Economy
World Bank slashes global growth forecast to 3.2% from 4.1%, citing Ukraine war
A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund – World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. Johannes Christo | Reuters WASHINGTON — The World Bank lowered its annual global growth forecast for 2022 on Monday by nearly a full percentage point, down from […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures fall as the 10-year Treasury yield tops a 3-year high Traders on the floor of the NYSE, April 14, 2022. Source: NYSE 2. BofA issues stronger earnings as it releases reserves for soured loans A […]
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Sri Lankan opposition to table no-confidence vote against government
Sri Lanka’s opposition is set to stage a no-confidence vote against the government, opposition lawmaker Harsha de Silva told CNBC on Monday. “We are confident we have the numbers and we will bring the motion at the appropriate time,” said de Silva, a parliamentary member from the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya party. His comments came […]
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We’re all gonna make it? Crypto bosses say the ‘tide is turning’ on regulation
Changpeng Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance, speaks at the Blockchain Week Summit in Paris, France, on April 13, 2022. Benjamin Girette | Bloomberg | Getty Images PARIS — The crypto world may have turned a corner when it comes to regulation. The bosses of several major crypto companies told CNBC regulators are beginning to […]
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Biden to nominate Michael Barr as Fed bank regulator in second attempt to fill post
Michael Barr, assistant secretary for financial institutions with U.S. Treasury, speaks during the Advisory Council on Financial Capability meeting at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 2010. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden will nominate Michael Barr, a former Treasury Department official, to be the Federal Reserve’s top regulator […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Twitter, Tesla, Goldman Sachs, IBM and more
Twitter Kacper Pempel | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Twitter — Twitter shares ticked 1.4% higher after surging earlier on news that Elon Musk offered $54.20 a share to buy the social media company and take it private. Earlier this month, the Tesla CEO disclosed a 9.2% stake in Twitter. […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures are little changed on final trading day of the week A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, April 4, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock […]
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Retail sales rose 0.5% in March amid inflation jump; import prices hit 11-year high
Customers pushing shopping carts shop at a supermarket on April 12, 2022 in San Mateo County, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images Consumers continued to spend in March even as inflation rose to its highest level since late 1981, according to government data released Thursday. Retail sales climbed 0.5% from the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Twitter, Goldman Sachs, UnitedHealth and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Twitter (TWTR) – Twitter surged 8.2% in premarket trading after Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk – currently Twitter’s largest shareholder – offered to take the company private for $54.20 per share in cash. The proposed deal would value Twitter at more than $43 billion. Goldman Sachs […]
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ECB confirms the end of its bond buying in the third quarter as inflation surges
The European Central Bank faces a tough balancing act, with inflation running at record highs while the war in Ukraine casts a shadow over the growth outlook. Thomas Lohnes | Getty Images News | Getty Images The European Central Bank on Thursday kept its monetary policy unchanged but confirmed it will end its bond buying […]
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