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Investor Optimism Edges Lower; S&P 500 Settles Lower For Fifth Session – D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI), American Express (NYSE:AXP)
Loading...The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a slight decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on [more]
American Express Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call – American Express (NYSE:AXP)
Loading...American Express Company AXP is expected to release earnings results for its first quarter, before the opening bell on April 19, 2024.Analysts expect the New [more]
Indonesian poultry startup Pitik said to have laid off more than 50% staff
A poultry farm. Photo by PixabayIndonesia’s Pitik has reportedly laid off a significant portion of its staff over the past couple of months as the [more]
UK Retail Sales prints 0% MoM in March vs. 0.3% expected
The UK Retail Sales arrived at 0% MoM in March, miss estimates. Core Retail Sales for the UK drops 0.3% MoM in March. GBP/USD stays weak [more]
Apple Bows To China’s Security Concerns: Pulls 2 Meta Products From App Store – Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)
Loading...Apple Inc. AAPL has taken down Meta Platforms’ META applications, WhatsApp and Threads, from its China App Store, in response to a Chinese government order.What [more]
Schlumberger Likely To Report Higher Q1 Earnings; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street’s Most Accurate Analysts – Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB), ChampionX (NASDAQ:CHX)
Loading...Schlumberger Limited SLB is set to release earnings results for its first quarter before the opening bell on April 19, 2024.Analysts expect the Houston, Texas-based [more]
NZD/USD remains under selling pressure below 0.5900 amid risk-off mood, renewed US Dollar demand
NZD/USD attracts some sellers near 0.5880 on the renewed USD demand on Friday. US officials revealed that Israel carried out military strikes against Iran, boosting [more]
IFC weighs $125m investment in Indian solar panel provider Fourth Partner Energy
The company's shareholders are The Rise Fund and Norwegian government's Norfund. Read More
Airlines scramble to change routes after Israeli attack on Iran
AIRLINES quickly changed flight paths over Iran, diverted to alternate airports or returned planes to their departure points on Friday (Apr 19) in response to [more]
Russian Duma Financial Market Chairman States Digital Financial Assets Might Replace Fiat for International Payments – Bitcoin News
Head of the Russian Duma Committee on the Financial Market Anatoly Aksakov said digital assets might replace fiat in international payments. Read More
Jack Dorsey Reacts To Elon Musk’s Call For Peace And Space Exploration Amid Israel-Iran Conflict Escalation – Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)
Loading...Twitter co-founder and Block Inc CEO Jack Dorsey responded to a post by Elon Musk about the recent Israeli airstrike on Iran, advocating for peace [more]
Inside TSMC chairman Mark Liu’s short but impactful reign
MARK Liu’s term as chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) has been brief compared to that of his predecessor. Liu took over in 2018 from [more]
Asian stocks fall as concern over Middle East spurs selling
TOKYO -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average on Friday morning fell as much as 1,346.7 yen, or 3.5%, from the previous day's close as players [more]
USD/CAD trims gains after Iranian media denies any attack, remains below 1.3800
USD/CAD surrenders some of its intraday gains as Iranian media denies any foreign attack on its cities. The higher WTI price provides support for the [more]
Hong Kong’s Jebsen Capital eyes more M&A opportunities in 2024 to drive inorganic growth
Victor Liu, managing director of Jebsen Capital. Image courtesy of Jebsen Capital. Jebsen Capital, the growth equity investment team of Hong Kong-headquartered Jebsen Group — [more]
Iran Says Nuclear Facilities Safe After Israeli Strike, US Confirms Escalation
Loading...Iran’s state-aligned media has reported that the nuclear facilities in Isfahan province are safe following an Israeli strike. The attack, which was confirmed by a [more]
SK hynix, Taiwan’s TSMC to collaborate on next-gen chips
SOUTH Korea’s SK hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Friday it will collaborate with Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC to make next-generation high-bandwidth memory [more]
CSE Global bags US$36.5 million data centre contract extension
CSE Global has won a contract extension worth US$36.5 million to design, engineer, fabricate, install and integrate power-management systems and solutions in the Americas region. [more]
Asia: Oil surges, equities sink as Israel strikes on Iran fan Middle East escalation fears
OIL prices rallied and equities sank on Friday as reports said explosions had been heard in Iran and Syria, fuelling fears of an escalation of [more]
Cryptocurrencies Price Prediction: Bitcoin, Dogwifhat & Ethereum — Asian Wrap 19 April
Bitcoin (BTC) price remains the focus of traders and investors ahead of the halving, which is an important event expected to kick off the next [more]
Australian Dollar depreciates as riskier assets fall on escalated tensions in Middle East
The Australian Dollar recovers intraday losses as Iranian media denies any foreign attack on its cities. Australia’s equity market falls to a two-month low of [more]
How much money do you need to retire? Most Americans calculate $1.8 million, survey says.
Americans, on average, believe they'll need $1.8 million for retirement. Is that realistic, and how would they get there? Read More
Buying stocks for the first time? How to navigate the market for first-time investors.
Research carefully before you buy stocks. Opening a brokerage account is an important step because it gives you more flexibility and access to assets. Read [more]
Japan’s Sakura Internet snags $130m of Nvidia’s next-gen chip
Japan's Sakura Internet, like many companies around the world, is keen to use Nvidia's latest AI chips. (Nikkei montage /Photo by Reuters )RYOHTAROH SATOH, Nikkei staff [more]