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Hong Kong Shares Edge 0.1% Higher as Markets Weigh Fed Comments
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:26:00 -0400
The Hang Seng Index closed 0.1% higher and the key themes for the session were lowered expectations of aggressive Fed easing after comments from Fed speakers, as well as a tilt toward pricing in a potential second Trump presidency, Saxo APAC said. Read more...
Oil Slips Amid U.S. Ceasefire Efforts, China Concerns
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:14:00 -0400
Oil prices edged lower in European trading on renewed U.S. efforts for a ceasefire in the Middle East and concerns over China’s oil-demand outlook. Read more...
Treasury Yields Rise After Fed Officials Signal Slower Pace of Rate Cuts
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:58:00 -0400
Comments by Fed officials who supported a slower pace of rate cuts lifted Treasury yields and the dollar Monday, Brown Brothers Harriman said. Read more...
Dollar Would Fare Best After Republican Sweep in U.S. Elections
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:43:00 -0400
The dollar is likely to gain the most if there were a Republican sweep in the U.S. elections, and it would rise by less if Trump won the presidency but Congress were divided, Goldman Sachs said, adding that it would likely weaken if Harris won. Read more...
Gold Prices Likely to Be Further Supported
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:21:00 -0400
U.S. political uncertainty, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and global central banks’ easing have propelled gold throughout the last quarter and continue to be a solid foundation to gold prices, Phillip Nova said. Read more...
Simple Economic Explanations Keep Breaking Down. Here's Why.
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:03:00 -0400
These narratives can be useful when examining how markets behave, but don’t expect them to explain the economy. Read more...
The WSJ Dollar Index Rises 0.5% to 98.59
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:48:00 -0400
The WSJ Dollar Index was up 0.5% to 98.59 — up for 13 of the past 16 trading days. Read more...
Activist Urges Cheesecake Factory to Consider Breakup
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:00:00 -0400
A Houston-based investor is asking the restaurant operator to spin out three brands. Read more...
U.S. Stocks End Mixed as Investors Eye Earnings
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:18:00 -0400
U.S. stocks ended mixed as investors braced for a full schedule of corporates earnings this week. Read more...
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Recover Some Ground
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:01:00 -0400
U.S. natural gas futures clawed back some of last week’s losses while participants remain anxious about demand heading toward the winter heating season. Read more...
Gold Finds New High as Open Interest Surges
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:26:00 -0400
Front-month gold futures closed at a record-high, rising 0.4% to $2,723.10 an ounce, as open interest in precious metals jumped 9% in the week ended Oct. 18. Read more...
U.S. Gasoline Prices Tied to Geopolitics as Election Nears
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:44:00 -0400
The U.S. Energy Information Administration in its latest Short Term Energy Outlook estimated that national gasoline prices will average $3.20 a gallon in 2025, down from $3.30 this year and $3.50 in 2023. Read more...
Red-Hot Bond Market Powers Wave of Risky Borrowing
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400
Issuance of speculative-grade debt reaches nearly record levels, reflecting economic optimism. Read more...
Oil Extends Gains Amid Middle East Tensions, Chinese Stimulus
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:41:00 -0400
Oil extended gains after Israeli strikes on Lebanon. Prices were are also supported by Saudi Aramco’s CEO reportedly saying he is fairly bullish on China demand in light of stepped-up policy measures. Read more...
Coming in 2025: Even More Restraint on the Oilfield
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:00:00 -0400
Oil-service providers say producers are becoming more cautious about spending. Read more...
Threat of Chinese Overcapacity Looms Over Memory Chips
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:30:00 -0400
The vital technology component could be the next industry to grapple with an abundance from the Asian country. Read more...
Fed Rate Cuts Could Boost Municipal Bonds
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:24:00 -0400
Municipal bonds should benefit from Fed rate cuts and offer compelling value as increased supply has caused their prices to cheapen, Principal Asset Management said. Read more...
So You Have Decided to Buy Bonds. Here Are Six Charts Showing Your Options.
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:30:00 -0400
Plain-vanilla Treasury bonds are now pricey, but there are corners of fixed-income market where investors may be able to get a bit more yield and even capital appreciation. Read more...
Activist Starboard Value Takes Stake in Tylenol-Maker Kenvue
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 20:35:00 -0400
Starboard wants Kenvue, which was spun out of Johnson & Johnson and has a market value of over $40 billion, to make changes to boost its share price. Read more...
