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Asia-Pacific stocks rise; Alibaba announces better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific rose in Friday morning trade, with investors monitoring shares of Alibaba in Hong Kong after the Chinese tech giant posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday. The Nikkei 225 in Japan gained 1.41% as shares of conglomerate SoftBank Group surged 5%. The Topix index advanced 1.08%. South Korea’s Kospi also jumped […]
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‘A lot of Costco love’ — How the warehouse retailer became a staple of Asian America
Durian at a Costco Wholesale location in Woodland Hills, California. April 24, 2022. Wendy Leung Wendy Leung rarely saw durian in grocery stores growing up in Los Angeles, but the 45-year-old nonprofit worker found the fruit at her local Costco Wholesale in San Fernando Valley this April. Durian is used in Southeast Asian cuisines and […]
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Stock futures are little changed with S&P 500 on track for winning week
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, May 17, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading as the S&P 500 attempted to snap a seven-week losing streak. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed about 25 points. S&P 500 futures were flat and Nasdaq 100 futures were marginally higher. Retail […]
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These buyback monsters are repurchasing a lot of their stock and ready to step it up some more
Corporations are increasingly repurchasing their shares as stock prices slide, and certain companies are ready to keep the buybacks coming. A share repurchase is when a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace. Doing so boosts per-share earnings by shrinking the number of shares outstanding, possibly enhancing the value of the stock. The […]
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Ray Liotta, ‘Goodfellas’ star and gifted character actor, dies at 67
He died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was filming a movie called “Dangerous Waters,” according to his publicist. Source
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First-quarter GDP declined 1.5%, worse than thought; jobless claims edge lower
A ‘We’re Hiring!’ sign is posted at a Starbucks in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The U.S. economic contraction to start the year was worse than expected as weak business and private investment failed to offset strong consumer spending, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. First-quarter gross domestic product declined at a 1.5% […]
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Actor Kevin Spacey charged with sexually assaulting three men, U.K. prosecutors say
Kevin Spacey attends the Build Series to discuss his new play ‘Clarence Darrow’ at Build Studio on May 24, 2017 in New York City. Daniel Zuchnik | WireImage | Getty Images Actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with sexually assaulting three men in the U.K. from 2005 to 2013, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service said Thursday. […]
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Investment banks pick their top battery and EV stocks — and there’s 1 Goldman loves
Goldman Sachs loves one EV stock for its battery innovation – and it also makes the bank’s conviction list of top buy-rated stocks. While HSBC named its favorite companies in energy storage, which is one of its “top conviction” themes. Chinese electric vehicle (EV) firm BYD is buy-rated by Goldman for its innovation in batteries, […]
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Cutting off Russian exports and food supply shortages: Here are the talking points from the final day at Davos
CNBC’s Silvia Amaro reviews Thursday’s four biggest stories from the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. Source
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UK slaps one-off tax on oil and gas giants to ease the pain of soaring household energy bills
Sunak previously described the idea of a windfall tax on oil and gas majors as “superficially appealing” but a decision that would ultimately deter investment. Jonathan Brady – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has imposed a windfall tax on oil and gas majors as the […]
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