Year: 2019

Emerging market shares gained on Monday as China signalled it was prepared to act further to prop up a slowing economy, while hopes of a Sino-U.S. trade pact kept trading in most developing world currencies in a narrow range. An index of emerging market stocks gained 0.5%, led by shares in mainland China as the country’s central bank unexpectedly trimmed a closely watched lending rate for the first time in more than four years. …read more […]

When we invest, we’re generally looking for stocks that outperform the market average. And in our experience, buying… …read more […]

European shares edged closer to a record level on Monday, as optimism around U.S.-China trade talks and a surprise move by China’s central bank in cutting a key interest rate painted an upbeat picture about global growth. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.17% by 0814 GMT, extending gains after its six-week winning streak. Also adding to the positive sentiment was news that China’s central bank unexpectedly trimmed a closely watched lending rate for the first time in more than four years on Monday, a signal that policymakers are ready to act to prop up slowing growth. …read more […]

This might appear to defy common sense, but its advocates say the way it works – with “smart contracts,” blockchain-based covenants with terms set in code – means Dai will always keep a stable value while offering transparency. …read more […]

ArcelorMittal is drafting a plan to re-commit to the 2018 deal, under which it bought the troubled Ilva steel plant in southern Italy, on three conditions, Il Messaggero daily reported on Monday. After withdrawing from the contract, the world’s biggest steel maker is drafting a proposal for Italy’s government in which it will demand the reintroduction of legal immunity, the possibility to revise its industrial plan and the layoff of 5,000 workers. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has postponed a meeting with ArcelorMittal’s Lakshmi Mittal, due this week, hoping that a Milan court will already decide on …read more […]

Nov.18 — SoftBank is planning to combine its Yahoo Japan internet business with messaging service Line. SoftBank is hoping the move will expand its influence online and create a viable, global competitor in some of the key industries like artificial intelligence. Bloomberg’s Dave McCombs reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East.” …read more […]

(Bloomberg Opinion) — There are plenty of reasons why Deutsche Telekom AG and Vodafone Group Plc make for uneasy bedfellows. But if Europe’s biggest telecommunications firms can overcome their differences, they would benefit from forging a strong alliance for one of their biggest cost centers: towers.The structures on which mobile operators install their antenna have generated a flurry of dealmaking as valuations soar and European carriers sense an opportunity to reduce debt and costs. By some estimates, towers account for a third of total capital expenditures. Since July, more than $8 billion of deals have been announced in Europe.Sexy they …read more […]

FedEx’s tax rate from 34 percent to less than zero. …read more […]

Nov.18 — Ford has unveiled the Mustang Mach E, an all-electric SUV and next generation of the iconic mustang brand. Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow reports from Los Angeles …read more […]

ING Groep N.V. (AMS:INGA) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 24% in the last quarter. But that… …read more […]