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Fed’s Patrick Harker says he thinks the U.S. can avoid a recession, even amid troubling signs
Despite on ominous indicator hanging over the economy and higher interest rates on the way, Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said Tuesday that he doesn’t think the U.S. is heading for recession. That view, expressed in a CNBC interview, comes in the face of a looming inversion of the 10- and 2-year Treasury yields […]
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Pentagon expects to award up to $9 billion in cloud contracts in December
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a news conference in Tbilisi, Georgia October 18, 2021. Irakli Gedenidze | Reuters The U.S. Defense Department said Tuesday that it plans to award as much as $9 billion in contracts for cloud infrastructure services in December, about eight months later than it expected. The Joint Warfighter Cloud […]
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European markets climb as Ukraine-Russia talks begin; Stoxx 600 up 1.8%
LONDON — European stocks advanced on Tuesday as another round of Ukraine-Russia talks got underway. The pan-European Stoxx 600 climbed 1.8% by mid-afternoon, with autos jumping 4.5% to lead gains as all sectors and major bourses traded in positive territory. In terms of individual share price movement, Swedish investment company Storskogen Group added more than […]
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Some passports are better than others. Here’s a list of the most powerful ones
A new index ranks Luxembourg as the top passport in the world for aspiring global citizens. The small European country ranked No. 1 out of 199 places in the “Nomad Passport Index 2022” published by the tax and immigration consultancy Nomad Capitalist. While many passport rankings focus solely on visa-free travel, this index adds […]
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Dairy Queen launches Stackburger line as chain sees record sales in 2021
Dairy Queen’s Flamethrower Stackburger and small ice cream cone Source: Dairy Queen Dairy Queen is expanding its burger offerings as the fast-food chain looks beyond Blizzards and other desserts. The new Stackburger line is Dairy Queen’s biggest menu expansion in two decades, with five burger flavors for U.S. customers: Flamethrower, Loaded A1, Bacon Two Cheese […]
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This is the bull case for stocks, according to Credit Suisse, as banks remain divided on the recession risk
Here’s Credit Suisse’s “bull case for stocks,” along with a summary of how others on Wall Street see the recessionary risk. Source
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Russia’s invasion has made energy security a hot topic. The U.S. thinks hydrogen could be the answer
Ships sailing into the port of Rotterdam in February 2022. Federico Gambarini | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Concerns related to both the energy transition and energy security have been thrown into sharp relief by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia is a major supplier of oil and gas, and over the past few weeks a […]
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The bond market is flashing a warning sign a recession may be coming. Here’s why
A Trader on the floor of the NYSE David Dee Delgado | Getty Images The bond market is flashing a warning sign for the U.S. economy. That harbinger is called an “inverted yield curve.” These inversions in the bond market have been reliable predictors of past recessions. Part of the yield curve inverted on Monday. […]
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Oil slides more than 8% as Shanghai lockdown prompts demand fears
Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil declined more than 8% at the lows of the day on Monday as concerns over new lockdowns in China and the potential impact on demand sent prices tumbling. West Texas Intermediate crude futures, the U.S. oil benchmark, slipped 8.25% to trade at $104.50 per barrel. International benchmark […]
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XPeng shares jump after the Chinese EV automaker posts narrower-than-expected quarterly loss
XPeng delivered over 60,000 of its flagship P7 electric sedans in 2021. XPeng, Inc. U.S. listed shares of XPeng jumped in premarket trading Monday after the Chinese electric-vehicle maker reported a fourth-quarter loss that was narrower than Wall Street had expected. XPeng said that it lost $202 million in the quarter, or $0.22 on an […]
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