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Asia Markets Mixed As Japan Recovers, Europe Opens In Red, Crude And Gold Advance – Global Markets Today While US Slept
On Monday, August 6, U.S. stock markets closed sharply lower, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 each falling over 3%. This extended last week's sell-off driven by fears from weak economic data and a soft U.S. payrolls report. Concerns over a slowing …