With the coronavirus spreading and the number of casualties rising, Chinese authorities decided to block the traffic in and out of Wuhan a day before the Chinese New Year break. Stocks in Hong Kong and Shanghai tumbled 2% and 3% respectively. Nikkei (-0.97%) and ASX 200 (-0...
STMicroelectronics NV (STM.FR) said Thursday that net profit for the fourth quarter fell year-on-year, while revenue rose amid higher sales. The European semiconductor chip maker said net profit fell 6.2% year-on-year to $392 million, with revenue increasing 4% to $2.75 billion...
Mood in Asian markets was slightly better after Wall Street closed Tuesday’s session in negative. Healthcare stocks outperformed in New York on fears that the spreading coronavirus would increase demand in pharmaceuticals...
Netflix's growth driver continued to be its international user base in the last quarter of 2019, its latest quarterly report showed. The streaming company's earnings, released on Tuesday evening, far exceeded Wall Street's expectations, but slower-than-anticipated growth in the U.S...
UBS Group AG has cut its mid-term guidance after missing its key targets for 2019. The results come as the Swiss bank, one of the world's largest wealth managers for rich clients, is revamping its investment bank and wealth management arms, shedding jobs and reorganizing businesses...
Good news regarding global trade continue flowing in as if to cover up Trump’s impeachment story and keep the market’s attention elsewhere. This time, Trump and French President Macron shook hands to pause their digital tax dispute and prevent an escalation of tariffs this year...
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Asian equities started the week on a positive note, except in Hong Kong where anti-China protests, and violence marked another weekend in the city’s streets. Oil gained...
Saudi Arabia's reduction in oil supply was a key driver of a drop in global inventories during December, although the Gulf nation's efforts were blunted by increases from other Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries constituents, the International Energy Agency said...
US stocks continued their advance through uncharted territories as encouraging retail sales data and robust bank earnings in the fourth quarter further fueled the American stock purchases. The S&P500 (+0.84%) jump-opened above the 3300 mark and gained exponentially toward the closing bell...
Morgan Stanley 's fourth-quarter profit rose 46% from a year ago, capping off the bank's best year on record. The firm's profit of $2.2 billion, or $1.30 a share, on $10.9 billion in revenue, topped expectations of analysts polled by FactSet, who had forecast earnings of $1.02 a share on $9...
Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) slipped 0.5% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the investment and consumer bank reported a fourth-quarter profit that fell well short of expectations, while revenue beat. Net income fell to $1.72 billion, or $4.69 a share, from $2.32 billion, or $6...
The signature of the phase one deal between the US and China sent the S&P500 and the Dow to fresh intraday record highs, although the last minute announcement that the tariff cuts on Chinese exports would not happen before the US presidential election left investors wondering if China could e...
Wells Fargo & Co. said that fourth-quarter profit fell 53% as the bank set aside more money to resolve issues tied to its sales-practices scandal. The bank's quarterly earnings totaled $2.87 billion, versus $6.06 billion a year earlier. Per-share earnings of 60 cents missed the $1...
The US – China trade deal is like watching a live show in the theatre of the absurd. The Trump administration revealed a detail that nobody expected just before the signature of the phase-one trade deal today: the tariff cuts will not take effect before the US election in November...
Technology stocks pushed the S&P500 and the Nasdaq to new records on Monday, as the rush toward the equities intensified ahead of the planned signature of the phase one deal between the US and China, and the release of the big US banks’ fourth quarter earnings...
Dare Bioscience Inc. (DARE) shares rose 79% to $1.50 after the company said it is in a licensing agreement with Bayer (BAYN.XE). Bayer may commercialize Dare's investigational contraceptive product Ovaprene in the U.S. once approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dare said...
Equities started the week on a mixed note after stocks in the Wall Street fell from their all-time highs on Friday following a disappointing jobs report in the US. The US economy added 145’000 new jobs in December versus 160’000 expected by analysts...
Mediaset SpA (MS.MI) said that its shareholders approved plans to create a pan-European media and entertainment holding company at today's extraordinary general meeting...
