Tag: News

January 31, 2024

Regional U.S. bank stocks sank on Wednesday, dragged by a 38% plunge in the shares of New York Community Bancorp (NYSE:NYCB) after it cut its dividend and posted a surprise loss, renewing fears over the health of similar lenders. The […]

January 31, 2024

​The tech giant saw a staggering 194% jump in its stock price in 2023, a testament to the company’s robust performance in key areas such as user growth, engagement, and monetization—all achieved with a leaner operation. ​The surge in Meta’s […]

January 30, 2024

Brent crude oil was making a marvelous recovery since it consolidated in the early days of 2024 but such upward momentum has not only stalled, but cut back somewhat. After breaching the $83.50 mark, UK oil trade softened, closing around […]

January 30, 2024

Shop prices rose at their slowest rate in more than 18 months in January, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Discounts and lower prices for milk and tea saw shop price inflation fall to 2.9%, from 4.3% in December. […]

January 29, 2024

Workers are sour on the job market — but that pessimism may be somewhat misplaced. The Glassdoor Employee Confidence Index in January fell to its lowest level since 2016, when the career site began tracking the metric, it said Monday. […]

January 29, 2024

Households will be cheering that inflation has more than halved over the past year, and is set to fall further in 2024. But as the price of goods and services tumbles, analysts are now starting to worry about the risk […]

January 26, 2024

US core PCE showed good progress towards the Fed reaching its desired level of inflation after printing its lowest since figure since Q1 2021. The Fed’s 2% target however, is attached to the PCE Price Index which revealed the difficulty […]

January 26, 2024

Sky News understands that the International Legal Finance Association (ILFA) wants ministers to use the Horizon Bill to reverse a Supreme Court ruling which has cast a pall across the litigation funding sector. Litigation funding sources argue that the ruling […]

January 25, 2024

Boeing’s troubles with its 737 MAX jets are upending the aerospace industry’s 2024 plans, changing airlines’ fleet and expansion goals as U.S. regulators froze production of the best-selling jets. The FAA ramped up scrutiny of Boeing (NYSE:BA) after a frightening […]

January 25, 2024

The economy grew at a much more rapid pace than expected in the final three months of 2023, as the U.S. easily skirted a recession that many forecasters had thought was inevitable, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Gross domestic product, […]

January 24, 2024

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s stock market value crossed the $3 trillion milestone for the first time on Wednesday, retaining its place as the world’s second most valuable company, just behind Apple. Microsoft and Apple shares (NASDAQ:AAPL) have been vying for the top […]

January 23, 2024

After falling to multi-week lows last Wednesday, gold has recovered some ground in recent days; however, the rebound appears to be losing momentum, with prices approaching trendline resistance at $2,040. To gauge the future direction, it’s vital to see how […]

January 23, 2024

Asian shares rose on Wednesday on optimism that Chinese authorities will offer support for its stock markets, which have plummeted to multi-year lows, while a hawkish tilt from the Bank of Japan lifted the yen. The MSCI’s broadest index of […]

January 22, 2024

In the rapidly evolving online grocery sector, Instacart (NASDAQ:CART), operating under the ticker EXCHANGE:CART, has garnered significant attention from Wall Street analysts. These industry experts have been closely monitoring the company’s performance, market trends, and potential impacts of external factors […]

January 19, 2024

EUR/USD lacked directional conviction on Friday, holding above its 200-day simple moving average at 1.0840. To boost sentiment towards the euro, this floor must remain intact, as a breach may lead to a decline towards 1.0770. If weakness persists, all […]

January 19, 2024

Shiba Inu currently displays an ascending triangle pattern on the SHIB/USDT chart. This technical formation is widely recognized and could be a signal to a significant price surge for the meme. An ascending triangle is characterized by a flat upper […]

January 18, 2024

The US dollar has staged a solid rebound recently as traders have scaled back bets on how much the Fed will slash borrowing costs in 2024. A couple of weeks ago, markets were largely convinced that the U.S. central bank […]

January 18, 2024

Talking to Sky News on the fringes of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Jeremy Hunt said that while he has yet to see the fiscal numbers ahead of the March event, he is hopeful of reducing taxes. Sponsored link […]

January 17, 2024

U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in December, boosted by an increase in motor vehicle and online purchases, keeping the economy on solid ground heading into the new year. The upbeat report from the Commerce Department on Wednesday, which […]

January 16, 2024

Wage growth has fallen sharply from 7.3% to 6.6%, while vacancies dropped further in the longest run of declines on record. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said private sector regular earnings, excluding bonuses, rose by 6.6% in the three […]