Gold and silver prices dropped sharply this week as global bullion markets weakened. Rising optimism over a potential US-China trade deal and a strong US dollar reduced safe-haven demand for precious metals. Gold Market Update On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for December delivery fell by Rs 1,546 (1.25%), closing at Rs 1,21,905 […]
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Nikkei Closes Above 33,000 For The First Time In 33 Years
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei gauge surged on Tuesday, closing over 33,000 for the first time in 33 years, led by technology shares on expectations of a flood of investment in chip-related companies. SoftBank Group Corp jumped 5.25% on reports it may team up on an AI venture with Chat GPT operator Open AI and that its […]
Oil Rises After Steep Losses, But Recession Fears Limit Gains
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, recovering a measure of sharp losses from the prior session, although fears of a global recession and signs of another major build in U.S. inventories kept gains limited. Crude prices have fallen into a holding pattern over the past month, with markets constantly weighing the prospect of slowing global economic […]
Microsoft Under Pressure After Slowest Revenue Growth in Six Years
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares are set to open under pressure later Wednesday after the software giant reported its slowest sales growth in six years and warned that there may be worse to come. Revenue grew only 2% year-over-year in the three months through December to $52.7 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $53.12B. While earnings were […]
Walgreens Cuts Stake in AmerisourceBergen Through $q1 Billion Share Sale
Walgreens Boots Alliance has sold some AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) Corp’s shares for proceeds of $1 billion, the U.S. drugstore chain said on Thursday, further cutting its ownership in the drug distributor, by 3% to about 17%. Walgreens, which will remain AmerisourceBergen’ largest shareholder, said it would use the proceeds to pay down debt and to fund […]
France’s Macron Discussed Twitter Content Rules in Meeting With Musk
Emmanuel Macron said he had a “clear and honest” discussion with Twitter owner Elon Musk about the social media platform’s content moderation policies, just a day after the French president had flagged his concerns on the issue. “Transparent user policies, significant reinforcement of content moderation and protection of freedom of speech: efforts have to be […]
Dow Futures Dip Following Mixed Session, Nonfarm Payrolls in Focus
U.S. stock futures were trading lower during Thursday’s evening deals, following a mixed performance among major indices as market participants braced for key jobs data slated for release later in Friday’s session. By 6:25 PM ET (11:25 PM GMT) Dow Jones Futures were little changed, S&P 500 Futures eased 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 Futures dipped […]
Dow Futures Dip After Positive Week
U.S. stock futures were trading lower during Sunday’s evening trade, after major benchmark indices finished the holiday shortened week higher as investors proved optimistic amid potentially smaller interest rate hikes from Federal Reserve policymakers. By 6:36pm ET (11:36pm GMT) Dow Jones Futures were down 0.2%, S&P 500 Futures fell 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 Futures were […]
How to Set Financial Goals for Your Future
Setting short-term financial goals, as well as midterm and long-term, is an important step toward becoming financially secure. If you aren’t working toward anything specific, you’re likely to spend more than you should. You’ll then come up short when you need money for unexpected bills, not to mention when you want to retire. You might […]
Dollar Down as Fed Minutes, U.S. Data Weighs
The U.S. dollar fell across the board on Wednesday, after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s November meeting showed that most policymakers at the central bank agreed it would soon be appropriate to slow the pace of interest rate hikes. The readout of the Nov. 1-2 meeting, at which the Fed raised its key rate by […]