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Euro zone growth hits two-year high of 0.4%, beating expectations
Economists polled by Reuters expected 0.2% growth following the bloc's 0.3% expansion in the second quarter.Business - CNBC - 5 hours ago -
Barclays shares hit nine-year high after third quarter profit jumps 23%, beating expectations
British bank Barclays on Thursday reported £1.6 billion ($2 billion) net profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter, beating expectations.Business - CNBC - 6 days ago -
WPP Returns to Growth, Beating Expectations
WPP reported a surprise rise in organic revenue for the third quarter, returning to growth after declines in previous quarters, as it benefited from higher spending among its bigger clients and a ...Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23 -
Global public debt to hit $100tn this year, says IMF; Boeing to raise up to $25bn to shore up balance sheet – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as IMF warns that future debt levels could be higher than currently projected. Cooling labour market adds to Reeves’s tax-raising ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
Sports Direct owner Frasers walks away from Mulberry bid; oil tumbles, dollar rallies – business live
Gold hits record high as conflict in the Middle East prompts investors to seek safe-haven assets. Azerbaijan, the host of the Cop29 global climate summit , will see a large expansion of fossil ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Danone Sales Growth Beats Market Expectations
The French food company confirmed its full-year guidance after a strong performance in North America and robust growth in sales volumes helped it deliver higher-than-expected organic revenue growth ...Business - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago -
China reports third-quarter GDP growth of 4.6%, slightly beating expectations
Beijing has faced public scrutiny over its ability to meet its own annual growth target of "around 5%."Business - CNBC - October 18 -
Chinese Growth Comes in Cooler as Investors Pin Hopes on Stimulus
Wobbly data for the third quarter underscores challenges for Beijing policymakers seeking to boost economic activity.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 18 -
Google’s strong earnings boosted by cloud computing gains
Parent company Alphabet’s shares rise 6% as results show lift from AI demandBusiness - Financial Times - 5 hours ago -
China cuts interest rates in battle to hit year-end growth target
Beijing steps up efforts to reboot economy amid mounting pressure to achieve goal of about 5% growthWorld - Financial Times - October 21 -
Volkswagen fined £5.4m for mistreating customers; UK interest rates ‘to fall to 2.75%’ next year – business live
Volkswagen Finance has agreed to pay over £21.5m in redress to around 110,000 customers who may have suffered harm because of its failings.. Volkswagen Financial Services has apologised for the ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Philip Morris is a growth stock again as shares hit all-time high on Zyn demand boom
The company's stock was tracking for a record close and clinched a fresh intraday record.Business - CNBC - October 22 -
Home prices hit a new record high, but the pace of growth is slowing significantly and ‘showing signs of strain’
Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5.2% year-on-year in August.Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday -
Tesla shares jump on profit beat, Musk's prediction of at least 20% 'vehicle growth' next year
Tesla reported better-than-expected profit in its third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday.Business - CNBC - 6 days ago -
Tesla shares jump, Elon Musk predicts at least 20% vehicle growth next year
Tesla reported third-quarter earnings Wednesday that topped analysts’ estimates even as revenue came in just shy of expectations.Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Traders expect calm response to U.K. budget after event caused turmoil two years ago
The bar is set very high for calamitous British budgetsBusiness - MarketWatch - 9 hours ago -
10-year Treasury yield ends at three-month high on expectations for potential sweep by Republicans
Yields on U.S. government debt finished at their highest levels since July and August on Monday, as traders looked ahead toward a week of data on economic growth, inflation and the labor market.Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday -
Retail sales rose 0.4% in September, better than expected; jobless claims dip
Consumer spending held up in September, underscoring a resilient economy.Business - CNBC - October 17 -
Port of Los Angeles freight rail delays reach two-year high, with holiday and everyday items piling up
Record September imports at the Port of Los Angeles driven by the East Coast strike have led to two-year high cargo congestion at rail yards.Business - CNBC - October 18 -
Abbott Labs beats Q3 sales and earnings expectations, raises full-year outlook
Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and sales, boosted by strength in the company’s medical-devices business.Business - MarketWatch - October 16 -
10-year Treasury yield ends at new 3-month high as volatility gauge hits 2024 peak
U.S. government debt sold off for a third straight session Wednesday, pushing long-dated Treasury yields further into three-month highs, as investors remained wary that the approaching Nov. 5 ...Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago -
Holiday Sales Growth Expected to Normalize to Prepandemic Levels
Despite shoppers’ election-year concerns and worries about the economy, retail executives predict sales to increase as much as 3.5 percent over last year’s holiday season.Business - The New York Times - October 15 -
Bloomsbury to beat expectations on ‘romantasy’ boom
Publisher reports best-ever first half as sales of authors such as Sarah J Maas and JK Rowling continue to soarBusiness - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
LinkedIn hit with 310M euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog
European Union regulators have slapped LinkedIn with a 310 million euro fine for violations of the bloc’s stringent data privacy rulesTech - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Swedbank Climbs After Results Beat Expectations
Shares in the Swedish lender rose after it reported results for the third quarter that exceeded analysts’ expectations both at the top and bottom lines.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23 -
Hasbro’s third-quarter profit beats expectations, but its stock slips
Hasbro Inc.’s third-quarter profit beat expectations Thursday, fueled by its gaming and licensing businesses shares, but the toy maker’s stock is down 4%.Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago -
Santander's Profit Beats Expectations on Lower Provisions, Costs
Spain’s largest bank by market capitalization reported a 12% on-year increase in net profit for the three months ended Sept. 30, as lighter provisions and costs helped offset the impact from the ...Business - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday -
Norwegian Air Shuttle Cuts Fleet Growth Expectation Due to Boeing Strike
Norwegian Air Shuttle tempered its fleet growth expectations for next year due to a strike at Boeing, in the latest sign of how issues at the U.S. plane maker are disrupting airlines’ expansion plans.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago -
Reddit’s results are on deck. Analysts expect ad strength and growth in online spending.
Reddit reports its third quarterly results as a public company after market close on Tuesday amid expectations of ad strength and healthy online spending growth.Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday