November 17, 2023
“Volvo Cars shares tumbled as much as 14% on Friday morning after its parent company Zhejiang Geely Holding Group began a sale of around 100 million shares of the Swedish carmaker. …Volvo shares are down 25% year to date… Geely will… Continue Reading…
November 15, 2023
” Central bank digital currencies have the potential to replace cash, but adoption could take time, said Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday… The IMF has said that more than 100 countries are exploring CBDCs – or approximately 60% of… Continue Reading…
November 15, 2023
“…The S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, while the Nasdaq Composite popped about 2.4% higher. It was the best day since April for both indexes. The 30-stock Dow added nearly 490 points, or 1.4%. These gains came after October’s consumer price index, a key inflation metric, came in lower… Continue Reading…
November 15, 2023
“Wholesale prices in October posted their biggest decline in 3½ years, providing another indication that the worst of the inflation surge may have passed. The producer price index, which measures final-demand costs for businesses, declined 0.5% for the month, against… Continue Reading…
November 15, 2023
“Dutch pension funds are plowing cash into long-dated swap contracts, according to strategists, upending one of this year’s most popular trades. The funds, by far the region’s largest with more than €1.5 trillion in assets, are likely bidding up the… Continue Reading…
November 14, 2023
” SoftBank Group Corp.’s shares tumbled after its flagship Vision Fund reported another loss with the drop in valuations at WeWork Inc. and other portfolio companies on top of foreign exchange losses. Shares fell as much as 9.3% on Friday, the… Continue Reading…
November 14, 2023
“…The company has embraced a flexible work strategy, allowing managers and their teams to determine their own work arrangements. As such, Allstate has slashed more than half of its real estate, selling its Northbrook, Ill., headquarters in 2022. Some 99% of its 54,000… Continue Reading…
November 14, 2023
“…Wise reported revenue of £498.2 million, up 25% year-on-year, in the half-year ended on Sept. 30, 2023. Including interest income, the company’s total income stood at £656 million for the period, up 58% year-on-year. Before tax, company profit came in… Continue Reading…
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