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StanChart beats profit forecasts on back of higher interest rates
Lender reports $1.9bn in first-quarter pre-tax profitsFinancial Times - Business -
Standard Chartered Posts Higher Profit on Trading Gains
The London-based bank posted a rise in first-quarter net profit due to higher trading income despite lower earnings from lending.The Wall Street Journal - World -
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Settle Lower
U.S. natural gas futures were unable to hold early gains fueled by reports of higher LNG feedgas flows, and the June contract settles down 1.9%.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Milei scores legislative victories in Argentina’s lower house
Tax and state reform bills will face tough challenge in the senate as libertarian president seeks to advance his agendaFinancial Times - Business - Argentina -
Milei scores legislative victories in Argentina’s lower house
Tax and state reform bills will face tough challenge in senate as libertarian president seeks to advance his agendaFinancial Times - World - Argentina -
The insect farmers turning to AI to help lower costs
Makers of insect-based animal feed hope to be able to compete with soybeans on price.BBC News - Top stories -
What Will It Take for the Fed to Lower Interest Rates?
Stubbornly high inflation has scrambled the central bank’s outlook. Wall Street is now shifting focus to Friday’s jobs report for clues on its next move.The New York Times - Business - Federal Reserve -
Comex Gold Settles Lower, Silver Rises
Gold settled little changed, edging lower and down two of the past three sessions, while silver settled up nearly 0.4%.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Mercedes-Benz Posts Profit Beat Despite Lower Car Sales
Mercedes-Benz reported lower profit and revenue for the first quarter fell on fewer cars sales and supply-chain bottlenecks but confirmed its guidance for the year.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana as lower-risk drug
Drug Enforcement Administration seeking to downgrade cannabis from top category to Schedule III, but still short of legalization. The US Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, the Associated ...The Guardian - World - Joe Biden -
Argentina president’s scaled-down economic package wins approval in lower house
Argentina President Javier Milei’s scaled-back package of reform measures designed to turn around an economy with the highest rate of inflation in the world won approval from in the lower-house of congress.MarketWatch - Business -
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Stocks Turn Higher After Powell Comments
Stocks were turning higher following the Federal Reserve’s widely expected decision to keep rates steady.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Treasury yields end at lowest levels in at least a week after Fed’s Powell sees unlikely chance of a rate hike
Yields on U.S. government debt finished at their lowest levels in a week or more on Wednesday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered comments seen as more dovish comments than what was implied by the central bank’s own policy statement.MarketWatch - Business -
Bowl leaders hope for CBA to help lower opt-outs
Some bowl leaders are hoping for a collective bargaining agreement with the players that would help significantly lower the number of postseason opt-outs.ESPN - Sports - NFL -
Treasury Yields Decline Amid U.S. Jobs Resilience
Treasury yields fell as markets coalesced around the idea that the Fed might cut interest rates only once or twice this year, depending on the data.The Wall Street Journal - World -
BioRaptor and Aleph Farms use AI to lower the costs of cultivated beef
Aleph Farms and BioRaptor have teamed up to use AI to improve the tech and lower the costs for creating cultivated beef.VentureBeat - Tech -
5 ways to lower your mortgage payment right now
You may have options for reducing your current mortgage payment today. Here's how.CBS News - Top stories -
Luxury carmaker Aston Martin slumps 6% as losses nearly double
Adjusted loss before tax was £110.5 million ($137.8 million) compared to a loss of £57.3 million the previous year.CNBC - Business -
The U.S. birth rate has never been lower. Here’s what that means for stocks.
Americans aren’t having as many kids, but the economy can handle that — for now.MarketWatch - Business -
U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Post Big Build Amid Lower Refinery Runs
Commercial crude oil stockpiles rose by 7.3 million barrels last week, after analysts had predicted a 1.5 million barrel decrease.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Oil prices ends lower as weekly U.S. crude supplies rise by over 7 million barrels
Oil futures fell for a third straight session on Wednesday, settling at their lowest level since mid-March, after official U.S. data revealed an unexpected weekly rise of more than 7 million barrels in domestic crude inventories.MarketWatch - Business -
'If Americans want lower interest rates, they're going to have to do it themselves,' analyst says. Here's how
Without a Fed rate cut on the horizon, consumers are going to have to take matters into their own hands if they want a break from sky-high credit card APRs.CNBC - Business