Month: March 2022
Hong Kong drops nearly 3% as Chinese stocks tumble; shares of JD Logistics, Russia’s Rusal fall
Other Asia-Pacific markets Japan stocks moved into negative territory after rising earlier. The Nikkei 225 and the Topix sat below the flatline. Japan reported inflation data, showing its core consumer price index hit a two-year high in March, according to Reuters. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 stayed in positive territory as it inched up 0.26%, with some gains […]
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BP establishes partnership focused on offshore wind in Japan
An offshore wind turbine photographed in waters off the coast of Japan on October 4, 2013. Yoshikazu Tsuno | AFP | Getty Images BP has agreed to establish a strategic partnership with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni that will focus on offshore wind development and potentially look at “other decarbonisation projects, including hydrogen.” The agreement will see […]
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Wall Street analysts say sustainable investing is being shaken up — and name the stocks to cash in
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan name their top stocks picks in a sector that’s facing an overhaul. Source
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China’s EV makers could see a ‘shake down’ as they hike prices on rising material costs
Customers experience new energy electric vehicles at a Tesla store in Shanghai, China, On December 4, 2021. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images A slew of electric vehicle companies operating in China have been forced to raise the prices of their cars as the cost of raw materials shoot up. Some companies like […]
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Wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas texted Trump chief about overturning 2020 election
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas while he waits to speak at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in 2020 urged then-President Donald Trump’s chief of staff […]
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Grocery start-up Gopuff partners with UK retail giant Morrisons for speedy deliveries
Gopuff and Morrisons are partnering up for speedy grocery deliveries in more than 20 cities across the U.K. Gopuff LONDON — American instant delivery start-up Gopuff said Friday it has partnered with British grocery chain Morrisons to deliver items to people’s doors in a matter of minutes. The multi-year agreement will see Gopuff sell products […]
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History shows investors should stick to profitable companies if Fed tightens inflation action, Jim Cramer says
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday advised investors to invest in profitable companies if the Federal Reserve institutes a half-point double rate hike, using an analysis of the Fed’s last double rate hike and its aftermath in 2000. “We know what works when the Fed tightens aggressively. The lesson of 2000 is to stick with profitable […]
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Agco CEO says Russia-Ukraine war’s potential consequences on global food supply is ‘a really big deal’
Diminished food supply resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has potential consequences beyond empty stomachs, Agco chief executive Eric Hansotia told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday. According to Hansotia, about “13% of the global calories came out of production” when Russian and Ukrainian borders shut down. “This is a really big deal, because when that […]
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Russia is considering selling its oil and gas for bitcoin as sanctions intensify from the West
Employees pass beneath pipes leading to oil storage tanks at the central processing plant for oil and gas at the Salym Petroleum Development oil fields near the Bazhenov shale formation in Salym, Russia. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Faced with stiffening sanctions from Western countries over its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is considering […]
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Morgan Stanley says these Chinese stocks could rebound — Alibaba, Tencent aren’t on the list
Morgan Stanley analysts have picked some Chinese stocks they say are oversold and have a greater chance of rebounding after supportive comments from Beijing. Source
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