Day: August 4, 2024
Asia-Pacific markets poised to fall; Japan stocks set to continue last week’s rout
Pedestrians cross an intersection in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to continue Friday’s sell-off as investors look toward key trade data from China and Taiwan this week, as well as central bank decisions from Australia and India. Last Friday, […]
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These 10 stocks usually rise when Nvidia shares fall
Several stocks in the S & P 500 often rise whenever Nvidia shares fall, according to a CNBC Pro analysis. The U.S.-listed stocks are energy utility Xcel Energy , beverage makers Coca-Cola and Keurig Dr Pepper , food producer General Mills , health care companies Solventum , Cencora , Becton, Dickinson and Co , and […]
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Want to invest $50,000? Here are 5 ETFs to buy and hold, according to a wealth manager
2024 was expected to be a ” stock picker’s year ,” but macroeconomic uncertainties and some market volatility have seen many investors plow cash into exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net flows into ETFs topped $200 million in the second quarter of this year, according to Fidelity, taking the year’s total to $404 billion — 85% higher […]
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Dow futures slide nearly 200 points after Nasdaq falls into a correction: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on August 02, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images U.S. stock futures fell Sunday night following a volatile week for Wall Street, in which the Nasdaq Composite dropped into correction territory. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures […]
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Elon Musk PAC being investigated by Michigan secretary of state for potential violations
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, applauds as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024. Craig Hudson | Reuters A political action committee backed by billionaire Elon Musk is under investigation in Michigan amid efforts to collect voter data. Musk, […]
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Israel bracing for attack after assassinations in Beirut and Tehran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a Cabinet meeting at the Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defence, in Tel Aviv, Israel on December 17, 2023. Menahem Kahanna | Reuters TEL AVIV — Israel is bracing for a potential multiday attack by Iran and its ally Hezbollah following the assassination of two senior militant leaders last […]
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UK leader Starmer condemns attack on hotel as act of ‘right-wing thuggery’
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned the attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers, describing it as “far-right thuggery” as violence broke out in several towns and cities across the country. In a statement from 10 Downing Street on Sunday afternoon, the prime minister vowed that “we will do whatever it takes to bring […]
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At least 43 killed as clashes rock Bangladesh, curfew imposed
Students shout slogans during a protest march as they demand justice for victims arrested and killed in the recent nationwide violence over job quotas, in Dhaka on August 3, 2024.(Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP via Getty Images) Munir Uz Zaman | Afp | Getty Images At least 43 people were killed and hundreds injured in […]
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Ex-Trump White House officials, dozens of Republicans endorse Harris
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a moderated conversation with former Trump administration national security official Olivia Troye and former Republican voter Amanda Stratton on July 17, 2024 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Chris Dumond | Getty Images News | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Sunday flaunted over two dozen presidential endorsements from […]
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‘Underconsumption core’ is in — and not a moment too soon, I say
Recently I posed this question to my teenage daughter: Aren’t we tired of influencers? “No,” she said. But despite my daughter’s opinion — she’s 16 — I know I’m not the only one fed up with the barrage of things I’m told to buy on social media. Which is why the rise of “underconsumptioncore” came […]
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