I Want to Vacation With Friends---but Not All of Us Can Afford It
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 10:00:00 -0400
Our financial lives have diverged since the college days when we all could afford to do the same things. Read more...
Disney to Name Bob Iger's Successor in Early 2026
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:27:00 -0400
The company also said Mark Parker resigned as the chairman and named James Gorman as his replacement, effective Jan. 2. Read more...
SSAB Gets $139 Million in Swedish State Aid to Help Decarbonize
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:57:00 -0400
The EU approved Swedish state aid worth $139.1 million to help steelmaker SSAB decarbonize its production. Read more...
Novo Nordisk New Pill Reduces Heart Attacks, Strokes in Diabetic Patients
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:24:00 -0400
The Wegovy maker’s once-daily pill to treat type 2 diabetes has shown it cuts the risk of heart attacks and strokes in patients by up to 14%, according to a new trial. Read more...
Behind Many Powerful Women on Wall Street: A Doting 'Househusband'
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:30:00 -0400
More men are staying home to facilitate the complex juggle of family life and their wives’ high-powered careers. Read more...
Elon Musk Is Giving Away $1 Million a Day in Bid to be the 'Secretary of Cost-Cutting'
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:30:00 -0400
Four days spent barnstorming Pennsylvania for Donald Trump highlighted support for the tech titan leading a new government efficiency effort. Read more...
J&J's Ketamine-Derived Drug Is Taking Off
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:30:00 -0400
Spravato, a depression treatment derived from club drug ketamine, was looking like a dud. Its recent success now shows a path forward for psychedelic-based medicines. Read more...
Empty Tables and Rising Costs Push More Restaurants Into Bankruptcy
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:30:00 -0400
Red Lobster, Roti and other chains are closing locations as chapter 11 filings grow. Read more...
Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:25:00 -0400
Read about BHP, South32 and more in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials. Read more...
Neuberger Berman Forms Consortium With EQT to Buy Nord Anglia Education
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:58:00 -0400
Neuberger Berman Private Markets formed a consortium with Swedish buyout group EQT, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and other institutional investors to buy Nord Anglia Education in a deal that values the international schools operator at $14.5 billion. Read more...
Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:53:00 -0400
Find insight on Munich Re, Bank CIMB Niaga, National Australia Bank and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. Read more...
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:39:00 -0400
Read about Beach Energy, Macquarie and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities. Read more...
Sanofi Enters Exclusive Talks With CD&R Over Consumer Business Stake Sale
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:21:00 -0400
Sanofi moved ahead with a plan to sell a controlling stake in its consumer-healthcare unit Opella to Clayton Dubilier & Rice, entering exclusive talks for a deal that values the business at $17.4 billion, including debt. Read more...
DNB to Buy Swedish Banking Group Carnegie
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:18:00 -0400
DNB agreed to buy Swedish investment bank and asset manager Carnegie for around $1.1 billion in cash as it moves to bolster its Nordic footprint. Read more...
Qantas to Expedite Payments to Former Ground Handlers After Court Ruling
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 22:15:00 -0400
Australia’s largest airline said it will work to expedite payments to former staff after a court ruling indicated the carrier could be on the hook for tens of millions of dollars in payments. Read more...
Cargo On-Time Rates Are Dismal. Two Shipowners Have a Plan to Fix That.
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0400
In a new alliance, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are aiming to cut docking costs and improve on-time performance. Read more...
Boeing's CEO Is Shrinking the Jet Maker to Stop Its Crisis From Spiraling
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 05:30:00 -0400
A strike by its machinists union could end soon, but the company remains in a perilous financial position. Read more...
The Menendez Brothers Were Sent to Jail for Life. A Netflix Hit Could Change Their Fate.
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:00:00 -0400
Hollywood treatment of the famed 1990s murder case is drawing new attention. Will Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series set the siblings free? Read more...
Boeing, Union Reach Wage Deal to End Strike
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 13:47:00 -0400
The Jet maker and machinists union reach a tentative deal, including an offer of a 35% wage increase, to end a strike that halted most of the company’s production. Read more...
Can Adidas Make Patrick Mahomes Into Its Michael Jordan?
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 05:30:00 -0400
The Chiefs quarterback is the brand’s prize asset, but it needs him to transcend football if he’s to become a commercial powerhouse. Read more...
Car-Insurance Rate Hikes Were Easing. Then Came the Hurricanes.
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 05:30:00 -0400
Storms could push up insurance costs for vehicle owners in hurricane-prone areas. Read more...
