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Private equity bosses turn bullish on Europe
U.K., abstract of glass and steel built office towers in the London financial district. Shomos Uddin | Moment | Getty Images BERLIN – At the world’s largest gathering of private equity professionals, the buzz around opportunity in Europe is undeniable, in a sharp reversal of sentiment from this time last year. That shift comes amid […]
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Nissan CEO says short-term focus is to fix the company
Vehicles are offered for sale at a Nissan dealership on December 18, 2024 in Libertyville, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa on Wednesday said the short-term focus is to fix the struggling Japanese automaker, as it seeks to get back on a solid footing. “I think in the short term, the […]
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Toyota Industries’ shares nosedive on $33 billion buyout deal — steepest fall in 10 months
The Toyota Industries Corp. logo at the company’s Nagakusa plant in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Toyota Industries slumped as much as 13% Wednesday, after Toyota Group’s reported 4.7 trillion yen ($33 billion) deal to take the company private. That includes a tender offer of $26 billion for shares of Toyota Industries […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open mostly higher after tech rally lifts Wall Street
Landscape of Songdo International City. Incheon, South Korea. Photograph By Kangheewan. | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street rose on the back of a tech rally, led by chipmaker Nvidia. Shares in the artificial intelligence darling advanced nearly 3%, extending Monday’s gains and driving Nvidia’s […]
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Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 posts second day of gains: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 9, 2025. NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed Tuesday night, after the S&P 500 notched a second straight day of gains. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 5 points, or 0.01%. S&P 500 futures gained 0.01%, and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.02%. In extended […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, CrowdStrike, Guidewire Software and more
Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Shares rose 3%, after the information technology company beat analysts’ expectations on the top and bottom lines. Hewlett Packard Enterprise reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of 38 cents per share on revenue of $7.63 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected earnings of 32 […]
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Fed Governor Lisa Cook sees tariffs raising inflation and complicating rate policy
Key Points Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook raised some concerns regarding the progress on inflation, saying recent lower readings could reverse after tariffs work their way through the economy. President Donald Trump’s trade policy could take a toll on the labor market, she said, even though she suspects the economy is in relatively good shape […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Bumble, Dollar General, Signet Jewelers, Pinterest and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Ferguson Enterprises — Shares surged 15% after the cooling solutions company reported third-quarter adjusted earnings of $2.50 per share, exceeding the $2.01 analysts had predicted, according to FactSet. Ferguson’s $7.62 billion in revenue was also above the $7.42 billion estimate. The company also slightly raised its […]
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Meta signs nuclear power deal with Constellation Energy
Meta has signed a 20-year agreement to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy, continuing the wave of tech giants teaming up with the industry in order to meet the growing power needs of data centers. Beginning in June 2027, Meta will buy roughly 1.1 gigawatts of energy from Constellation’s Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois, […]
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Deutsche Bank raises S&P 500 forecast on ‘TACO’ theory: ‘We will get further relents’
Deutsche Bank’s Binky Chadha is bullish again, confident that the Trump administration will continue to back down on tariffs. “Our base case was for a significant rally in equities on a credible relent on trade policies,” the chief U.S. equity and global strategist wrote Tuesday. “In the event, the administration relented earlier than we had […]
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