Month: July 2022

Buy shares of Crocs, which could climb 50% from here on `healthy sell through’, Loop Capital says
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Buy shares of Crocs, which could climb 50% from here on `healthy sell through’, Loop Capital says

It’s time to buy shares of Crocs , which could climb more than 50% after its stock slump this year, according to Loop Capital. Research director Laura Champine upgraded shares of Crocs to buy from hold, saying in a Tuesday note that the stock is looking cheap after investors ditched what had been a beneficiary […]

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Bonds flash recession warning light as key part of the yield curve inverts again
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Bonds flash recession warning light as key part of the yield curve inverts again

The bond market is flashing a warning that the economy may be falling or already has fallen into recession, according to one closely watched measure. Market pros watch the spread on the Treasury yield curve, or the difference between the longer duration Treasury yields and shorter duration yields. Normally, longer duration yields, like the yield […]

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Oil tumbles more than 8%, breaks below 0 as recession fears mount
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Oil tumbles more than 8%, breaks below $100 as recession fears mount

Oil well pump jacks operated by Chevron Corp. in San Ardo, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices tumbled Tuesday with the U.S. benchmark falling below $100 as recession fears grow, sparking fears that an economic slowdown will cut demand for petroleum products. West Texas […]

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Luxury car buyers shell out more than ever with ‘car payments that look more like mortgage payments’
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Luxury car buyers shell out more than ever with ‘car payments that look more like mortgage payments’

If you can even find a new car to buy, actually purchasing it is going to cost you. “It’s a really difficult time to buy a car,” said Jessica Caldwell, executive director of insights for Edmunds. Limited inventory due to a persistent shortage of computer chips, along with other supply-chain challenges, helped propel new car […]

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Italy just declared a state of emergency because of drought: ‘There is no doubt that climate change is having an effect,’ the prime minister said
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Italy just declared a state of emergency because of drought: ‘There is no doubt that climate change is having an effect,’ the prime minister said

This picture taken on July 2, 2022 in Rome shows the low water level of the river Tiber near the Vittorio Emanuele II bridge, revealing an ancient bridge built under Roman Emperor Nero (Bottom). Andreas Solaro | AFP | Getty Images The Italian government declared a state of emergency on Monday in five regions because […]

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Britain, South Korea reach data sharing agreement
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Britain, South Korea reach data sharing agreement

Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) – Britain has reached an agreement with South Korea that will allow businesses to share data with fewer restrictions and no contractual safeguards, the government said on Tuesday. The in-principle deal marks Britain’s first independent data adequacy agreement with a priority country since leaving […]

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Bank of England’s Bailey warns global economic outlook has ‘deteriorated materially’
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Bank of England’s Bailey warns global economic outlook has ‘deteriorated materially’

Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, has said the global economic outlook has deteriorated materially after surging commodity prices pushed up inflation around the world. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The governor of the Bank of England said Tuesday that the global economic outlook has “deteriorated materially” and warned of […]

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Germany’s much-vaunted trade surplus disappears as import prices surge
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Germany’s much-vaunted trade surplus disappears as import prices surge

Germany trade entered negative territory in May, raising questions about the stability of its economy in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany is no longer exporting more than what it buys from other countries, highlighting the strains that the nation and other European economies are […]

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Yum Brands says it is close to selling its Russian KFC business
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Yum Brands says it is close to selling its Russian KFC business

A woman walks near closed KFC and McDonald’s restaurants that suspended their business in Russia due to the military invasion of Ukraine, April 16, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. Konstantin Zavrazhin | Getty Images Yum Brands is close to selling its Russian KFC business, as part of its ongoing effort to exit the country’s market, the […]

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Ford reports slight uptick in sales that misses analysts’ expectations
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Ford reports slight uptick in sales that misses analysts’ expectations

Electric Ford F-150 Lightning Andrew Evers / CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor on Tuesday reported a slight increase in second-quarter new vehicle sales that missed the expectations of automotive analysts. Ford said second-quarter sales rose 1.8% compared to a year earlier, including a 31.5% increase in June. Analysts expected the Detroit automaker’s sales to increase […]

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