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South Korea delivers back-to-back interest rate hikes to combat inflation
Signage for Bank of Korea is displayed atop the central bank’s headquarters building in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. South Korea’s central bank hiked interest rates for a second consecutive meeting on Thursday to wrestle consumer inflation down from 13-year highs, and further raised its projections for prices to rise to their […]
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Apple says it will raise pay for corporate and retail employees in tight labor market
Steve Proehl | Corbis Unreleased | Getty Images Apple said on Wednesday that it will raise pay for corporate and retail workers later this year. The move comes during a historically tight labor market in the U.S. and as employees contend with increased inflation and cost of living. Apple’s move comes after Google, Amazon and […]
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The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework: What it is — and why it matters
U.S. President Joe Biden formally introduced the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, or IPEF, this week during his first Asia tour, revealing Washington’s long-awaited Asia-Pacific economic strategy. It comes five years after the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal signed by 12 countries in Asia-Pacific, North America and South America. With the U.S. […]
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China wants 10 small Pacific nations to sign on to ‘game-changing’ security agreement
The Red Falcon Air Demonstration Team of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force performs over a Chinese national flag on September 30, 2021 in China. China wants 10 small Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries in what one leader warns is a “game-changing” bid by Beijing to wrest […]
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Bank of America reveals 5 top stocks based on the company’s ‘killer charts’
Bank of America has named a raft of stocks with “killer” corporate charts, including the following five that are buy-rated by its analysts. The bank said its “killer charts” research note is often its most-read of the year. Bank of America analysts, led by Jason Fairclough, assessed charts from a range of companies — all […]
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Nvidia stock falls on light guidance, CFO says company will slow hiring
In this photo illustration the stock trading graph of Nvidia Corporation seen on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Nvidia will slow down its hiring pace and control expenses as the company deals with a challenging macroeconomic environment, its CFO Colette Kress said after the company reported fiscal […]
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Elon Musk backs ‘tight’ background checks for all gun sales in wake of mass shooting in Texas
Elon Musk speaks on stage during the Westworld Featured Session during SXSW at Austin Convention Center on March 10, 2018 in Austin, Texas. FilmMagic | HBO | Getty Images Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk called for “tight” background checks for all gun purchases while also backing gun ownership as a “safeguard” against political tyranny — a […]
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McDonald’s shareholders to vote on proxy fight with Carl Icahn over animal welfare practices
Signage outside a McDonald’s Corp. fast food restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images McDonald’s shareholders meeting on Thursday morning will mark the climax of a proxy fight waged by activist investor Carl Icahn, who is pushing for two seats on the fast-food giant’s board […]
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Hedge funds bought into these outperforming industrial stocks, including Lockheed Martin
Hedge funds recently rotated into winning industrial stocks as their favorite growth darlings underperformed the market, according to RBC. The Wall Street firm analyzed stock-level holdings of 310 hedge funds based on the recently released regulatory filings, and it found that hedge funds’ overweight to the industrial sector hit a new high at the end […]
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Saudi finance minister warns of growing global food crisis caused by Ukraine war
Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Saudi Arabia’s finance minister, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Several countries are raising the alarm over the growing crisis in global food supplies triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The warring states are among the world’s top agricultural exporters and feed much of […]
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