Chinese authorities have promoted the use of the yuan worldwide, while the U.S. dollar dominates global transactions. Getty Images BEIJING — When it comes to the investment outlook, one Chinese economist predicts once-a-century opportunities will emerge from a “struggle for supremacy” between the U.S. and China. This game-changing window comes from upheaval on both sides,
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In this article CSX KMI TXN LVS Signage is displayed outside the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. Roger Kisby | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Las Vegas Sands — Shares of the casino giant slipped 2% in extended trading after
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon gives a speech during the inauguration of the new French headquarters of US’ JP Morgan bank on June 29, 2021 in Paris. Michel Euler| AFP | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase granted Jamie Dimon new stock options as a retention bonus to incentivize the chief executive officer to lead the banking giant for
Signage illuminated at the China Huarong Asset Management Co. headquarters on Financial Street in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Yan Cong | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Weak spots are emerging in China’s growing debt pile. National debt levels have climbed to nearly four times of GDP, while an increasing number of
A button for launching the Netflix application is seen on a remote control in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on April 25, 2019. Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Netflix — Shares of the streaming platform slid 2% in after hours trading after reporting
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Travelers – The insurance company earned $3.45 per share for its second quarter, easily beating the consensus estimate of $2.39. Revenue also topped forecasts, with Travelers benefiting from higher premiums, improved investment returns and lower catastrophe losses. Nasdaq – Nasdaq shares rose 1% in the premarket after
Swiss banking giant UBS has beaten second-quarter earnings expectations, reporting net profit attributable to shareholders of $2 billion. This is up from $1.23 billion reported for the same period last year, and significantly above analysts expectations of $1.34 billion, according to Refinitiv data. This is a developing story and will be updated shortly.
Jorge Sanz | LightRocket | Getty Images Jitters around the delta variant hindering the economic comeback sparked a steep sell-off on Wall Street Monday, pushing a number of stocks into bear market territory already. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped as much as 930 points, on pace for its worst one-day decline of the year.
Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said Monday that the spread of the delta variant doesn’t pose a threat to the economic reopening, seeing interest rates rising on the back of the big comeback. “I hope what it does is that it motivates anyone
In this article UAL AAL U.S. stock index futures were little changed during overnight trading on Sunday, after the major averages posted their first negative week in four. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 48 points. S&P 500 futures were down 0.12%, while Nasdaq 100 futures were marginally lower. The Dow
A sign shows this department store cashier register accepts e-CNY, the digital currency issued by China’s central bank. Barcroft Media | Barcroft Media | Getty Images BEIJING — Foreign travelers to China will be able to use the government-developed digital yuan without a local bank account, the country’s central bank said in a paper published
The logo of cryptocurrency exchange Binance displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages in the background. Omar Marques | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Binance will no longer offer digital versions of stocks like Tesla, Apple and Coinbase, as the cryptocurrency exchange faces growing pressure from regulators around the world. The world’s
In this article SQ Jack Dorsey creator, co-founder, and Chairman of Twitter and co-founder & CEO of Square arrives on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a crypto-currency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood on June 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Payments company Square is launching a
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has been testifying on Capitol Hill this week, and it’s pretty clear that he is not a fan of digital coins – especially stablecoins. During a two-day congressional hearing, the Fed chief said the main incentive for the U.S. to launch its own central bank digital currency, or CBDC, would
A view of the Norwegian Encore cruise ship during its inaugural sailing from PortMiami, which took place from Nov. 21-24, 2019. Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. State Street — The financial firm’s shares rose 2.6% after beating on the top and bottom
An executive chef interviews a job seeker about hospitality employment during a job fair on June 23, 2021 in Torrance, California. PATRICK T. FALLON | AFP | Getty Images The rapidly spreading delta variant of Covid-19 may be reason for Congress to extend federal unemployment benefits past their expiration in early September, according to some
In this article DIDI 22UA-DE MRNA Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Moderna (MRNA) – The drug maker’s shares surged 7.3% in the premarket on news that the stock would be included in the S&P 500 as of July 21st. It will replace Alexion Pharmaceuticals, which is being acquired by AstraZeneca (AZN).
Gojek drivers wearing protective masks wait for a customer along a road in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Dimas Ardian | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Southeast Asia’s late-stage start-ups are attracting growing interest from blank-check companies that want to take them public, a venture investor told CNBC. More than 40 SPACs
The current inflation scenario is reminiscent of the 1970s and the Federal Reserve needs to take action to temper the rising prices, according to the “Bond King” Jeffrey Gundlach. The DoubleLine Capital CEO told CNBC’s “Halftime Report” on Thursday that with inflation rising and Treasury yields remaining so low, U.S. bonds are essentially negative yielding assets.
James Gorman, chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Beijing, China, May 30, 2019. Giulia Marchi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley is set to report second-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street expects:Earnings: $1.65 a share, 16% lower than a