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Business, Precious Metals

“Japan Chip Linchpin Soars on $7 Billion Government Buyout Talk”

“JSR Corp., the largest maker of a compound essential to all chipmaking, surged by its daily limit after a report the government-backed Japan Investment Corp. may buy out the company for roughly ¥1 trillion ($7 billion)… JSR controls roughly 30%… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Shopify stock falls nearly 7% as forecast disappoints amid escalating Amazon rivalry, price increases”

“…In their forecast, Shopify executives guided for revenue to grow “in the high-teen percentages” in the fiscal first quarter, while not providing a forecast for any profit metric nor for the full year. Analysts on average were projecting first-quarter revenue… Continue Reading…

Economy

“IMF says fragmentation could cost global economy up to 7% of GDP”

“The International Monetary Fund said that fragmentation could cost the global economy up to 7% of GDP in a new report… The IMF lists a number of factors contributing to increasing global fragmentation, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic… The IMF… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“Investors withdraw over $7 billion from tether, raising fresh fears about stablecoin’s backing”

“Investors have withdrawn more than $7 billion from tether since it briefly dropped from its dollar peg, raising fresh questions about the reserves underpinning the world’s largest stablecoin. Tether’s circulating supply has slipped from about $83 billion a week ago to less than $76… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“2 “Strong Buy” Dividend Stocks With at Least 7% Dividend Yield”

“OneMain Holdings (OMF)… In line with this comments, Kaye rates OMF stock an Overweight (i.e. Buy), with a $70 price target that indicates room for ~41% upside in the coming year… While upbeat, Kaye’s take on OneMain in certainly not… Continue Reading…

Economy, Energy

“Here comes $7 gas prices, warns oil strategist in dire outlook”

“Drivers best start bracing for another surge in gas prices amid the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and years of under-investment by the oil industry, warns one veteran energy strategist. “My guess is that you are going to see $5… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“Hard times: 7 in 10 Americans say they’re living paycheck to paycheck now”

“…In these tough financial times, a new study finds it’s getting harder and harder for people to save any of their money. In fact, seven in 10 Americans say they’re living paycheck to paycheck. A recent survey of 2,007 adults… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“Cryptocurrencies tumble, with bitcoin falling 7% and ether down 8% in the last 24 hours”

“Bitcoin prices fell sharply on Thursday night, while ether prices also dived, wiping off nearly $150 billion from the crypto market. Bitcoin fell about 7% in the last 24 hours, and dropped as low as $38,287 in the same period, according… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Inflation rises 7% over the past year, highest since 1982”

“…The consumer price index, a gauge that measures costs across dozens of items, increased 7%, according to the department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a monthly basis, CPI increased 0.5%. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting the measure to… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Natural gas drops 7%, sharpest decline since January following big run-up on supply concerns”

“Natural gas futures dipped as much as 8% on Wednesday, pulling back from a more than seven-year high above $6 per million British thermal units hit during the prior session. The contract for November delivery fell to a low of… Continue Reading…