After price increases enabled the American food and beverage business to offset an increase in input costs and report better-than-expected first-quarter results, PepsiCo Inc. increased its annual profit guidance. The firm that owns brands including Pepsi carbonated beverages and Frito-Lay potato chips announced that it has raised its previous expectation …

Due to persistent consumer demand and price hikes that helped offset higher costs, McDonald’s Corporation reported first-quarter earnings and sales that were higher than anticipated. The Big Mac manufacturer credited the international burger chain’s 12.6% increase in comparable sales for the three months that ended on March 31 to higher …

Oil prices rose and were on track for a third day of gains on Tuesday, supported by investor optimism that holiday travel in China will boost fuel demand and expectations of lower US crude inventories. Overseas flight bookings in China during the upcoming Labor Day holiday indicate a continued recovery …

Oil, Crude, trading

The technical outlook remains unchanged, and the pair’s movements did not change, trying to maintain positive stability, as we mentioned during the previous analysis. Technically, the pair confirmed the breach of the resistance level of 1.3500, which turned into a support level according to the concept of role exchange, and …

European stocks fell on Tuesday as investors weighed more corporate results and comments from European Central Bank policy makers on interest rate expectations. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.4 percent by 0718 GMT, affected by the decline in the mining and banking sectors, 1.8 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively, …

Japanese stocks rose slightly on Tuesday, with the Nikkei index touching an eight-month high, amid optimism about the results of a group of companies and the expansion of government subsidies for chip production. Momentum eased in the afternoon session, dragged down by steel producers amid indications of weaker demand from …

China’s gold production rose 6.9 percent in the first quarter of 2023, returning to pre-pandemic levels, thanks in part to a jump in demand for gold and jewelry, as investors sought a safe haven away from financial market volatility. China’s Association of Gold Companies said on Tuesday that China’s production …

Oil, Crude, trading

Mixed trading dominated the movements of US crude oil futures contracts, invalidating the bearish scenario published during the previous analysis to return to stability again above the level of 77.80, explaining that breaching the mentioned level can nullify the bearish scenario. As a result, oil prices rise to around 78.80, …