The US markets are lower in early afternoon trading, with the Dow down 0.27%, the S&P lower by 0.51% and the Nasdaq down 0.12%. Some of the most actively traded stocks Bank of America ( BAC ) up 1.65%,
After Sunni led Islamist militants pressed closer to Baghdad on Thursday night, US President Barack Obama threatened to intervene through military air strikes if the movement continues further. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant overtook Mosul, Iraq’s
Tension in Ukraine stepped up on Wednesday after Moscow warned that it was prepared to step in if there were any attacks on its interests in Ukraine. The strong statement from Russia came just days after the US, the