Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nissan and Honda are in exploratory talks about a merger of the two carmakers that would create a $52bn Japanese behemoth, according to people briefed on the matter. The two companies are studying a way
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We’re buying 25 shares of Home Depot at roughly $407 each and 14 shares of Blackrock at roughly $1,041. Following Tuesday’s trades, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 200 shares of HD, increasing its weighting to 2.25% from about 2%. The Trust portfolio, used by the CNBC Investing Club, will own 75 shares of BLK
“We think the FOMC will deliver a ‘hawkish cut,'” lowering the fed funds range to a range between 4.25% and 4.50%,” said BNP Paribas Chief U.S. Economist James Egelhof. “Chair [Jerome] Powell will likely use the press conference to open up optionality for a pause in further easing of undefined length.” The Federal Open Market
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A top Russian general has died after a bomb went off at the entrance to his home in Moscow early on Tuesday, investigators said, killing him and his assistant. Russia’s Investigative Committee, a major crimes
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20820063/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were steady but with a slightly weaker tone Monday as U.S. Treasuries and equities closed the session mixed. Triple-A yields were cut up to two basis points, depending on the scale, while USTs were weaker on the short end and slightly better out long. The two-year municipal to
In this article 9984.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT President-elect Donald Trump and SoftBank Group Corp. founder and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son speak to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower on December 6, 2016 in New York. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | AFP | Getty Images Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son will announce
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rachel Reeves’ increase in business taxes is taking a toll on the UK economy as companies cut back hiring, adding to warnings that the chancellor’s October Budget has sapped corporate confidence heading into the new
In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nvidia shares slumped more than 2% on Monday, putting the AI chip darling officially in correction territory. The chipmaker and de facto artificial intelligence trade has rallied 165% this year amid ongoing excitement for the buzzy technology trend.
A view of downtown Reading, Pennsylvnia, which was in the state’s Act 47 program for distressed communities from 2009 to 2022.Adobe Stock There was a time when it seemed like a Pennsylvania city or town could stay distressed forever. Clairton, a city on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, entered the commonwealth’s distressed municipalities program in 1988,
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The Federal Reserve is set to take a more cautious approach to interest rate cuts on fears that the Trump administration’s policies will stoke higher inflation, according to academic economists polled by the Financial Times.
Bashar al-Assad’s central bank airlifted around $250mn in cash to Moscow in a two-year period when the then Syrian dictator was indebted to the Kremlin for military support and his relatives were secretly buying assets in Russia. The Financial Times has uncovered records showing that Assad’s regime, while desperately short of foreign currency, flew banknotes
Financial planning. Budgeting. Expense tracking. Profit and loss analysis. Data analysis. Spreadsheet software. Productivity. Efficiency. Financial literacy. Personal finance. Business finance. Natalia Gdovskaia | Moment | Getty Images As Adinah Caro-Greene maps out her financial future, there’s a variable that may have held less weight for previous generations: her child. The employee benefits broker said
In this article GTLB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Amid concerns over elevated valuations in the U.S. stock market, there are several stocks that continue to look attractive based on the future growth potential they promise. To pick such stocks, investors can track the recommendations of Wall
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The London Stock Exchange is on course for its worst year for departures since the financial crisis, as fears mount that more FTSE 100 businesses will quit the UK in favour of New York. A
Timon Schneider | SOPA Images | AP Company: Markel Group (MKL) Business: Markel Group is a holding company comprised of different businesses and investments. Its segments include Specialty Insurance, Investing and Markel Ventures. The Specialty Insurance segment includes the company’s insurance and reinsurance capacities within its underwriting operations, as well as insurance-linked securities and all
In this article MSFT AMZN GOOGL XOM CVX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Budrul Chukrut | Lightrocket | Getty Images Exxon Mobil and Chevron are jumping into the race to power artificial intelligence data centers, as the two oil majors bet tech companies will ultimately turn to natural gas to meet their tremendous energy
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol has been impeached by the National Assembly following his failed attempt to impose martial law last week. Opposition parties, which command a majority in the legislature, only needed the
Every New Year’s Day, Emma Bisley starts asking herself the same question: who is going to win Christmas this year? Since 2023, the cherubic 34-year-old has been head of campaigns for Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second-largest supermarket chain. She thinks about winning Christmas the same way the Grinch thinks about stealing it, which is to say nearly
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20783578/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals faced more selling pressure Friday but outperformed U.S. Treasuries ahead of a much lighter supply picture, which should buoy the asset class in the final weeks of the year. This week’s accumulated losses have pushed returns into the red for the month, but municipals are still faring better
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has spent the past two weeks speaking about her administration’s achievements in her two years in office.Bloomberg News Los Angeles city leaders have some work ahead to close a $296.14 million deficit, according to a report City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo delivered to the City Council’s Budget, Finance and Innovation
With costs escalating for a 15-year expansion program, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority board approved a toll hike ahead of a $1 billion bond sale slated for early 2025. Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Ahead of a $1 billion bond sale early next year for an expansion program with rising costs, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority hiked toll rates