Netflix added millions more subscribers in the fourth quarter than Wall Street expected, helping to send shares of the streamer up after the bell despite a big earnings miss. The company also disclosed that co-CEO Reed Hastings would be stepping down from his position and transitioning to the post of …
Read More »Procter & Gamble revenue and profit fall
Procter & Gamble reported year-over-year declines in revenue and profit on Thursday, as higher prices look to offset declining sales volumes and foreign exchange headwinds. Here’s how P&G performed in its fiscal second quarter of 2023 compared with what Wall Street anticipated, based on an average of analysts’ estimates compiled …
Read More »European stocks rise on optimism about reopening in China
European stocks rose on Friday as bullish investors weighed the potential impact of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday after China lifted restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, but fears of a global economic slowdown continued to dampen sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.2 percent …
Read More »Japanese Nikkei index closed higher
Japan’s Nikkei erased early losses to close higher on Friday, as sentiment was boosted by a rise in US futures after Wall Street’s losses Thursday night, as well as a decline in the yen. The Nikkei ended the session up 0.56% to 26,553.53 points, after it had fallen 0.3% earlier …
Read More »Dollar is near its lowest level in 7 months
The US dollar hovered near seven-month lows on Friday as fears of an economic slowdown dampened risk appetite, while the yen weakened even as speculation mounted that the Bank of Japan will eventually abandon its ultra-loose monetary policy. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the greenback against six …
Read More »Oil is rising thanks to hopes of a slowdown in rate hikes
Oil prices rose on Friday on optimism that the Federal Reserve will end the monetary tightening cycle, boosting the economy and supporting fuel demand. By 0113 GMT, Brent crude futures for March delivery rose 48 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $86.64 a barrel, while US crude prices increased 54 cents …
Read More »Gold is heading towards a fifth weekly rise, amid bets on slowing rate hikes
Gold prices stabilized on Friday, but were heading for gains for the fifth week in a row, as the weakness of the dollar and hopes of a slowdown in raising US interest rates boosted the attractiveness of the yellow metal, which represents a safe haven. And by 0308 GMT, gold …
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims decline to 190K
There were 190,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending January 13, data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 205,000 and came in better than the market expectation of 214,000. Further details of the publication revealed that …
Read More »Novak: Russia’s oil production in January is the same pace as December
The Interfax news agency quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Thursday that Russian oil production in January did not decline, and that it was proceeding at the same pace as in December.
Read More »Gold shines as investors evaluate chances of slowing US rate hikes
Gold prices rose on Thursday, as investors assessed the chances of the Federal Reserve slowing the pace of raising interest rates, while the rise of the dollar curbed the gains of the yellow metal. And by 0252 GMT, gold in instant transactions increased 0.1 percent to $ 1906.01 an ounce. …
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