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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Boeing, Anaplan, Nielsen Holdings and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Boeing (BA) – A Boeing 737-800 jet operated by China Eastern Airlines crashed in the mountains of southern China with 132 people aboard, with no immediate word on casualties. Boeing shares sank 5.8% in the premarket. Anaplan (PLAN) – Anaplan agreed to be bought out by […]
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Russian bond yields spike as trading resumes after month-long pause
Some Russian assets returned to trading on Monday after almost a month on the sidelines, with bidding on OFZ government bonds open for limited hours on the Moscow Exchange. The Central Bank of Russia announced on Friday that trading in federal loan bonds would resume on a discrete auction basis between 10 a.m. and 11 […]
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Deutsche Bank says struggling Five Below is a good short-term buy ahead of investor day
Five Below’s upcoming guidance could be a needed boost for the stock, according to Deutsche Bank. Source
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway agrees to buy insurance company Alleghany for $11.6 billion
Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett is making moves. Berkshire Hathaway said Monday morning it agreed to buy insurance company Alleghany for $11.6 billion, or $848.02 per share, in cash. The conglomerate said the deal “represents a multiple of 1.26 times […]
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Benchmark nickel price falls 15% to hit new limit down on London Metal Exchange
Traders, brokers and clerks on the trading floor of the open outcry pit at the London Metal Exchange Ltd. in London, U.K., on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. Chris J. Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Nickel prices resumed their freefall on Monday, with the benchmark three-month contract falling 15% to hit another new […]
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China is managing its Covid outbreak one new local crisis at a time
A worker wearing personal protective equipment disinfects a truck entering JD.com’s logistics park in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — As some parts of China reopen, others are imposing new Covid-related restrictions, reflecting the challenge government officials face in controlling the worst outbreak since early […]
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Oil prices jump again on Russia-Ukraine fears, as IEA calls for cut in energy usage
Gas prices in Westchester are above six dollars as prices at the pump continue to rise across the Southland on Sunday, March 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. Jason Armond | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Oil prices jumped even higher on Monday after Russia-Ukraine talks appeared to yield no sign of progress, and […]
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Shares in Asia-Pacific rise as investors await release of China’s benchmark lending rate; oil jumps 2%
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific rose in Monday morning trade, as investors look ahead to the release of China’s latest benchmark lending rate. Oil prices also jumped more than 2%. The S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.41%, with shares of Macquarie Group and Wesfarmers both up more than 1% each. South Korea’s Kospi hovered fractionally higher. Markets […]
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Goldman strategist names two sectors with ‘incredibly cheap’ stocks after Fed rate hike
A top Goldman Sachs strategist has named sectors that look “cheap” right now, including one which she says provides a “lovely hedge” to inflation. Source
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Stock futures are steady after S&P 500’s best week since 2020
Steven Birdsall, chief revenue officer of Anaplan Inc., left, and Frank Calderoni, president and chief executive officer of Anaplan Inc., center, talk to a trader during the company’s initial public offering on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Oct. 12, 2018. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. […]
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