Saudi Arabia's benchmark stock index fell on Wednesday, while most other markets in the Gulf struggled for direction, as investors were worried about mounting fiscal pressures in major economies and the slow pace of trade deal progress.

Americans are increasingly concerned that the U.S.'s soaring deficit and mountain of debt are major warning signs of an economic reckoning that could send the stock market reeling. Those concerns intensified this week after Moody's,

U.S. stocks closed higher after an unsurprising US credit rating downgrade. Treasury yields rise. S&P 500 extends winning streak to six days.

South Korea pledged on Wednesday more support measures for key export industries such as biopharmaceuticals and autos, as U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs weigh on the trade-reliant economy.

The S&P 500 is lagging an MSCI index tracking global stocks by more than 10 percentage points this year, according to Dow Jones Market Data. If that gap holds through year-end, it would be the widest annual margin since 1993.

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By Ankur Banerjee, Johann M Cherian and Alun John SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -World stocks rose on Tuesday and Treasury yields steadied, allowing a bit of a breathing room for the U.S. dollar as investors took stock of the debt load of the world's biggest economy.

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A group of US stocks that Citigroup Inc. considers to be acquisition targets is staging an outsize rally, underscoring Wall Street’s renewed optimism that dealmaking will revive along with the economy as tariff worries ease.

Of Florida’s 30-member delegation, at least seven don’t own, buy or sell stocks, nor do their spouses or dependent children, a Playbook review of public records showed. They include GOP Reps. KAT CAMMACK, CORY MILLS and DANIEL WEBSTER and Democrats DARREN SOTO, FREDERICA WILSON, SHEILA CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK and MAXWELL FROST.

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Defense stocks in India are stretching their rally after a record surge last week, powered by strong earnings and signs of increased spending in the sector.