Stock markets
Markets will be looking for clues from the Fed ahead, as historically strong month gets underway
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters The stock market is heading into what promises to be a volatile second quarter, but April is traditionally the best month of the year for stocks. The major indices were higher […]
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Oil reserve release could actually boost prices long-term, analysts say
President Joe Biden announced the largest release of emergency oil reserves on record. Wall Street firms said this could raise crude prices in the long term. Source
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Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says the lows for 2022 are in, calls for a full risk-on rally in second half
Tom Lee believes it’s very likely that the bottom for stocks this year is behind us, calling for a “full risk-on” market in the second half of the year. Source
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U.S.-listed Chinese stocks jump after China reportedly considers sharing company audits
A security personnel stands guard at the opening session of Baidu’s annual AI developers conference Baidu Create 2019 in Beijing, China, July 3, 2019. Jason Lee | Reuters New York-listed Chinese stocks jumped Friday after a report that China is considering sharing key information that would allow the firms to continue trading publicly in the […]
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There’s a big buying opportunity in this pizza stock, Oppenheimer says
After a rough start to the year for Papa John’s, Oppenheimer sees an attractive entry point for the pizza chain. Source
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U.S.-listed Chinese stocks audit dispute: China regulator tells auditors to consider preparing for inspections
The China Securities Regulatory Commission and U.S. securities regulators have been locked in a dispute over allowing U.S. review of Chinese company audits, threatening delisting in coming years. Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China has sent another signal of progress toward resolving an audit dispute that’s threatened U.S.-listed Chinese companies with […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GameStop, Apple, BlackBerry and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: GameStop (GME) – GameStop plans to seek shareholder approval to boost the number of shares outstanding in order to enable a stock split. The videogame retailer is proposing an increase to 1 billion shares from 300 million. The stock surged 16.6% in the premarket. Apple (AAPL) […]
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Baird downgrades Walgreens, says stock is ‘too complicated’ after latest earnings report
Walgreens reported quarterly earnings beating Wall Street estimates, but shares fell nearly 6% Thursday as investors worried pandemic-related demand is fading. Source
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Citi raises its forecast for China’s GDP growth, bringing it closer to the official target
Real estate and related sectors account for at least 25% of China’s economy, according to Moody’s. Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s economy faces so much new pressure from Covid that Beijing may increase stimulus — boosting overall growth, Citi said Thursday. “Given the strong start of the year and the […]
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Here’s how China’s latest Covid lockdowns have affected American businesses in the country
The metropolis of Shanghai, where many foreign businesses are located, entered a two-part lockdown this week as municipal authorities sought to control an outbreak in China’s worst Covid wave in two years. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s worst Covid wave since the initial shock of the pandemic has cut into […]
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