Military Gains Strengthen Netanyahu's Hand, but Israelis Remain Divided
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:03:00 -0400
A month of Israeli military successes, capped by the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, is boosting Benjamin Netanyahu’s popularity. Read more...
Former Peruvian President Gets Long Jail Term on Graft Conviction
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:50:00 -0400
Alejandro Toledo, once close to the U.S., was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of taking a $20 million bribe. Read more...
How Beijing Recruited New York Chinatowns for Influence Campaign
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:00:00 -0400
A congresswoman’s links to a Communist Party initiative ran through a local ‘hometown association.’ Read more...
Israel Targets Hezbollah's Political Base With Strikes on Lebanese Bank
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:03:00 -0400
After eliminating senior military leaders and weapons, Israel is hitting the group’s finances and role in serving Shiites. Read more...
Cuba's Government Struggles to Restore Power After Nationwide Blackout
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:10:00 -0400
Electricity outages have paralyzed an already-crippled economy, leading to shortages of everything from cash to running water. Read more...
Pentagon Chief, in Surprise Visit to Ukraine, Announces New Aid but Not Kyiv's Main Asks
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:27:00 -0400
Lloyd Austin announced $400 million more in military assistance but no agreement to allow the Ukrainians to use long-range missiles inside Russia. Read more...
In Moldova, a Pro-Russian Oligarch With a Criminal Past Tries to Derail Path to Europe
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:21:00 -0400
Ilan Shor fled to Russia after being convicted in a $1 billion bank heist. On Sunday he came close to defeating a referendum on joining the EU. Read more...
Fethullah Gulen, Exiled Cleric Accused by Turkey of Attempted Coup, Dies in U.S.
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:19:00 -0400
The reclusive cleric denied orchestrating the short-lived insurrection against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that brought tanks onto the streets. Read more...
Russia Turns Mariupol's Steel Mills From Battle Zone to Spoils of War
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 01:07:00 -0400
Moscow’s patronage enriches a Kremlin-friendly warlord from Chechnya by letting him plunder Ukraine’s big metals plant. Read more...
Israel Killed Sinwar by Forcing Him From the Tunnels
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:00:00 -0400
The Israeli military attacked strategic underground complexes in Gaza, pushing Yahya Sinwar to leave the safety of Hamas’s labyrinth. Read more...
Israel Expands Lebanon Campaign With Strikes on Banks It Links to Hezbollah
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 19:55:00 -0400
Its air force hit branches of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a U.S.-sanctioned bank that the Israeli military says is central to Hezbollah’s economic functioning. Read more...
U.S. Investigates Intelligence Leak About Israel's Plans for Attacking Iran
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:41:00 -0400
Two highly classified reports about Israel’s preparations for striking Iran were posted online by a pro-Iran site. Read more...
In Death, Hamas Leader May Have Won Wider Support Than When He Was Alive
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:29:00 -0400
Across the Arab world, U.S.-aligned governments are finding themselves in difficult positions as clerics and citizens praise Yahya Sinwar. Read more...
Scatterand Survive: Inside a U.S.Military Shift to Deny China 'Big, Juicy' Targets
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 00:11:00 -0400
America is upgrading far-off runways and reviving World War II airfields to counter the threat of China’s enormous missile arsenal. Read more...
Israel Says Drone From Lebanon Flew Toward Netanyahu's Home
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 14:21:00 -0400
The prime minister and his family weren’t present at the private residence in Caesarea, according to his office. Read more...
Are the Amazon's Trees Worth More Alive than Dead? A New Industry Thinks So
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 10:00:00 -0400
Brazil is encouraging bioplastics, ecotourism and fishing businesses in the rainforest to replace illegal logging and mining. Read more...
Justin Trudeau Has a Big Political Problem: Justin Trudeau
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 05:30:00 -0400
The Canadian leader gave his country’s politics a makeover in the past decade. Now, many Canadians want a new look. Read more...
Sinwar's Bloody Gambit Changed the Middle East---but Not as He Imagined
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:19:00 -0400
Israel was wounded by last year’s Oct. 7 attack, but didn’t fold. Now Palestinian statehood is more remote than ever. Read more...
Behind the Mysterious Downfall of China's Missing Foreign Minister
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:02:00 -0400
A three-part podcast series digs into why Qin Gang vanished from view in June 2023. Read more...
U.S. Presses to End Gaza War After Death of Hamas Leader
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:00:00 -0400
Israel and Hamas signal they aren’t ready for a cease-fire, as the White House seeks a broad diplomatic deal. Read more...
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