Futures Rise Head Of Weekly Jobless Claims Data
U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday ahead of data expected to show fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits, while…
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ByteDance To Close Some Tutoring Ops After Clampdown – Sources
TikTok owner ByteDance told employees on Thursday it planned to lay off staff in its education business and close some…
Tesla Chair Denholm Sells Shares Worth More Than $22 Mln
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) chair Robyn Denholm sold more than $22 million worth of shares in the electric-car maker after exercising stock options,…
Stocks Making The Biggest Moves Premarket: Moderna, Cigna, Penn National, Wayfair and others
Moderna (MRNA) – Moderna shares fell 2.4% in the premarket, despite reporting better-than-expected earnings and revenue and saying its Covid-19…
Sterling Steady Above $1.39 Before Bank Of England Meeting
Sterling steadied around $1.39 against the dollar on Wednesday, buoyed by risk sentiment in markets, optimism over the outlook for…
Robinhood Retreats After Monster Rally This Week As Sockholders File To Sell 97.9 Million Shares
Robinhood said on Thursday in an amended filing that existing shareholders will sell up 97.9 million shares over time. The…
Koo, India’s Microblogging Platform Begins Move To Register In Nigeria
Indian microblogging app, Koo, has disclosed plan to formally register in Nigeria. The app became popular in June when the…
Markets Are Set For A Correction And Japan Could Be Among The Hardest Hit, Warns Scandinavian Bank
Stock markets are set to see losses ahead, and Japanese stocks could wind up being the hardest hit, warns SEB’s…
Biden To Push For Electric Vehicles To Make Up 40% Or More Of United State Auto Sales By 2030
President Joe Biden will set a new national target for the adoption of electric vehicles on Thursday, calling for them…
European Markets Inch Higher As Investors Watch Earnings, Bank Of England; Adidas Down 5%
European markets inched cautiously higher on Thursday morningas investors digested more corporate earnings and await a key monetary policy decision…
Adidas Raises Outlook Despite Falling Sales In China As Boycott There Continues
Adidas has increased its outlook for the year, despite a drop in sales in China where some consumers have boycotted…
JPMorgan Blames Turkey’s Volatile Lira For Investor Misgivings
The lira’s best month this year may only serve to highlight the volatility that still haunts Turkish assets. For JPMorgan…
Wall Street Set To Pull Back After S&P Hits Record High
Wall Street’s main indexes were set to open lower on Wednesday following a record close for the S&P 500, while…
U.S. Crime App Citizen Rolls Out First Paid Tool, Connecting Users To Safety Agents
U.S. crime alert app Citizen is launching its first paid feature, offering subscribers access to a live safety agent when…
U.S. Private Payrolls Growth Slows In July- ADP
U.S. private payrolls increased far less than expected in July, likely constrained by shortages of workers and raw materials. Private…
Brazil Retailers Hunt For M&A Deals To Compete For E-Commerce Dominance
In March last year, Oziel da Silva Santos needed a new TV but with stores closed due to COVID-19 restrictions…
New York Times Digital Subscription Growth Slows To Lowest In Three Years
The New York Times Co’s (NYT.N) quarterly digital subscription growth slowed to its lowest in three years as the news cycle cooled…
Facing Calls To Quit, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Says He Will Prove His Legitimacy In Parliament
Malaysia’s embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said Wednesday he will put himself through a vote of confidence when parliament reconvenes…
Factbox: China’s Key Commodities Targeted By Beijing’s Recent Measures
As a key producer, importer and consumer of most of the world’s major commodities, China is uniquely sensitive to sharp…
Tyson Foods, Microsoft Mandate Vaccinations, U.S. Automakers Mask Up
Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N), Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Detroit’s Big Three automakers joined a growing list of U.S. companies that are changing their…
Ether Falls 1% Ahead Of Major Upgrade To Ethereum Network
Ether fell about 1% on Wednesday ahead of a technical adjustment to its underlying ethereum blockchain that would alter the…
Sony Posts Record Q1 Profit On Pandemic Demand For Devices And Content
Sony Corp (6758.T) raised its earnings outlook on Wednesday after a record first-quarter operating profit helped by pandemic stay-at-home demand for PlayStation…
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: General Motors, CVS Health, Kraft Heinz, Tupperware and others
General Motors (GM) – General Motors missed the consensus estimate of $2.23 per share with an adjusted second-quarter profit of…
General Motors Misses Wall Street Second-Quarter Earnings Expectations, Raises 2021 Guidance
General Motors missed Wall Street’s earnings expectations for the second-quarter despite a strong profit and raising its guidance for the year.…
Elon Musk’s Photos Show SpaceX Rolling Out Its Massive Rocket Booster For Starship
SpaceX on Tuesday rolled out the rocket booster that the company plans to use to launch the first Starship orbital…
CENTRAL BANKS Inflation Pressure To Test Bank Of England’s Patience At Key Meeting, Economists Warn
Economists broadly expect the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to raise its inflation forecasts on Thursday after two straight months…
Janet Yellen, United State Treasury secretary Says Enacting Biden’s Agenda Key To Keeping America As ‘World’s Pre-Eminent Economic Power’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will warn Wednesday that enacting President Joe Biden’s economic agenda is critical to maintaining America’s status as the…
Indian Shares Hit Record Highs As Investors Focus On Earnings And Interest Rate Decision
Indian shares hit a record high on Wednesday as investors remained upbeat in the middle of corporate earnings season and…
ECONOMY Household Debt Jumps By The Most In 14 Years To Nearly $15 Trillion In The Second Quarter
Household debt rose by its highest dollar amount in 14 years during the second quarter, thanks mostly to a surge…
Made in China’ Products Are Running Into New Logistics Problems
Chinese companies wanting to go global are running into shipping problems. Access to cheap manufacturing at home gave Chinese businesses…