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EasyJet ‘in right place’ to meet demand for summer flights
Low-cost carrier easyJet said it was “in the right place” to meet pent-up demand for summer flights, with bookings above pre-pandemic levels in the last 10 weeks and sold ticket yields for the fourth quarter 15% higher than in 2019. Chief Executive Johan Lundgren said easyJet was “absolutely focused” on strengthening its operational resilience for […]
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U.S. stocks could fall another 15% as earnings falter, strategist says
After a steep sell-off on Wednesday pushed the S & P 500 to the brink of bear market territory, one strategist warns there could be more pain ahead. The plunge came after Target fell well short of Wall Street’s earnings expectations as soaring inflation began to eat away at margins. The report sent the retail […]
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Eurogroup president: EU fiscal policy must respond to inflationary challenge
Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe speaks to CNBC exclusively from the meeting of G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bankers in Germany about the group’s solidarity behind the Ukraine government. Source
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Tencent profits plunge as Chinese tech giant grapples with Covid lockdowns, regulation
Signage for Tencent Holdings atop an office building in Shanghai, China, on March 22, 2022. China’s Tencent reported on Wednesday its quarterly profit halved from a year ago and revenues stagnated, blaming cuts in advertising spending by consumer, e-commerce and travel businesses for its worst performance since it went public in 2004. Qilai Shen | […]
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The euro is nearing parity with the dollar: Here’s what it could mean for investors
The euro sign sculpture stands outside the former European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday, July 3, 2016. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The euro is nearing parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time in 20 years, but currency strategists are divided on whether it will get there, […]
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Two maps show NATO’s growth — and Russia’s isolation — since 1990
A Swedish soldier takes part in exercises on May 17, 2022. Her country, along with Finland, now wants to join NATO. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Russia has become increasingly isolated from the rest of Europe over the last 30 years, and maps of the continent illustrate just how drastic the change has […]
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Scared of getting a mortgage? A strategist reveals the 1990s gadget that gives her cause to be optimistic
Historic row houses in Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. amedved | iStock | Getty Images One strategist has told CNBC why she thinks it’s still a “relatively good environment” to borrow money, including mortgages, despite rising interest rates. Kristina Hooper, chief global market strategist at Invesco, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Friday that […]
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Singapore Airlines narrows annual loss, says outlook is improving
Singapore Airlines on Wednesday posted a narrower annual loss of S$962 million ($694.08 million), at a time when demand remained low due to the pandemic, but said the outlook was improving as travel restrictions were lifted. SIA’s loss in the 12 months ended on March 31, its third consecutive year in the red, was an […]
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Only two Asia-Pacific markets are in positive territory so far this year
As of the Wednesday’s market close, Singapore’s Straits Times index was the top performer across Asia-Pacific markets, having risen 3.25% year-to-date. Singapore’s skyline is pictured here with Marina Bay in the background. Suhaimi Abdullah | Nurphoto | Getty Images There are only two major indexes across Asia-Pacific that are in positive territory so far in […]
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Fund manager likes this automaker — and it’s not Tesla
Tesla may be an investor favorite for exposure to the electric vehicle industry, but fund manager Jordan Cvetanovski has another way to play the booming sector. The Texas-based EV behemoth has reaped the benefits of its early leadership, with the stock price rallying around 45% last year — sending the company into the exclusive $1 […]
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