Editor’s Note: This is an updated version of a story that originally ran on August 29, 2022. Stocks and bonds are trading in bear territory. And given current circumstances, it’s fair to assume the markets will remain volatile for a while. Interest rates are rising quickly in the US and Europe amid government efforts to …
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Sept 30 (Reuters) – British lender Barclays (BARC.L) agreed a $361 million penalty with US regulators on Thursday for “staggering” failures that led it to oversell $17.7 billion of structured products, racking up further costs for an error that has blighted CEO CS Venkatakrishnan’s first year in charge. The bank said after the London market …
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Micron Technology Inc. shares fell slightly in the extended session Thursday after the memory-chip maker said it was taking steps to emerge from an “unprecedented” current market downcycle by scaling back on plans to build out capacity. For the fiscal first quarter, Boise, Idaho-based Micron MU, +1.25% said it expects between an adjusted loss of …
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While September lived up to its reputation as a brutal month for stocks, October tends to be a “bear-market killer”, known for its historically strong returns, especially during midterm election years. Skeptics, however, are warning investors that negative economic fundamentals could overwhelm seasonal trends as what’s traditionally the roughest period for equities comes to an …
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Meta Platforms (META) is not doing well. The social-media giant, parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been sending alarming signals for several months. It was ejected from the world’s top 10 most valuable companies, and this year its market capitalization has fallen by nearly $545 billion. During the third quarter, which is about to …
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CNN — Days before publicly announcing his investment in Twitter, Elon Musk texted with Jack Dorsey. The former Twitter CEO suggested that he no longer believed in the company he founded, according to new court filings in the legal battle between Musk and Twitter. Musk had begun quietly building up a large stake in Twitter …
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The UK’s economic troubles appear to be a story of fiscal recklessness that’s forced the nation’s central bank to step in to stabilize crashing financial markets by buying up government bonds. Are we talking about the UK or Argentina? The real story is actually more complicated. It all comes down to pensions, furthering my pet …
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EU approves energy windfall profit levies Countries eye gas price caps as their next move States split over how to contain sky-high prices BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (Reuters) – European Union countries agreed on Friday to impose emergency levies on energy firms’ windfall profits, and began talks on their next move to tackle Europe’s energy crunch …
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the US House Financial Services Committee during An Examination of Facebook and Its Impact on the Financial Services and Housing Sectors hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 23, 2019. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images A year ago, before Facebook had turned Meta, the social media company …
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A man walks out of a New York City drugstore with a bag full of stolen goods in broad daylight. Rite Aid reported a very difficult quarter on Thursday when the pharmacy chain reported a much larger-than-expected loss, sending shares plunging 28% in the session. The loss was related to costs connected to its store-closing …
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