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Morgan Stanley downgrades HP, Dell as uncertainty looms for PC industry
An uncertain macro environment puts these technology companies at risk, Morgan Stanley says. Source
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Walgreens beats earnings expectations after omicron-fueled demand for tests and boosters lifted sales
A person enters a Walgreens store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday announced fiscal second-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ expectations, after the omicron variant of Covid-19 intensified demand for booster shots and tests and drove foot traffic during […]
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OPEC+ to decide on oil output policy as U.S. considers unprecedented release of reserves
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman has said OPEC+ will keep politics out of its decision-making process in favor of the “common good” of stabilizing energy prices. Ian Forsyth | Getty Images News | Getty Images A group of some of the world’s most powerful oil producers on Thursday will meet to determine the […]
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Singapore’s stance on Russia shows support for sanctions isn’t limited to the West, says think tank
“We cannot condone any country arguing that another country’s independence is the result of historical errors and crazy decisions,” Prime Minister Lee said at the White House on March 29. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images It was “important” for U.S. President Joe Biden to meet with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, as it […]
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One in five adults has invested in, traded or used cryptocurrency, NBC News poll shows
A Bitcoin logo inside a BitBase cryptocurrency exchange in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Angel Navarrete | Bloomberg | Getty Images One in five Americans has invested in, traded or used cryptocurrency, a new NBC News poll found, another sign that digital assets continue to get more popular even as lawmakers warn of […]
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Treasury yields fall, with inflation data in focus
U.S. Treasury yields fell early on Thursday, with investors focused on the inflation data due out later in the morning. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell 3 basis points to 2.3270% at 4:30 a.m. ET. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond moved under a basis point lower to 2.4789%. The rate […]
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Russia holds onto positions near Kyiv; UK spy chief says Putin ‘massively misjudged’ war. Follow our live updates
Putin has ‘massively misjudged’ the situation in Ukraine, UK intelligence chief says Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Presidential Grants Foundation CEO Ilya Chukalin in Moscow, Russia March 29, 2022. Mikhail Klimentyev | Sputnik | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has misjudged the situation in Ukraine, but his advisors are scared of telling […]
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As the pandemic enters its 3rd year, more Chinese people say they’d rather save than spend
While mainland China faced its worst wave of Covid-19 since the initial shock of the pandemic, a central bank survey found more Chinese wanted to save money than spend or invest it. Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese consumers are becoming more cautious than they were near the start of the […]
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Oil prices slide as Biden considers huge reserves release
A general view shows Marathon Petroleum’s oil refinery, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Anacortes, Washington, March 9, 2022. David Ryder | Reuters LONDON — Oil prices dropped sharply on Thursday after reports that U.S. President Joe Biden is considering the release of up to 180 million barrels from the country’s strategic petroleum reserve (SPR). […]
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Nord Stream 2 cost $11 billion to build. Now, the Russia-Europe gas pipeline is unused and abandoned
A worker adjusts a pipeline valve at the Gazprom PJSC Slavyanskaya compressor station, the starting point of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, in Ust-Luga, Russia, on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images One of the early casualties of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and its continuing geopolitical and economic fallout […]
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