Wall Street Closed, Global Stocks Slump, Brexit

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 U.S. financial markets are closed in honor of former President George H.W. Bush's funeral. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be shut in observance of a national day of mourning for the U.S.'s 41st president, who died Friday at the age of 94. Bond markets will also be closed. Other global markets will operate on a normal schedule, though volumes will be lighter than normal. World stocks were dragged lower, following a sharp overnight selloff on Wall Street, as worries about a potential economic slowdown and the state of the U.S.-China trade war kept buyers on the sidelines. Back in Europe, investors are keeping a watchful eye on any further political developments in the UK, as lawmakers continue to debate Westminster's Brexit plan. Read More Get the Investing.com App! Financial Markets on the Go Follow us Disclaimer: Fusion Media or anyone involved with Fusion Media will not accept any liability for any trading loss or damage as a result of reliance on the information contained within this email including data, quotes, charts and buy/sell signals. Please be fully informed regarding the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, it is one of the riskiest investment forms possible.  Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this email is neither necessarily real-time nor accurate. All stock prices, Indexes, Futures, buy/sell Signals and Forex prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes; furthermore they are not provided by an exchanges but rather by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual market price. Fusion Media doesn't bear any responsibility for any trading losses you might incur as a result of using this data. This is a newsletter from Investing.com © 2007-2017 Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved 7 Florinis Street, Greg Tower 6th Floor Nicosia 1065 Cyprus Manage your e-mail preferences | Unsubscribe from General updates Terms And Conditions | Privacy Policy This email was sent to systech.surabaya.update@blogger.com