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Tesla Shares Slump as S&P 500 Inclusion Remains Elusive

(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc. shares slumped in U.S. pre-market trading on Tuesday after the electric-vehicle maker missed out on being included in the S&P 500 Index, taking investors who had bet on its entry to the benchmark by surprise.Tesla shares fell about 10% pre-market in the first day of trading since Friday’s news. Instead of Elon Musk’s Tesla, S&P Dow Jones Indices added online retailer Etsy Inc., chip gear maker Teradyne Inc. and medical technology firm Catalent Inc.Tesla not being included likely reflects the challenges in adding a firm of that size to the index, Credit Suisse analyst Dan Levy …read more […]

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Stocks Slide Led by Tech; U.S. Futures Erase Gain: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — European stocks dropped after President Donald Trump stoked tensions with China and virus cases across Germany and the U.K. continued to rise. Treasury yields fell and oil dropped to a two-month low.Technology shares led losses in the Europe Stoxx 600 Index, while the FTSE 100 Index was buoyed by the weaker pound. EasyJet Plc shares slumped after the discount airline said flight demand is lower than expected. The dollar index and gold were little changed.U.S. futures pointed to a weaker open after the long holiday weekend. S&P 500 contracts were little changed, while contracts on the Nasdaq 100 …read more […]

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Oil Falls Past Two-Month Low on Bleak Short-Term Demand Outlook

(Bloomberg) — Oil extended losses after closing at the lowest level since June amid a worsening short-term demand outlook and a further deterioration in the relationship between the world’s two biggest economies.Futures in London traded near $42 a barrel after dropping 1.5% on Monday. Only four of 10 Asian refiners surveyed by Bloomberg said they would be trying to buy more Saudi Arabian crude after the kingdom cut pricing for October as consumption remained below pre-virus levels. The tepid response is a sign of the sluggish demand backdrop in the world’s biggest oil-consuming region.President Donald Trump said that he intends …read more […]

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Polish Prime Minister on Russian Gas Link, Scope for Zloty Gains

Sep.08 — Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says Germany faces a ‘no brainer’ decision to halt the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which he calls a political project with a destabilizing effect on eastern Europe. Morawiecki also comments on the Polish economy and the zloty. He spoke with Bloomberg’s Wojciech Moskwa in Warsaw. …read more […]

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Lululemon Earnings: RBC Says LULU ‘Rightly’ Expensive, Boosts PT 25%

Popular athleisure retailer Lululemon (LULU) is gearing up to release its earning results today after market close.Ahead of this key report, RBC Capital analyst Kate Fitzsimons has reiterated her LULU buy rating, while bumping up the price target from $348 to $435.She cited the company’s recent acquisition of fitness hardware startup Mirror for $500 million, which closed in July, writing: “While expensive, we believe rightly so given LULU’s sweet spot of category momentum, customer loyalty, and an expanding TAM [total addressable market] now inclusive of MIRROR.”Into the print, the analyst raised her 2Q EPS estimates on LULU to $0.57, based …read more […]

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Giant Trader Footprints Seen in $1 Billion August Options Bets

(Bloomberg) — As the debate rages as to who has had the most impact on option markets — retail traders or institutions — what’s becoming clear is the sheer size of the wagers of the professionals.RBC Capital Markets strategist Amy Wu Silverman noted bullish bets in a handful of technology companies in August as having all the hallmarks of a big institutional trade — with “a staggering $1 billion-plus in premium spent.” Henry Schwartz at Trade Alert LLC cited trades with about $1.4 billion in premiums spent last month.For both strategists, the most likely institutional trades were placed on Aug. …read more […]

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Giant Trader Footprints Leave Trail to Tech Options Strategies

(Bloomberg) — As the debate rages as to who has had the most impact on option markets — retail traders or institutions — what’s becoming clear is the sheer size of the wagers of the professionals.RBC Capital Markets strategist Amy Wu Silverman noted bullish bets in a handful of technology companies in August as having all the hallmarks of a big institutional trade — with “a staggering $1 billion-plus in premium spent.” Henry Schwartz at Trade Alert LLC cited trades with about $1.4 billion in premiums spent last month.For both strategists, the most likely institutional trades were placed on Aug. …read more […]

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Jump in Hottest Hong Kong IPO Makes Founder China’s Second Richest

(Bloomberg) — It was the hottest IPO in town. Now Nongfu Spring Co.’s stock surge is turning its founder into China’s second-richest person.Shares of the bottled-water maker jumped as much as 85% and traded up 55% by the midday break in Hong Kong. The debut is on pace to become the city’s fourth best on record among firms that raised more than $1 billion.The surge is pushing the net worth of Zhong Shanshan, who owns 84% of the firm he founded in 1996, to more than $51 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He’s now the wealthiest person in …read more […]

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China Proposes Global Data Rules to Counter U.S. Moves on TikTok

(Bloomberg) — China on Tuesday outlined a slate of rules designed to prevent foreign governments from acquiring data stored locally, seeking to counter Washington’s accusations that services like TikTok and WeChat share sensitive user information with Beijing.Foreign Minister Wang Yi unveiled the proposals governing global data security after raising the plan with his Group of 20 counterparts last week, part of China’s attempts to set global standards for the digital sphere. They involve forbidding governments from gaining access to data acquired by companies’ overseas operations, according to a statement posted on the ministry’s website.The guidelines reinforce Beijing’s long-held concept of …read more […]

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Exclusive: Exxon downsizes global empire as Wall Street worries about dividend

Ill-timed bets on rising demand have Exxon Mobil Corp facing a shortfall of about $48 billion through 2021, according to a Reuters tally and Wall Street estimates, a situation that will require the top U.S. oil company to make deep cuts to its staff and projects. Wall Street investors are even starting to worry about the once-sacrosanct dividend at Exxon, which in the 20th Century became the world’s most valuable company using global scale, relentless expansion and strict financial controls. Exxon weathered a series of setbacks last decade and under Chief Executive Darren Woods sought to return …read more […]

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India Virus Cases Could Eclipse U.S.

Sep.07 — India’s unabated surge in coronavirus infections puts it on track to overtake the U.S. as the worst hit nation and that’s sparking fears of a human and economic catastrophe. Bloomberg’s Ruth Pollard reports on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.” …read more […]

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EU Warns Johnson Over Tampering With Brexit Divorce Deal

Sep.07 — The European Union is warning U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce accord he struck only a year ago. Johnson is ramping up his threats to walk away from the EU at the end of the year without a new trade deal in place. Bloomberg’s David Finnerty reports on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.” …read more […]