Intel, JPMorgan earnings lift world markets
LONDON â World markets rose Wednesday after strong first quarter earnings from chipmaker Intel Corp. and bank JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Optimism about the U.S. recovery was also lifted by forecast-busting U.S. retail sales figures and upbeat comments from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of .... Original article on Gaea Times at : World markets boosted by Intel, JPMorgan earnings, forecast-busting retail sales data.