Technology stocks pushed the S&P500 and the Nasdaq to new records on Monday, as the rush toward the equities intensified ahead of the planned signature of the phase one deal between the US and China, and the release of the big US banks’ fourth quarter earnings...
Dare Bioscience Inc. (DARE) shares rose 79% to $1.50 after the company said it is in a licensing agreement with Bayer (BAYN.XE). Bayer may commercialize Dare's investigational contraceptive product Ovaprene in the U.S. once approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dare said...
Equities started the week on a mixed note after stocks in the Wall Street fell from their all-time highs on Friday following a disappointing jobs report in the US. The US economy added 145’000 new jobs in December versus 160’000 expected by analysts...
Mediaset SpA (MS.MI) said that its shareholders approved plans to create a pan-European media and entertainment holding company at today's extraordinary general meeting...
De-escalation of tensions in Iran following the relieving speech made by US President Donald Trump confirming that no military actions should be undertaken in Iran following missile strikes gives safe-haven Swissie some breathe...
For Walgreens Boots Alliance shareholders, the bad news keeps rolling in. After wrapping up 2019 as the worst-performing stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the company delivered worse-than-expected fiscal first-quarter earnings and revenue Wednesday morning, sending shares falling...
Winds seem to be turning for the single currency after benefitting from stoic trade activities during the holiday season. Yet rising Middle East geopolitical tensions combined with poor economic data in Germany are weighing on the single currency despite a slight rebound in consumer prices...
2020 has started with a geopolitical « White Swan » (an understood risk that occurred unexpectedly) in the Middle East involving the US and Iran. Overnight the situation has escalated as Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles on two bases in Iraq that house American Troops...
The Sino-American trade conflict takes back seat as the signature of the Phase One trade deal due for 15 January 2020 is expected to include a halving of US tariffs on $120 billion worth of Chinese goods implemented on 1 September 2019 to 7...
With Middle East tensions seemingly easing after financial markets tempered risks of a full-blown war beyond threatening rhetoric following the US drone attack from last week, safe-haven assets appear less of a bargain although fresh headlines on the front of Iran’s stance related to uranium enri...
The Euro Stoxx 50 index was trading 1.2% lower in morning trade, Brent crude was 4.3% higher, safe haven bond prices were stronger and gold was up by 1.3% as Iran threatened to retaliate...
Tesla Inc. made good on Chief Executive Elon Musk's promise of boosting production and delivering at least 360,000 electric vehicles in 2019, sending shares to new heights and increasing expectations for this year...
The People's Bank of China on the first day of 2020 announced that it would lower banks' required reserve ratio (RRR) by 50bps, effective January 6. The cut is estimated to release CNY 800bn in liquidity as China shores up the slowing economy...
India's GDP growth has slowed to 5% in FY19E – and a swift return to the 7-8% rates of recent years may be out of reach for the time being. UBS forecasts GDP growth to improve only gradually, to 6.2% in FY21 (which ends on 31 March 2021) and 6.5% in FY22...
German politicians have called on Europe to adopt protective measures against U.S. sanctions after Washington managed to halt completion of a new submarine gas pipeline linking Russia directly to Germany. The bipartisan U.S...