Business, Real Estate

“Blackstone head Steve Schwarzman plans to spend billions buying up dorms, warehouses, and data centers across Europe…”

“…The private-equity firm with roughly $1 trillion in assets under management plans to invest in real estate across Europe, Schwarzman told Bloomberg on Monday after the Global Investment Summit in London. Blackstone has raised about $200 billion in recent months, according to Schwarzman, who… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Stocks gain after more encouraging inflation data as rally continues”

“…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…

Economy, Stocks

“China Stocks Drop as More Grim Economic Data Outweigh Stimulus Measures”

Chinese stocks continued to slide lower on Tuesday amid further signs that the world’s second-largest economy is in retreat. Not even substantial stimulus measures from China’s central bank have been enough to fully stem the bleeding in the stock market.… Continue Reading…

Business

“Meta fined a record $1.3 billion over EU user data transfers to the U.S.”

“Meta has been fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) by European privacy regulators over the transfer of EU user data to the U.S. The decision links back to a case brought by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems who… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow Jones Surges 900 Points On Cool Inflation Data; Treasury Yields Dive”

“The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly surged 900 points Thursday after the closely watched consumer price index, or CPI, inflation gauge came in cooler than expected. The 10-year Treasury yield dived to 3.87% Thursday after the cooler-than-expected CPI reading. Meanwhile,… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Home asking prices tumble at record pace as mortgage rates surge: data”

“Home sellers are slashing their asking prices at a record clip as surging mortgage rates drive a downturn in the US housing market, according to a recent report from real estate firm Redfin. About 7.9% of home listings reported price drops during… Continue Reading…

Economy

“China Shocks With Rate Cut as Data Show ‘Alarming’ Slowdown”

“China’s economic slowdown deepened in July due to a worsening property slump and continued coronavirus lockdowns, with an unexpected cut in interest rates unlikely to turn things around while those twin drags remain. Retail sales, industrial output and investment all… Continue Reading…

Economy

“China’s consumer and factory data miss expectations in July”

“…Retail sales grew by 2.7% in July from a year ago, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday. That’s well below the 5% growth forecast by a Reuters poll, and down from growth of 3.1% in  June. Within retail sales,… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“40% of bitcoin investors are now underwater, new data shows”

“Bitcoin is off nearly 55% from its November peak, and 40% of holders are now underwater on their investments, according to new data from Glassnode. That percentage is even higher when you isolate for the short-term holders who got skin in the… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Intellia Stock Could Surge 35-45% After Positive Gene Editing Data, Says Analyst”

“On Saturday, the company released interim data from the Phase 1 trial of its collaboration with Regeneron on an experimental therapy for transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) – a protein misfolding disorder… While it is still early days, Issi calls the data… Continue Reading…