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Despite Inflation Concerns, Markets Keep Rising
Stocks on both sides of the Atlantic set records as investors foresee interest rates moving in one direction: down.The New York Times - Business -
Oil prices rise as crude inventories fall and U.S. inflation eases
West Texas Intermediate and Brent are flat for the week. The contracts have lost 4% and 5.8%, respectively, for the month.CNBC - Business -
Oil Prices Rise on Positive Inflation Data, Stockpile Falls
Oil prices rose, with positive sentiment supported by positive economic data and a fall in inventories.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Nikkei Up 0.6%, Led by Trading Houses, Insurers
Japanese stocks were higher in early trade, led by gains in trading houses and insurers.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Norwegian Cruise’s stock rises as profit outlook raised for 2nd time in 3 weeks
Norwegian Cruise Line’s stock rallied Monday, after the cruise operator raised its full-year profit outlook, again, citing continued “very strong demand.”MarketWatch - Business -
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Chinese search-engine giant Baidu reported a drop in quarterly profit, but beat estimates, helped by stable online marketing revenue and rising sales from its AI Cloud business.
Chinese search-engine giant Baidu reported a drop in quarterly profit, but beat estimates, helped by stable online marketing revenue and rising sales from its AI Cloud business.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Fantasy Baseball Weekend Preview: Substantial streaming should send you to success
Fantasy baseball analyst Fred Zinkie delivers his full-scale blueprint to finishing Week 7 on a high note.Yahoo Sports - Sports - Fantasy Football -
The Northern Lights Forecast in the U.K.
Sightings of the aurora borealis are unlikely in the U.K. this weekend, but the northern lights could return on Monday, forecasters said.The New York Times - World -
Ryanair Announces Buyback as Profits Jump
The low-cost carrier will buy back $761 million worth of shares after its core earnings for the fiscal year rose 34%, and said it expected passenger numbers to increase depending on how well Boeing handles its delivery delays.The Wall Street Journal - World -
JD.com Beat Estimates With Higher Profit, Sales
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com posted a rise in quarterly profit, beating estimates as its core businesses grew despite fierce competition with peers such as Alibaba and PDD.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Li Auto Profit Fell on Higher Operating Expenses
The Chinese electric-vehicle maker forecast rising demand for its vehicles in the second quarter after its first-quarter profit was hurt by a steep rise in research and other operating expenses that offset higher sales.The Wall Street Journal - World -
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New EY Report Forecasts 2024 Deals Rebound
Despite stubborn interest rates, mergers and acquisitions could rebound dramatically from the drop off that characterized last year.Inc. - Business -
How fast is UK inflation falling?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week aheadFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
A New Centrism Is Rising in Washington
Call it neopopulism: a bipartisan attitude that mistrusts the free-market ethos instead of embracing it.The New York Times - Top stories -
The Rise of a New Centrism
In Washington, despite polarization, bipartisanship has somehow become normal.The New York Times - Top stories -
AI companies seek big profits from ‘small’ language models
Microsoft, Meta and Google have released new versions with fewer ‘parameters’ that are cheaper to build and trainFinancial Times - Business - Artificial Intelligence -
The WSJ Dollar Index Rises 0.2%
The WSJ Dollar Index was up 0.2% to 99.16 — snapping a three-trading-day losing streak.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Walmart’s shares hit record high as retailer raises its earnings forecast
Company continues to benefit from consumers seeking the best deals amid persistent inflationFinancial Times - World -
Newzoo revises 2023 games revenue forecasts down to $184B
Newzoo has adjusted its 2023 games revenue estimates, putting the numbers down from $187 billion to $184 billion.VentureBeat - Tech -
Half of venture firms will ‘fade or fail,’ prominent VC forecasts
As many as half the venture-capital firms will fade or fail, says a prominent player in that space.MarketWatch - Business -
Post-Brexit border checks forecast to cost UK £4.7bn, says NAO
Watchdog says says repeated delays have caused unnecessary costs and strategy lacks a ‘clear timetable’. The government expects to have spent at least £4.7bn on introducing post-Brexit border controls, which have been repeatedly hit by delays, the ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Economists forecast $500bn annual hit from new Trump tariffs
Peterson Institute says poorest Americans will suffer most if Republican wins election and raises levies as promisedFinancial Times - World - Donald Trump -
Palo Alto Networks’ stock falls after earnings as forecast fails to impress
The stock was down about 9% in after-hours action Monday. It lost 28% in the session after the last earnings report.MarketWatch - Business -
U.K. Inflation to Settle Below 2% Target
Inflation in the U.K. could soon be “too low,” beneath Bank of England forecasts that expect it to rebound after a fall in April, Capital Economics’ chief U.K. economist Paul Dales says.The Wall Street Journal - World - United Kingdom -
Surging Hospital Prices Are Helping Keep Inflation High
Hospital prices last month notched their highest increase in 13 years. The hikes are a reason U.S. inflation remains elevated.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Canadian Inflation Expected to Show Further Cooling
Canada’s inflation report for April is likely to reinforce that conditions warrant a quarter-point interest rate cut, Royal Bank of Canada’s Nathan Janzen and Carrie Freestone say.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Phoenix is beating the rest of the country on inflation — on paper anyway
Phoenix is closer to winning the war on inflation than most other cities.NBC News - Top stories -
Tariffs Push Up Costs. But Not Always Inflation
Biden’s decision to raise tariffs on roughly $18 billion of goods from China has revived a long-running debate in economics over who ultimately pays such tariffs.The Wall Street Journal - World -
UK set for slower inflation than Eurozone and US
Drop in household energy bills set to push price growth close to Bank of England targetFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Australia unleashes rent and energy relief as inflation bites
Cost of living crisis divides country between homeowners and rentersFinancial Times - World - Australia -
GameStop’s stock slides premarket after company issues profit warning, files to issue more shares
GameStop Corp.’s stock fell 19% early Friday, after the videogame retailer and key meme stock issued a profit and sales warning for the first quarter and filed to sell new shares.MarketWatch - Business -
Budget airline Ryanair posts record annual profit as passenger numbers soar above pre-Covid level
Dublin-based Ryanair said full-year profit after tax jumped 34% and announced a 700-million-euro share buyback program.CNBC - Business -
$9 billion travel tech firm Navan on track to hit profitability this year and 'not far' from IPO, CEO says
The boss of travel and expense management platform Navan told CNBC he's preparing the company to get its business into shape for an IPO this year.CNBC - Business -
Comex Gold Settles Lower, Silver Rises
Gold settled 0.4% lower, snapping a two-session winning streak, and silver rose 0.5%, up for a third consecutive session.The Wall Street Journal - World -
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Alibaba Shares Rise as Investors Grow Confident in Outlook
The e-commerce giant’s shares rose in Hong Kong, recouping losses from a day earlier as investors turned upbeat on its latest earnings release.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Dow rises above 40,000 for first time in history
For the first time ever on Thursday, the Dow Jones average rose about 40,000, providing new optimism about the economy. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger breaks down what it means.CBS News - Top stories -
Confirmed cases from parasite outbreak rises to 46
Forty-six cases of a diarrhoea-type illness confirmed in Devon as company says it's located the source of entry for parasites.BBC News - Top stories