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Van ploughs into tourist crowd in Las Ramblas, Spain

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Australian tourists are among the injured after a deadly attack in the Spanish city of Barcelona Spain has been rocked by two terrorist attacks in less than 24 hours that left at least 13 dead and more than 100 injured. A NSW father is travelling to Spain to desperately try to find his seven-year-old son who is missing in Barcelona, while his mother remains in hospital following the horror terror attack . Julian Cadman , 7, is missing while his mother Jom is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after a white van ploughed into crowds on Las Ramblas. The first victim named as being killed in the attack was Italian father-of-two Bruno Gulotta. Julian’s aunt Hayley has posted a desperate appeal online to help find her nephew. “My nephew Julian Cadman is missing. Please like and share. We have found Jom and she is serious but stable in hospital,” she said. “Julian is 7 years old and was out with Jom and they were separated. Please share if you have family or friends in Barcelon...

Dow Set To Fight For Direction, But Flirts With Biggest Two-week Drop In Nearly A Year

By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch Investors absorb Trump issues, attacks in Spain U.S. stock futures struggled for direction Friday, with investors staying cautious after the prior day's selloff that was fueled in part by a terrorist attack in Barcelona and rumors that a economic adviser to President Donald Trump might resign. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 12 points , or 0.1%, to 21,721, while those for the S&P 500 index fell 1 point , or 0.04%, to 2,428.50. Futures for the Nasdaq-100 index was flat at 5,800.25. The subtle moves come after aggressive selling on Thursday, when the S&P 500 index slumped 1 .5% for its biggest one- day percentage drop in three months. The Dow average and Nasdaq Composite Index ended down 1.2% and 1.9%, respectively. As of Thursday's close, the benchmarks are now on track for weekly losses around 0.5%. The Dow is on track for its largest two- week percentage decline since mid-September last year, while the Nasdaq is...