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Polish Borrowers Hail FX-Loan Victory as Banks Avoid Worst Case

(Bloomberg) — Polish banks suffered a setback in a ruling by the European Union’s top court on unfair terms in foreign-currency loans while avoiding a worst-case scenario.Mortgage holders, who have struggled with spiraling repayments on their mostly Swiss franc loans, celebrated in Warsaw, hailing the verdict as a breakthrough. An index of Polish bank stocks dropped just 1.1% as some analysts said the ruling wasn’t a full victory for borrowers. The zloty strengthened in volatile trade.The ruling opens a path for the conversion of mortgages into zloty at the rate which prevailed on the day the loan agreements were signed.However, …read more […]

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UPDATE 1-Constellation Brands raises full-year profit forecast after quarterly beat

Constellation Brands Inc raised its full-year adjusted profit forecast on Thursday, after beating Wall Street estimates for second quarter profit on the back of strong summer demand for Corona and Modelo beers. Shares of the company were, however, down nearly 4% in premarket trading, as it said it took a $839 million write down in the value of its investment in pot firm Canopy Growth during the quarter. Constellation has invested more than $4 billion in the loss-making Canopy, banking on the proposed legalization of recreational weed in several countries. …read more […]

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Market Morning: Paddy & Stars Flutter Together, Tesla Falls Short, Bed Bath & Beyond Closures

Paddy Power AKA Flutter, The Stars Group, Merge The European gambling scene continues to merge into itself in preparation for the expansion of the US sports betting market. Paddy Power, which only recently merged with Betfair and changed its name from Paddy Power Beftair to Flutter (OTCMKTS:PDYPY), and The Stars Group (NASDAQ:TSG), formerly Amaya, which […]The post Market Morning: Paddy & Stars Flutter Together, Tesla Falls Short, Bed Bath & Beyond Closures appeared first on Market Exclusive. …read more […]

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US STOCKS-Wall St eyes higher open after sharp fall; service sector data awaited

Wall Street’s main indexes were set for a higher open on Thursday, after losing 3% in the past two sessions on fears that the domestic economy was heading toward a recession. “If the contraction in manufacturing activity translates to weakness in the far larger services sector, then it’s time to get seriously worried,” said Hussein Sayed, chief market strategist at FXTM. The gloomy factory activity data and private jobs report have led to two straight days of more than 1% drop in the benchmark S&P 500 for the first time this year and set the Dow on course …read more […]