Outlook China Weakness

Smith & Nephew cuts outlook on China weakness

FTSE 100 medical manufacturer reports price pressures and worse-than-expected demand

World - Financial Times - 8 hours ago

STMicroelectronics Cuts Outlook Again on Continued Weak Demand

STMicroelectronics slashed its annual guidance for the third time this year after posting a slump in net profit and sales, as demand for chips in cars and industrial equipment remained weak.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 15 hours ago

UK borrowing costs hit highest level this year as gilt sell-off intensifies

Bond markets unnerved by scale of extra borrowing in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Business - Financial Times - 3 hours ago

Eni Cuts Profit Outlook on Weak Prices, Lifts Buybacks

Eni lowered its guidance for the year due to a decline in oil prices which also hit the Italian energy major’s third-quarter profits, but said it planned to increase its share buy backs.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago

Mercedes-Benz and Porsche look for cost cuts after China slump hits profits

German carmakers exposed to Asian nation’s economic malaise after benefiting from its booming auto market

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Louis Vuitton Owner LVMH Sees Stock Drop on Weak China Sales

Weak sales in China at LVMH, the owner of Dior, Tiffany and more, sent a shudder through the luxury sector.

Business - The New York Times - October 17

Procter & Gamble earnings beat estimates, but weak demand in China hurts sales

Procter & Gamble said volume fell in its Greater China market despite the earnings beat.

Business - CNBC - October 18

Beyoncé brings star power as Kamala Harris touts ‘freedom’ in Texas

Vice-president seeks to energise women voters as White House race against Donald Trump tightens

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Nasdaq hits record high as tech stocks rebound from summer sell-off

Sharp turnaround from 15% slide as investors make ‘heads I win, tails you lose’ bet

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

China's Top Oil Companies Turn in Mixed Results Amid Weak Demand

State-controlled producer PetroChina posted lower profit and revenue, rounding out mixed results for the country’s big three oil companies.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

IMF warns on China's property market worsening as it cuts country's growth outlook

In a report published Tuesday, the IMF trimmed its forecast for growth in China for this year to 4.8%, 0.2 percentage points lower than in its July projection.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Philips shares slide as company blames China for lowered sales outlook

Shares of Philips slumped on Monday as the Dutch healthcare devices company lowered its sales outlook for the year.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

Maps show NOAA's winter outlook

NOAA has released its seasonal outlook for the 2024-25 winter months, which predicts the U.S. will slowly transition into a La Niña pattern.

Harris Suggests Trump Is ‘Weak and Unstable’ in Pointed Challenge

Kamala Harris asked why Donald J. Trump had not released his medical records, appeared on “60 Minutes” or agreed to a second debate.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 14

UK to consult on ‘opt-out’ AI content scraping in blow to publishers

Decision follows months of lobbying from tech sector and creative industries

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Lebanon feels it is being punished for a decision Hizbollah made

Civil society has sprung into action but the overwhelming sense of solidarity may be hard to sustain

Business - Financial Times - October 16

L’Oréal sales disappoint due to weak Chinese demand

Revenue at world’s biggest beauty company grew 3.4 per cent in third quarter, when analysts expected 6 per cent

Business - Financial Times - October 22

Germany Avoids Recession, but Weak Growth Weighs on Europe

The continent’s economy continued to limp along, expanding just 0.4 percent in the latest quarter, dragged down by a loss of competitiveness.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Microsoft dips on weak guidance after beating on earnings

Microsoft reported better-than-expected results for the fiscal first quarter as Azure topped estimates. But quarterly growth guidance was light.

Business - CNBC - 22 hours ago

Carlsberg Misses Sales Expectations on Weak Consumer Backdrop

The Copenhagen-based brewer didn’t meet revenue and sales volumes expectations due to a poor performance in China and other countries, but reiterated its full-year guidance.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 14 hours ago

Germany Avoids Recession, but Weak Growth Weighs on Europe

The continent’s economy continued to limp along, expanding just 0.4 percent in the latest quarter, dragged down by a loss of competitiveness.

Business - The New York Times - Yesterday

Martin Rowson on a parlous outlook for the UN – cartoon

World - The Guardian - October 15

Unilever Backs Outlook After Sales Growth

The consumer goods giant reiterated its full-year guidance after underlying sales grew more than expected in the third quarter as shoppers welcomed easing price hikes and began buying more of the ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 24

Workers warned Budget tax rises will hit their wages

Economists say tax rises in the Budget will mean employers have less to give as pay rises.

ING Lifts Outlook After Profit Beat

ING raised its total income outlook for the year and said it would distribute up to $2.7 billion to shareholders after net profits topped expectations.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 15 hours ago

Deadly Hezbollah Attack Shows Israel’s Weakness Against Drones

Israel has one of the world’s best defenses against missiles and rockets, but struggles to detect slower-moving unmanned aircraft, experts said.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 14

10-, 30-year U.S. government debt rallies for second day on lower oil and weak manufacturing reading

Long-term Treasury yields fell for a second day on Tuesday as traders reacted to a weaker-than-expected manufacturing reading from the New York Fed and new developments from the Middle East that ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 15

TotalEnergies Expects Continued Refining Weakness, Lower Hydrocarbon Production

The French oil and petroleum company said it expected to report hydrocarbon output of 2.4 million barrels of oil-equivalent a day for the third quarter, while results in its downstream division are ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 15

USMNT, Mexico meet again: Key players, predictions, strengths and weaknesses

USA and Mexico will clash Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. ET in a friendly in Guadalajara. Here's everything you need to know, from key players to predictions and more.

Sports - ESPN - October 15

EU’s weak or distracted governments make unity of purpose hard to achieve

Leaders can only spend limited political capital on Euro initiatives while weighed down by domestic troubles. It has become a wry joke in Brussels that the most stable country in the EU is Italy, ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Chiefs DC Spagnuolo ‘can't find a weakness' for 49ers QB Purdy

Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo had plenty of praise for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

'Weak and pathetic': Trump seethes as Mark Cuban campaigns for Harris

Mark Cuban has become a regular surrogate for Vice President Kamala Harris in the race against Donald Trump.

Business - CNBC - October 19

Texas Instruments earnings show some improvements, despite weak industrial sales

Texas Instruments grew overall revenue on a sequential basis, though industrial sales still dropped sequentially.

Business - MarketWatch - October 23

Cramer explains why he'd wait before buying Nucor on weakness

CNBC's Jim Cramer on said it's not yet time to invest in Nucor, a steelmaker whose stock got hit on Tuesday.

Business - CNBC - October 22

Electrolux Shares Tumble After North America Weakness Weighs on Results

Electrolux shares fell sharply after the company reported third-quarter profit that missed analysts’ expectations on continued weakness in North America, where it is turning to promotions to entice ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago

Iran mocks Israel’s ‘weak’ attacks as hardliners call for reprisal

Political elite under pressure from variety of sources, with US urging Iran to step back from the brink. Middle East crisis – live updates The Iranian government has belittled the scale and ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Bowen: Iran faces hard choices between risks of escalation or looking weak

International editor Jeremy Bowen examines what Iran's response might be to Israel's latest attack.

LeBron's fourth-quarter run uncovers Kings' early-season weakness

Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James' 16-point fourth-quarter frenzy exposed the Sacramento Kings' early-season defensive woes.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

Former WaPo editor: Bezos showing ‘weakness’ pulling presidential endorsement

Marty Baron, the former top editor of The Washington Post, is intensifying his criticism of Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of the newspaper, over a decision to not endorse a presidential ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

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